Responsibility > Green Initiatives

Green Initiatives | Health & Safety Initiatives | Community Initiatives

Smith-Midland Corporation (DE) believes a successful business is dependent upon a healthy environment. We are actively working to show our environmental responsibility to our community by committing to the following:

• To comply with all environmental regulations and strive to exceed
• To conserve energy, water, and other natural resources
• To develop and implement practices that prevent pollution and waste

By employing responsible green business practices our company saves money by reducing the consumption of costly resources like energy, resulting in larger stock dividends.

Continuous Improvement Program

Smith-Midland (DE) has implemented a Continuous Improvement (CI) program, with the objective to make a commitment to create a better product, work environment, and business everyday. The CI program conducts up to 20 Kaizen (a Japanese word meaning Continuous Improvement) events in a year. The Kaizen process is a time-sensitive, rapid-deployment methodology that employs a focused, team-based approach to problem resolution. Each event has a standard set of objectives, one of which is improving business practices to becoming environmentally friendly.

Environmentally Friendly Products

Smith-Midland Corporation (DE) manufactures and licenses two environmentally friendly precast products. The first green product line is Beach Prisms, a natural method to help rebuild beaches through sand accretion and/or accumulation. Beach Prisms also become artificial reefs in the water and provide sanctuary for marine life.

The other green product line is SlenderWall, Architectural Precast Concrete and Steel Stud Building Panels. SlenderWall helps by:

• Optimizing Energy Performance
• Reducing Construction Waste
• Utilitizing Recycled Content
• Utilizing Regional Materials
• Reducing Life Cycle CO2
• Providing Durability
• Being a Resource Efficient Cladding System
• Providing a LEED Accredited Professional

Energy Savings Projects

Smith-Midland Corporation (DE) is undergoing an initiative for purchasing environmentally friendly products. For instance, the metal halide light bulbs in the administrative offices and production plants are being replaced with high bay, high intensity fluorescent blubs. This move will cut lighting energy costs by one third. Other initiatives include a move to purchasing environmentally friendly paper and office products, and also reducing the amount of consumption.

Recycling Program

Smith-Midland Corporation (DE) maintains a recycling program, by placing recycling bins for paper, card board, printer cartridges, and aluminum throughout the facilities. The recyclables are then picked up once a week.