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Trestle Community Management participates in Redmond IMPACT Eco Fair

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Trestle Community Management Redmond, WA participated in the City of Redmond's Derby Days Eco Fair on Saturday, July 10, 2010.  The IMPACT Eco-Fair was a brand new element of Redmond Derby Days designed to educate and encourage residents, employees and visitors to engage in green practices at home and work. Redmond businesses were invited to submit a story for the Eco-Fair’s “Green Business Showcase”.  Read our story below.

One of Trestle’s company goals is simplicity and sustainability of all management functions. As managers of multiple small businesses within the City, we eliminate redundant infrastructure many times over. Our green practices include:

 Reduced Energy Consumption

• Trestle’s home-based employees eliminate the need for separate business offices and reduce energy use.
• Our employees generate no daily commute trips.
• Trestle’s business infrastructure (phones, e-mail, software, etc.) can be extended anywhere there is a broadband internet connection
• Meeting materials are distributed via email or website postings to reduce paper and energy usage.
• Participants “gather” for green meetings via teleconference

 Paper Reduction

• Electronic document exchange reduces need to print and transport paper with a corresponding reduction of environmental and monetary costs.
  • Documents include RFPs, vendor proposals, work orders, invoices, assessment payments, meeting materials, real estate transaction documents.
• Documents at in-person meetings are projected on a screen eliminating the need for printed material for each participant.

 Recycling

• Non-confidential documents are recycled as waste paper.
• Confidential documents are shredded and recycled as yard waste.
• Everything that can be recycled is recycled.

Trestle Community Management is a full-service manager of condominium and homeowner associations with headquarters in downtown Redmond, WA. Depending on the desired service, Trestle serves associations across Washington State.