RESOLUTION NO. 120616
Congratulating
Posty Cards on achieving a LEED Platinum Status from the U.S. Green Building
Council.
WHEREAS,
Posty Cards, Inc., a leading manufacturer of business-to-business greeting
cards has received its official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council; and
WHEREAS,
Posty Cards is believed to be one of only seven manufacturing plants in the
United States to earn LEED Platinum certification, the highest distinction
available to green buildings; and
WHEREAS,
Posty Cards’ expansion and renovation in the heart of Kansas City’s urban core
has doubled its space and nearly doubled its energy efficiency and dramatically
reduced its carbon footprint per square foot; and
WHEREAS,
the building now contains a number of sustainable features including a large
solar photovoltaic panel that generates more than 11 percent of total power
used, solar-heated water, high-efficiency variable refrigerant volume HVAC,
active lighting controls, rain water reclamation for irrigation and flushing
toilets, bio-retention and underground basins for managing storm water runoff
and native plant landscaping; and
WHEREAS,
Posty Cards is a third-generation, family owned company that designs, manufactures
and sells business-to-business greeting cards for all occasions plus calendars
and has a philosophy of minimizing its impact on the environment; and
WHEREAS,
all cards are printed with soy ink and many are printed on recycled or Forest
Stewardship Council certified paper with the packaging being recycled,
recyclable and biodegradable materials; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That
the Mayor and Council hereby congratulate Posty Cards on achieving a LEED
Platinum Status from the U.S. Green Building Council; and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the
Council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Erick
Jessee with the appreciation of the Mayor, Council and citizens of Kansas City
for Posty Cards’ dedication and hard work to making our community a better
place to live and work.
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