Twin Lakes State Park Cedar Crest Conference Center
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Green Bay, Virginia |
Cedar Crest Conference Center is located within Twin Lakes State Park, in Prince Edward County, less than an hour’s drive from Richmond. The park offers many recreation and cultural opportunities including fishing, hiking, boating, and historical and educational programs. The Conference Center features three meeting rooms, one large seating up to 100 and two smaller ones that can accommodate up to 35. The Center welcomes small meetings, management retreats, company picnics, weddings and family reunions. Cedar Crest Conference Center is committed to environmental excellence and works to minimize environmental impacts whenever possible.
Core activities for conference centers:
- Recycling
- Waste reduction
- Water efficiency
- Energy conservation
- Green events package
Details:
- Recycle aluminum cans, plastic, toner cartridges, batteries, and electronic equipment
- Use dishware and glassware to minimize use of disposables
- Disposable containers of recycled content or compostable materials
- Non-bleached napkins and coffee filters
- Provide condiments, creams and sugar in bulk
- Use water pitchers to minimize single use bottles
- Effective food inventory control to minimize waste
- Recycled content paper towels and toilet paper
- Extensive use of electronic correspondence and forms, 2-sided copying/printing
- Use “green” cleaners
- Purchase of durable equipment and furniture
- Preventative maintenance of all appliances, HVAC systems, plumbing and vehicles
- Last-in/first-out inventory and effective labeling systems
- Use integrated pest management
- Track overall water usage and wastewater
- Preventative maintenance of drips and leaks
- Water flow metering to discover leaks and areas of high use
- High efficiency dishwashers
- Use dry clean up methods over water-based methods
- Low flow toilets and restrictors on faucets and showerheads
- Vegetative buffers around streams and ponds
- Track overall energy bills
- High efficiency fluorescent ballasts and lamps
- Use natural lighting and ceiling fans
- High efficiency Heating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) with individual thermostats
- Lighting sensors and directional lighting
- Purchase of EnergyStar computers, appliances, etc
- Thermal rated windows and insulation
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