Our Commitment to the Green Movement

For all of us here at HomeInsurance.com, one of the greatest aspects of working for an online company is the reduced impact that we have on the environment as opposed to more traditional home insurance agencies. Since inception of our company we have strived to take part in the Green Movement- reducing our footprint on the planet by cutting down on waste and energy usage.

Probably our most substantial green movement this year has been replacing the PC computers in our office with energy-efficient NComputing for all of our agents. These energy efficient computers cut our computer energy usage a whopping 92 percent from what we were consuming before. Not only do these computers save energy in our building, but the environmental impact caused by building, shipping and recycling these units is considerably lower as well. The manufacturer estimates that by switching to these energy efficient computers we will save about .9 metric tons of waste and 2,156 gallons of gasoline normally used for recycling and shipping.

We have also made great strides towards our goal of becoming a paperless office this year. Going digital has become a trend around here at HomeInsurance.com as we move everything from paper format to digital format including training manuals, scripts, reports and employee binders. In just the past year we have cut our paper waste output approximately 50 percent.

As we get ready to Celebrate Earth Day 2009- we encourage all of our homeowners out there to join us in our efforts to help save our earth- right from home. Stay tuned for our upcoming article: How Homeowners Can Get Green and Save Some Green.

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