Going Green

“Green” Horizon

Gateway has taken special effort to look into increasing its use of environmentally friendly products and equipment, particularly here at the Horizon Center.

To celebrate and further educate visitors to the Horizon Center about environmental strides taken in the transportation industry, Gateway has installed a “Green” wall that features an interactive touch screen that allows the visitor to choose information from a menu.

• Siemen’s environmental monitoring.   To ensure the safety of students and visitors, Siemens has installed censors throughout the Horizon Center that monitor CO and CO₂ emissions.   The Green Wall allows visitors to observe the levels at any time, as well as the lighting usage throughout the facility, which is being monitored and controlled to minimize unneeded energy expenditure.
  
• Weather: Pilots in particular value weather information.   NOAA weather for the Kenosha area is available on the screen.
  
• Green Gateway:   This section discusses the myriad actions taken by Gateway to reduce negative impact on the environment, including at Horizon Center.Gateway is adopting "green" programs developed by two Racine-based companies who produce paper products and cleaning solutions.
  
  
  • JohnsonDiversey's Responsible Solutions which promotes cleaning products that focus on reducing the negative effect on indoor air quality and  Kranz GreenTM Green Cleaning chemicals, equipment, paper, supplies, training, and support.
    
    
  • Horizon Center has chosen to use environmentally friendly paper towels throughout the facility, bath tissue, green certified foam soap with a touchless dispenser, an environmentally friendly Johnson cleaning chemical for its primary multi-surface cleaner, and a CRI Green Labeled industrial upright vacuum
    
    
• Green Trends in Transportation.   While the transportation industry is seen as a major source of pollution, while the growth in transportation has skyrocketed, it has maintained or reduced its negative impact on the environment by adopting numerous technological advances to its vehicles.   This section views just a few of those advancements.