pair Networks: An Environmentally Responsible and Sustainably-Operated Web Site Hosting Company

Pittsburgh-based pair Networks is setting the standard for sustainability in the Web site hosting industry. Our focus on both sustainable business and environmental practices guides our company's values and culture, and is the reason for our long-term success.

For over half a decade, all of pair Networks’ operations, from our offices, to our development labs and data centers, to daily employee commutes and business trips have been 100% off-set and carbon neutral. We have achieved carbon neutrality by purchasing Verified Emission Reductions, and purchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) from Renewable Choice Energy, to make our facilities 100% green powered.

By maintaining green powered and carbon neutral operations, we reduce our impact on climate change, help preserve natural resources, and in-turn, run a truly sustainable business.

We work diligently to reduce our energy consumption on a regular basis. Web site hosting data centers require a lot of power, so our challenge is to make sure we do every thing we can to reduce our total consumption - small changes can make a big difference. Our offices and development labs use considerably less energy than most, due to use of:

• Day-lighting techniques to reduce the amount of artificial light required
• Ultra-high efficiency LED, CFL, and low-wattage fluorescent light fixtures
• Low-energy consumption desktop workstations that are constructed from low-toxin materials
• Platinum-rated, energy efficient, top-of-the line, fully-redundant power supplies for our Web hosting servers (the thousands of network-connected computers used to house Web sites)

We have worked hard to create a healthy, positive, and productive work environment for our employees through our progressive and sustainable business practices. In addition to everything mentioned previously, we offer:

• A company-wide recycling program
• On-site yoga classes for the entire staff
• Free organic produce in our cafeteria
• Continuing education seminars
• A staff bicycling program
• Reimbursement for expenditures that improve the balance and quality of employee’s lives (we call it the Quality-of-Life Fund, or Q-Fund)

Our environmental policy continues to evolve every day.

About pair Networks, Inc. Launched in January 1996, pair Networks provides a range of Web hosting options to customers from around the world. Since 2007, pair Networks has been 100 percent green powered & carbon neutral. To learn more about pair Networks' environmental policy, visit http://www.pair.com/environmental_policy/. To learn more Pair Networks, visit http://www.pair.com.