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28 | APRIL 2009 www.salontoday.com >In Depth A SALON TODAY Case Study: In a bold, brave move, Chicago’s Marianne Strokirk Salons submits its operation to a team of sustainability strategists for a green evaluation and carbon footprint analysis, then shares the data and recommendations with SALON TODAY readers. By Stacey Soble going green Photo by Akin Girav

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>In DepthA SALON TODAY Case Study:

In a bold, brave move, Chicago’s Marianne Strokirk Salons submits its operation to a team of sustainability strategists for a green

evaluation and carbon footprint analysis, then shares the data and recommendations with SALON TODAY readers.

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As mAny good sAlon ideAs do, this one started with a conversation at the chair.

Marianne Strokirk, owner of Chicago’s Marianne Strokirk Salons, was cutting the hair of Georgy Oliveri, a client of 14 years. As a sustainability strategist and president of GO Initiatives, Oliveri helps companies of all sizes develop realistic sustainability strategies for competitive advantages.

“I asked Marianne where the salon industry was in its journey toward sustainability,” says Oliveri. “She responded that with the excep-tion of some product companies focusing on natural ingredients and salons decorating with eco-friendly furniture, she didn’t know if the industry had gotten too far.”

A native of Sweden, Strokirk grew up in an environment where energy costs were

very high. “By comparison, gas and elec-tricity in the United States are so cheap that in the past conserving hasn’t really been a concern for most business owners here. But I believe they are precious commodities, and we have to change our views.”

With the idea of sharing lessons learned in various markets, Oliveri approached SALON TODAY about developing a case study focusing on a high-profile Chicago salon resulting in a suggested salon ap-proach to sustainability. Realizing an op-portunity to report on what we believe is groundbreaking research, our editorial team naturally said, “Yes!”

Oliveri suggested the case study focus on opportunities with maximum impact. As a tenured LEED-accredited professional and a member of the U.S. Green Building

Council, Oliveri shared that more than 70 percent of greenhouse gases contributing to global warming are attributed to buildings. Conserving resources, through energy sav-ings from the salon’s facility and reduction of its carbon footprint, logically presented the salon its most significant opportunities.

“With reason for fresh introspective, the beauty industry has an opportunity to look to the future while gaining valuable insight from business sectors that have successfully established sustainability programs,” says Oliveri. Early adopters in diverse markets, including the chemical, forestry products, office equipment and machines, computers and suppliers to the green building/construc-tion industries, have pioneered voluntary agendas to conserve resources and ensure environmental protection.”

>The Case Study SubjectEstablished in 1989 by Marianne and her husband John, the Marianne Strokirk Salons, with two locations in downtown Chicago, have become nationally known as top destinations for hair care services. This case study evaluated the company’s Chestnut Street location, which employees 35 staff members and sees an average of 1,500 clients per month. It is one of several rental tenants in a 1950s-era building, and occupies 3,800 square feet on the first floor. The location is operated 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, or 52 hours per week.

Strokirk’s managing partner, Jason Frieman, provided expertise on the everyday management of the business, the salon facility, and financial implications of proposed recommendations.

>The Energy Conservation EvaluationA site visit and in-depth audit of the salon’s energy consumption and expenses was conducted by Robert Nemeth, a research architect from Illinois Smart Energy and Design Assistance Center (SEDAC). Funded by Illinois Department of Commerce and managed by the School of Architecture at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, SEDAC’s mission is to encourage com-

munities, small-business owners, design professionals and building contractors to incorporate energy-efficient practices and renewable energy systems.

“Most commercial buildings use 10 percent to 30 percent more energy than necessary and have abundant opportunities to save,” says Nemeth. “Cutting a building’s energy use by 30 percent yields the same bottom-line benefits as a 5-percent increase in net operating income.”

Nemeth was complimentary about several of the energy-savings initiatives the salon already had implemented. For example, the salon had installed program-mable thermostats to control temperatures and the stylists were required to unplug appliances at the end of the day. Because most of the salon’s exterior is surrounded by other occupied spaces or the building’s interior, the space is well insulated.

“Several factors contribute significantly to the salon’s energy and cost savings, the largest of which is the turning off the HVAC system during time periods when the salon is closed,” says Nemeth. “The next largest contributor to savings is maximizing the use of outside air for cooling purposes and only running the AC when necessary. Additionally, the HVAC and water heating equipment at the salon is fairly new and well maintained, which contributes to efficient operations.”

Through his evaluation, Nemeth found opportunities for significant improvements and proposed detailed recommendations complete with 15-year life cycle costing. SEDAC also introduced ideas for available energy efficiency incentives, tax incentives and rebate opportunities.

The audit identified four energy-cost reduction measures that offered attractive economics. Together, the measures would result in a 20-percent reduction in annual utility costs, or a savings of $3,772 per year, after an initial investment of $17,225. Currently the salon spends $4.85/square foot/year on utilities (it pays for gas and electric, but the landlord pays for water) and implementing the recommendations would result in almost a $1/square foot/year savings. The recommendations included: >>

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>LightingThe salon has a variety of lighting fixtures, including 50 150-watt Linestra incandescent bulbs; 95 50-watt halogen ceiling directional spots; 70 34-watt fluorescents; 21 100-watt regular incandescent and three 150-watt spot halogens. Overall, lighting constitutes 46 percent of the salon’s electrical costs.

“Dividing the total wattage by the salon square footage equals 4.63 watts/square

foot,” says Nemeth. “For lighting, this is very high use of energy per square foot.”

SEDAC made two lighting recommen-dations. The first was replacing the existing 50-watt halogen lamp with 35-watt lamps. “This represents a 30-percent reduction in energy consumption, resulting in an annual savings of $564,” says Nemeth. “However, the lumen output also reduces, so before implementing this measure throughout the salon, a trial-run should be conducted on only a few fixtures to see if they provide enough light.”

The second lighting recommen-dation was to replace the current Linestra incandescent bulbs fram-ing the client stations with 30-watt fixtures, which would save the salon approximately $1,845 a year. These specialized lights contribute heavily to the salon’s electrical draw and input heat into the space that requires cooling.

>A DesuperheaterAir conditioning systems typically eject heat to the environment. Desuperheaters, which can be installed between the compressor and the condenser, transfer energy from the refrigerant to the domestic water system. Water heating is thus accomplished with waste heat, while the efficiency of the air conditioning is increased.

SEDAC recommended the installation of a desuperheater. Although the price for the unit and installation can cost up to $3,725, the salon’s gas and electrical savings were estimated to be $1,154 per year.

>Commercial Washing MachineAs all salon owners know, laundry needs at the salon are constant. Although the Strokirk salon does not pay for water, it does pay for heating the water. Installing a new Energy Star-certified washing machine would reduce water consumption, saving heating costs and electricity. Drying costs would also be reduced since new washers extract more water out of laundry through high spin cycles. SEDAC estimated a con-servative savings of $200 per year.

>Carbon FootprintOnce SEDAC completed the energy audit,

the data was sent with additional information provided by Freiman to David Gardiner and Associates in Washington D.C. There, Senior Research Associate Ryan Hodum scrutinized the data and devel-oped the salon’s carbon foot-print. A carbon footprint is the

new effi- ciency standard, and is defined by UK Carbon Trust 2008 as, “The total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product.”

This process helps determine the salon’s baseline. “Like they say, you can’t manage what you don’t measure,” says Hodum. “Once the size of the salon’s carbon foot-print is identified, we can develop a strat-egy to reduce it.”

In addition to the quantitative energy efficiency data gathered by SEDAC, Freiman also shared with Hodum detailed informa-tion regarding staff transportation, including energy purchase, mileage, fuel usage and the number of occupants in each car.

With the data, Hodum determined the salon’s carbon footprint equaled 98.37 metric tons of CO2 (carbon) emissions. “We couldn’t find many carbon footprint measurements for other salons out there, but when you compare the salon’s results to those of other small business, which typically average between 60-75 metric tons, it was on the high side for its size and number of employees,” says Hodum. Though Hodum agrees the result wasn’t surprising when you considered a salon’s unique needs for ap-propriate lighting and hot water.

Carbon ReflectionsDavid Gardiner and Associates determined the Marianne Strokirk Salons’ carbon footprint equaled 98.37 metric tons per year. To give this number some perspective, the salon’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions are equivalent to:

• CO2 emissions from 11,166 gallons of gasoline

• C02 emissions from 229 barrels of oil

• CO2 emissions from the electricity use of 13.6 homes for one year

• Carbon sequestered by 2,522 tree seedlings grown for 10 years

• Carbon sequestered annually by .69 acres of forest preserved from deforestation

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Hodum’s initial findings support SEDAC’s suggestions for capital invest-ments enabling the company to set internal targets for improvement. It was the staff transportation analysis that yielded surprises and additional opportunities for improve-ment. Almost all of the employees drove to work and drove alone. One employee drives 11,500 miles annually, using 575 gallons of fuel. Hodum suggested the employees participate in a car-pool program to help reduce the salon’s carbon footprint. “As an incentive, many corporations are now providing financial rewards for employees carpooling,” adds Oliveri.

>Moving ForwardA few weeks after the re-ports were released, Strokirk, Freiman and Oliveri began considering the salon’s next steps:

SEDAC RecommendationsThe salon’s first step was to purchase a new, energy-efficient commercial wash-ing machine to replace the salon’s existing aging machine.

Although the lighting was one of the biggest areas identified for energy-sav-ings improvements by SEDAC, it also presented the biggest concern to the salon. Since lighting contributes significantly to the salon’s ambiance and the appearance of the client’s hair, skin and clothes, and is a critical factor in delivering a superior color service, both Strokirk and Freiman stressed that any changes would have to be critically examined.

So, Oliveri arranged for them to meet with lighting expert Mark Horning of

Lightology in Chicago. Horning toured the salon

and recommended that for new salon construction or major building renovations, a lighting designer can provide fluorescent solutions with maximum aesthetic qualities and

significant energy/cost savings. Horning shared that new devel-opments in fluorescent bulbs now

feature up to five color temperature options. They can be a very effective, warm and in-viting light source when layered properly, and the draw produces 75-percent energy savings and extends bulb life eight times longer than incandescent bulbs.

Not ready to make the capital investment in new lighting fixtures they were concerned wouldn’t meet the salon’s needs, Freiman and Strokirk instead decided to replace bulbs in the existing fixtures to the bulbs Horning recommended. This gives them a chance to save energy, while evaluating the new light-ing options, before making a bigger invest-ment in replacing the fixtures. >>

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.”

—Ryan Hodum, david gardiner and Associates

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Green StepsAs president of GO Initiatives, Georgy Olivieri helps organizations develop sustainability programs centered on their customers. “We know consumers are willing to pay a little more for products if they believe they are healthier, safer or better for the environment. As sustainability strategists, we help companies establish direction building on their existing capabilities of their people, products and processes. Then, we build momentum for change throughout their organizations, and we promote accomplishments to internal and external customers.”

Based on the Marianne Strokirk case study, Oliveri was able to suggest a number of steps all salons could take toward sustainability:

• Become educated on sustainability and what it means to your clients. Suggested readings include Cradle to Cradle and Natural Way.

• Develop your leadership vision of sustainability. “Make it personal,” she recommends. “Perhaps you are an outdoors lover and enjoy hiking—invite your staff to join you on a beautiful day this Spring.”

• Routinely communicate sustainability with your team. “Consider starting your staff meetings with a ‘green moment’ with someone sharing an interesting new idea they saw or heard about,” she says.

• Initiate a Green Team and designate a Green Guru to lead the team and empower them to recommend and deliver actions.

• Recognize and reward accomplishments, such as carpooling, biking to work and other innovative ideas.

• Integrate sustainability into your business strategy, focusing on your clients. Create a dialogue asking them about what they have done at work or home to help protect the environment. Share great green suggestions on the salon website.

• Actively promote your position, aspirations and successes. Create a dialogue with local press and green organizations to build your profile.

• Help other members of the beauty industry and fellow salon owners learn from you. Take a leadership role in the industry. “You can make an exponential difference by helping your competitors to develop their contribution,” Oliveri concludes. “Sounds strange, but it works.”

Although the idea of the desuperheater was the most intriguing to Freiman and Strokirk, it also would take seven years for the savings to outweigh the upfront investment. At this point, the salon has a few more years left on the lease, and they don’t yet know whether they will be resign-ing or looking for another location that will better meet their needs.

Being armed with the information in hand is a powerful tool though, stresses Bill White, senior vice president of David Gardiner and Associates. “Today, landlords are increasingly amenable to making upgrades, especially when they are cost-effective and they raise the asset value of the commercial building,” he adds. “If there are other tenants interested in similar improvements, going together to talk to the landlord strengthens your posi-tion. Sometimes, you may agree to share in the cost of improvements, or agree to pay a slight increase in rent that would more than be offset by the improvements.”

In addition, there are a number of pro-grams that provide incentives for energy-efficient commercial upgrades. White suggests searching online or contacting utility providers to see what programs might be available.

>TransportationThe salon’s next step could be to look at employee transportation and evaluating how they might help schedule work times to accommodate employees who are in-terested in carpooling with one another, says Oliveri.

But then she takes it one step further in the thinking. Now that we know the carbon impact of employee transportation, can you imagine the impact if you evaluated transpor-tation of the clients which the salon draws from a wide geographic area, including the city and surrounding suburbs? Oliveri her-self drives 45 miles each time she has an appointment with Strokirk.

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For more green ...Visit www.salontoday.com in April, where:• Georgy Oliveri discusses great sustainable questions to ask your existing landlord

or a potential future landlord.• You can access the entire reports from SEDAC and David Gardiner & Associates.• Panelists of the second annual Sustainability Summit, which was held at America’s

Beauty Show, share ideas

“The beauty industry is known for its creative approach to business—why not consider establishing invitational dates for social networks based on geographical areas,” she recommends. “For example, North Shore Days every third Tuesday; South Side Suburban Days every third Wednesday, and West Suburban Days every third Thursday. Carpoolers could get a free service. Not only would that help reduce the salon’s extend-ed carbon footprint, but it could improve customer loyalty and introduce new clients to the salon.”

>Carbon OffsetsBoth White and Hodum stress that the first step in a sustainability program is to use tools like energy audit and carbon footprint to develop a baseline. The next most impor-tant step is taking action to reduce energy usage and lowering the carbon footprint as much as possible.

Interested businesses can take a third step by purchasing carbon offsets, which are projects and programs, such as solar and wind power or reforestation, that attempt

to mitigate carbon emissions. “It’s a good way to consider using your cost savings from your energy-efficient investments,” says Hodum. To help evaluate different programs, Hodum also recommends Clean Air—Cool Planet’s Consumer Guide to

Carbon Offsets, which can be found at www.cleanair-coolplanet.org.

“A word of caution, though. This is a relatively new area; it is unregulated and there are a number of companies sprouting up making claims,” says White. “Another option is to explore green pro-grams in your community or contacting your utility

company about the possibility of purchas-ing green power.”

“Overall, the research and the process has definitely been an enlightening ex-perience,” concludes Freiman. “We have always tried to be environmentally re-sponsible and do our part by doing things like developing a recycling program that recycles all packaging and plastic sham-poo bottles. This information helps take it to another level.”

The market is begging us to ask ourselves

significant questions about our industry’s

green practices.

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Bigger is Better“We focus retail sales of shampoo and conditioner on 32-ounce bottles,” says The Affinity Salon and Day Spa owner Craig Burkholder. “The larger bottles offer a 30-percent savings over four eight-ounce bottles, which means fewer bottles are produced and discarded.” This energy-saving tactic from the Dayton, Ohio, salon requires fewer materials to be produced and transported.

Light SwapAria Salon Spa Shoppe in Alpharetta, Georgia, replaced its light fixtures with fluorescents. Although the upfront cost was high, the salon benefited in the long run both financially and environmentally. “The bulb switch significantly lowered our cooling costs and they require less electricity,” say owners Matthew and Mechelle Khodayari.

Designing MindsAvantgarde Salon in Destin, Florida, relocated the main salon/spa and opened an additional location using an eco-friendly design firm for both. Some of the earth-friendly elements include: a focal wall composed of reclaimed wood, concrete walls polished down to expose rocks and textures, and large windows that bring in natural light. “The lights are energy-saving halogen and many are on dimmers,” says owner Joseph A. Rogers.

From Broom to ShroomsHailing from Brecksville, Ohio, Bella Toccare dé Spa and Salon’s latest “going green” initiative is participation in the Matter of Trust program, which recycles hair from clients. The hair is made into mats designed to soak up oil from oil spills. After the hair mats soak up oil, they are turned into compost for mushrooms. The roots of the mushrooms produce enzymes that break down the oil and mat for a complete-ly waste-free process.

Great Green Garage SaleCentre Salon and Spa in Arvada, Colorado, organized a company-wide garage sale, promoting the environmentally friendly principles of reduce, reuse, recycle. The garage sale, along with other Earth Month fundraisers, raised $1,500 to support clean water. “Of course, we also recycle all plastic bottles, aluminum cans, glass, paper, cardboard and packing paper,” says owner Jim Pacifico. “Our team takes turns driving these items to a nearby recycling center.” Road WarriorsEach year for the past 10 years, Entourage Salon and Spa in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, participates in the Adopt a Highway program. The salon sponsors a stretch of the interstate highway and, as a team, partici-pates in a clean up of the area. “It is with sincere effort that we look for ways to do our part to help the environment,” say owners James and Janet Goking.

Green ThanksThe staff of Life SalonSpa in Nova Scotia, Canada, had classes of elementary-aged children draw pictures of clean water and the positive results clean water has on the earth. One picture from each class was selected, and a total of six were printed on thank-you cards. The money raised went to support clean water practices in the Northumberland Strait.

Salon UnpluggedThe Hair Benders Salon in Kingsport, Tennessee, has taken multiple small steps to help the environment. “We are unplugging all we can at night and ask that everyone unplug their power strip when they are finished, instead of just turning their tools off,” says owner Shelia Ferguson. Unplugging tools ensures energy doesn’t drain unnecessarily. The salon has also switched their laundry wash and rinse cycle to cold to reduce the energy used to heat water.

From the Floor UpArt + Science Salon/Spa in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is celebrating their new location with a green overhaul. “We are reclaiming the floors and using computer-controlled energy efficient lighting that lowers and brightens throughout the day,” say salon owners Stephen Falvo and Jeff Ramsey. And the list goes on: The new salon will have furniture made from Chinese Rubberwood and stainless steel, no VOC paint will be used and the carpeting is made from corn. The new location will also be paperless with computer terminals around the salon.

Lake KeepersPure Natur Salon and Spa in Fairview Heights, Illinois, planned a 5K walk/run to raise money for Alliance for the Great Lakes. The successful event grabbed local attention and resulted in newspapers, the YMCA and about 50 vendors participating in the Get Fit for Clean Water Fair.

Wood Shop“When the decision was made to change our front desk (a custom piece of hardwood furniture), we had our desk dismantled, reconfigured and reinstalled instead of buying a new one,” says Salon Soca owner Brigette Sobus. When in need of other new furniture, this Chicago salon searches for old treasures to reuse. “When practical, we have bought furniture pieces from resale shops and then refinished them ourselves.”

Going TanklessJoseph and Friends Lifestyle Salon and Spa uses a tankless water heater. Owners of the Roswell, Georgia, salon Joseph Golshani and Oksana Gerasimenko say, “Although they are more expensive than storage water heaters, they can be eight- to 14-percent more energy efficient and last five to 10 years longer.” Tankless water heaters heat water directly, without the use of a storage tank, thereby avoiding standby heat losses associated with storage water heaters.

Clean PowerSalon by Debbie in Hunt Valley, Maryland, purchased a renewable energy certificate from Windstreet Energy, which allows clean power producers to enter the competitive market-place. For every green kilowatt or megawatt purchased, that much less dirty power is produced. This reduces pollution emitted into the atmosphere, specifically carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.

As the Wind BlowsParlor Hair Salon in New York City leaves a lighter eco-footprint by switching to 100-percent wind-powered, pollution-free electricity. Although they now pay an extra 2.5 cents per kWh, an increase in their monthly bill, no emissions or pollutions result from the massive amount of electric-ity they use daily. Says owner Gwenn LeMoine. “I feel it’s worth paying extra to make an effort toward a better environment that tells leaders of our country that there is a desire for change.”

>Green BeautyCompiled by Megan Vickery and Alison Shipley

ARoUnD The CoUnTRy, there’s a green revolution arising in

salons and spas. From Earth-friendly charitable events to green construction, salons voice their recent eco-actions.

For more salon-inspired ideas visit salontoday.com

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AVEDA www.aveda.comLight the Way is a limited-edition soy wax candle sold during April in honor of Earth Month to raise funds and awareness for clean water rights across the globe. This year’s candle, timed for Aveda’s 30th anniversary, features a new, French-inspired stress-relieving aroma formulated with certified-organic ingredients, including lavender, lavandin and clary sage. The candle provides a meaningful way to support clean water rights for only $10.

AWARE PERSONALIZED BRANDINGwww.club-aware.comAware Personalized Branding has moved away from the use of parabens in all of its new product development. The company has also begun to use certified organics in its new hair care and spa formulas. In March 2009, Aware reformulated its Color Retention System to make the entire line 100-percent vegan, using sulfate-free shampoos and paraben-free preservative systems.

As part of Aware Products, Aware Personalized Branding is a proud member of the National Products Association. The company’s laboratory has produced a complete line of NPA certification-compliant bases that are available for custom formula-tion of hair, skin and body care products.

MOVING TARGETSwww.movingtargets.comMoving Targets’ new resident direct mail program has added two demo videos, Why New Movers and How We Work, to their website to reduce the number of paper documents they mail to prospects. These short videos replace nearly 50 pages of printed materials.

OPI www.opi.comOPI Products is committed to a policy of no animal testing on any of its products, and to seeking out and using raw ingredients that have not been tested on animals. All packaging has minimal impact on the environment. OPI works with suppliers to design packaging according to the following principles: Facilitating recycling by reducing the variety of raw materials involved; labeling product with details of its compo-nents and their recyclability; continually involving packaging suppliers in efforts to produce environmentally sound packaging; reducing the variety of plastics employed and using plastics of similar composition.

RENÉ FURTERERwww.renefurterer.com“Beautiful hair only grows from a healthy scalp” is the core mission behind René Furterer. Symbolic to the brand philosophy, Complexe 5 is a scalp treatment containing more than 50-percent pure essential oils of

orange and lavender. It is free from sulfates, silicones, parabens, artificial fragrances or colorants, and packaged in a fully recyclable glass bottle. It tones the scalp, elates the senses and strengthens hair from the root.

SAM VILLAwww.samvilla.comThe staff at Sam Villa was interested in developing a virtual corporate office to reduce their carbon footprint. “This drastically minimizes the consumption of office products and utilities such as paper, ink and electricity,” says Kurt Garehime, founding partner and president of Allvus LLC, dba Sam Villa. “We also utilize the latest telecommunications technology to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. We’re instantaneously in the same virtual room together when we need to be.”

VERASOFTwww.korvue.comPrimeServ, a Verasoft subsidiary, plants five trees for every new PrimeServ eBlast client. For every 1,000 new clients 5,000 trees are planted. This initiative is headed by Plant-It 2020, which is dedicated to properly planting, maintaining and protecting as many indigenous trees as possible worldwide. In addition to replenishing cities and forests, Plant-It 2020 also periodically provides educational workshops on forestry issues to thousands of children. Founded by the late singer John Denver in 1992, Verasoft’s reforestation projects in many countries often directly help humanity by increasing crop production, fresh water availability and fuel-wood via dropped branches.

SHORTCUTS SOFTWAREwww.shortcuts.netShortcuts has many clients who are concerned with going green and it is one of the primary drivers behind salons becoming computerized. From e-mail receipts to exporting reports instead of printing, Shortcuts encourages cutting back on the usage of paper in the salon by distributing reusable client information cards. When a new client comes in, they fill out a laminated card with an erasable marker; the information is entered into the computer and the card is wiped clean for the next guest. Shortcuts also supplies Energy Star compliant hardware that has been tested for energy efficiency.

SALON TRANSCRIPTSwww.salontranscripts.comSalon Transcripts takes the steps to be a green-conscious company byreducing paper usage by minimizing printing, offering documentation andmanuals for download, recycling internal documents and printing on recycled stock when possible. The company also recom-mends educational webinars, in place of traditional on-site training.

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