EFEC provides a systematic approach for reviewing and improving your company’s operations for better environmental performance and improved profitability. In addition, many states now offer specific benefits for companies with an environmental management system in place. These benefits may include less reporting, fewer inspections, permit flexibility, faster permit approvals, government recognition and reduced permit and application fees.

EFEC registration requires a company to analyze the environmental impact of its operations, raw materials and finished products on a facility-by-facility basis. Measurable benefits include:

• Better management of resources and raw materials;
• Reduced energy and water consumption;
• Reduced waste disposal and associated costs; and,
• Improved overall operational performance and efficiency.

All of a company’s domestic facilities, including headquarters buildings and warehouses in addition to factories,
must be EFEC-registered to proceed with AHFA’s Sustainable by Design program.

For more information on beginning the EFEC program, contact Bill Perdue, bperdue@ahfa.us.
 

THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES HAVE EFEC REGISTERED FACILITIES:

BASSETT FURNITURE Newton, N.C. Upholstery Plant EFEC Registered October 2009 HOOKER FURNITURE Corporate Office, Customer Service Support Center, Cloverleaf Warehouse, Central Distribution Center EFEC Registered September 2009   CENTURY FURNITURE Plant 3 EFEC Registered May 2009 Plants 1 & 2 EFEC Registered August 2009   DMI FURNITURE Corp. Office, Plant 5 and Warehouse EFEC Registered August 2009   FLEXSTEEL Dublin, GA; Dubuque, IA (Plant & Corp. Office); Riverside, CA; Harrison, AR; and Starkville, MS EFEC Registered August 2009   BRADINGTON-YOUNG EFEC Registered June 2009   HAMMARY FURNITURE EFEC Registered June 2009   LA-Z-BOY RESIDENTIAL Newton, MS - Dimension Mill, Plant 2 Siloam Springs, AR; Neosho, MI; Dayton, TN; LZB West - Redlands, CA EFEC Registered June 2009   SAM MOORE FURNITURE Bedford, VA, Plant & Office EFEC Registered May 2009

FAIRFIELD CHAIR Plants 1, 2 & Corporate Office, Lenoir, NC EFEC Registered February 2009   AMERICAN DREW EFEC Registered September 2008   C.R. LAINE EFEC Registered September 2008   HICKORY CHAIR Hickory, NC, Plant & Headquarters EFEC Registered September 2008   KINCAID & KINCAID UPHOLSTERY EFEC Registered September 2008   LEA EFEC Registered September 2008   VAUGHAN-BASSETT Elkin, NC, Plant & Galax, VA Plant & Corp. Office EFEC Registered July 2008   BERNHARDT FURNITURE Plants 2, 3, 6, 7 & Corporate Office, Lenoir, NC EFEC Registered March 2008