LJ Engineering and Manufacturing, a Green Business certified machine shop located in Santa Clara, has been taking strong steps to save energy and water. In 2008 alone, the company installed energy efficient lighting retrofits, performed printer consolidation, and installed a solar PV system to help reduce energy use by 28% from the previous year. LJ has also reduced gas therms for a 63% savings from last year and has reduced water use by 37% or 78,540 gallons. Water savings were accomplished through overall conservation efforts including reduction in landscape watering and aerator faucet inserts.