Automated Outdoor Solutions

Langton Group uses automatic daily mowing in Illinois's new green zone

The 29-acre area is now an American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) Certified Robotic Green Zone.

WOODSTOCK, Ill. – Commercial property owners of Woodstock, Illinois will soon hear the quiet when their lawns are being maintained by Langton Group as the area is now a American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) Certified Robotic Green Zone. The total acreage for the Illinois ACGZ is 29 acres.

AGZA is a California-based non-governmental organization whose charter is to help communities reduce noise and pollution using hand tools and electric-powered lawn and landscape equipment. The group works with non-profit partner Quiet Communities to establish, monitor, verify and certify properties using more environmentally friendly solutions in lawn maintenance.

“From California to New York, people are recognizing the advantages of reducing the use of gas-powered lawn equipment,” said Dan Mabe, president of AGZA. “We at AGZA help educate citizens, business leaders and policymakers on the benefits of battery-powered options, which can eliminate gas pollution, reduce noise 40-70 percent and generally improve the quality of life in our communities.”  

The Langton Group is a full-service, 250-employee landscape construction, maintenance and snow removal company located in Woodstock. Langton Group, with the help of Automated Outdoor Solutions – another company owned by Joe Langton of Langton Group – is converting its current customer base to automatic daily mowing using Husqvarna Automower and setting up eco contracts to perform property maintenance with battery equipment. Automated Outdoor Solutions is also helping create off-grid charging for the robotic mowers.

“We are proud to be reducing our carbon footprint and at the same time providing our customers with a better product, a lawn that is trimmed daily and never overgrown,” said Joe Langton, president and CEO of Langton Group. “We have always tried to be environmentally conscious in our operations and we’re excited to work with AGZA and utilize Husqvarna products to bring Certified Green Zones to Illinois.”