TOTALly Green
Sustainable AV – The Green Movement
TOTAL companies and the manufacturers we work with are increasingly involved in the Green movement. The AV industry has joined with architects and building professionals to address sustainable AV issues via our industry association, InfoComm. http://www.ctsforav.com/innovate_30.htm
We have compiled the information below in reference to our manufacturer’s Green initiatives:
Chief
Chief is committed to playing an active role in improving the environment where we live and work. We monitor and evaluate sources of waste to determine feasibility of elimination or minimization through recycling, re-engineering, or process modification. We make it a priority to comply with international environmental regulations related to the design, manufacture and packaging of our products.
For more information download the Green Milestone Brochure.
Forbes A/V
At Forbes Industries, responsible environmental policies have always been seen as sound business policies. We care a great deal about the health and welfare of all our stakeholders, the community where we operate and the planet we all share. We have a long-standing corporate commitment to providing a safe and healthful work place, conserving energy and resources and protecting the environment.
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Liberty Wire & Cable
Liberty Wire & Cable’s Green Connectivity initiative embraces environmentally sensitive corporate citizenship in both the AV products we manufacture as well as the way we do business.
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Lutron
Earlier this year, Lutron Electronics accepted submissions from schools featuring students’ dreams for a sustainable classroom of the future. The challenge asked students to dream of a more energy-efficient, sustainable classroom environment, how educators can use that environment to teach students about sustainable living and how students can take that message to a broader community.
The winning idea will receive a $15,000 sustainable classroom upgrade to make their Bright Green Dream come true.
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Stewart Filmscreen
Stewart Filmscreen’s first responsibility is to the customers’. We strongly believe the products and services add value to the customers’ business by increasing the quality of the overall AV system experience.
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TANDBERG
At TANDBERG, we’ve known the cost savings and green benefits of our technology for a long time. TANDBERG’s 1,400 employees conduct more than 75,000 video conferencing and telepresence calls monthly, significantly reducing the need to travel for face-to-face meetings. As a company we are a huge advocate for telecommuting and work/life balance. In addition, on average, TANDBERG customers report that telepresence and video conferencing reduce the need to travel by up to 30 percent, while improving their bottom line.
TANDBERG See Green Now Web Site
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WolfVision
Social and ecological responsibility at WolfVision has always been a core issue. WolfVision is a family company, and full awareness of subsequent generations and the world that they will live in is, so to say, a part of the company's nature. For a European manufacturer like WolfVision, stringent environmental protection directives apply. For WolfVision it is a matter of course that the company's innovative strength enables it to go above and beyond the practices stipulated by the mandatory regulations. Apart from energy saving measures, such as reducing standby power consumption, environmental compatibility and friendliness are an integral part of product development. Taking into consideration the very long life cycle of a WolfVision Visualizer and the fact that more than 95% of the product is recyclable, it is evident that environmental conservation is a high priority.
The company headquarters and production is setting ecological standards. With its new company building, which was completed in 2008, WolfVision has proved its commitment to environmental issues. The building has an automatic intelligent lighting system which is capable of activating lights in the presence of motion and low ambient light. The air conditioning system, which uses underground thermal energy, has minimal energy expenditure and is completely independent of fossil fuels.
