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Tuesday, Nov. 17, Project Green AV hosted an informative, engaging webinar on one of Green AV hottest topics, Guidelines for Green AV sponsored by Projector Lamp Services.
Speakers included Project Green AV’s own Elizabeth Eames, as well as Midori Connolly, CEO of Pulse Staging & Events and Brian Huff, Consultant from AcenTech. Both Midori and Brian are members of InfoComm’s Green AV Task Force and shared information about the strides InfoComm is making in Green AV and the design of Green AV Guidelines.
Access the webinar here and find more Great Green Ideas from Project Green AV.
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Project Green AV
Project Green AV is not your typical Green Initiative. We are committed to bringing together colleagues and consumers involved in the AV industry to learn about, discuss and teach environmentally responsible and cost-effective solutions for AV purchases, installation, new technology and projects.
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Going Green
New regulations and emerging technologies are changing the face of the AV industry.Government mandates and consumer interest in the Green Movement will reshape how you do business and what business you do. Project Green AV was founded to help you do just that.Through Project Green AV, industry colleagues and customers can contribute to the knowledge, experience and practices we need to make a concerted effort to Go Green for the good of business and for the good of the globe. |
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AV Spin, Spinitar's brand new AV distributor site (formerly AllProjectors.com) that provides products, services and tutorials, hosted an e-waste recycling event that brought out employees, clients and neighbors this spring.
Spin Cycle, the first of what the company plans to make an annual event, saved a variety of electronics from landfills, where they would have leached hazardous substances into the soil. Products collected include TVs, LCDs, mobile phones, laptops and multiple pieces of office and home electronics equipment.
"People aren't sure what to do with their [electronics]... recycling is a little difficult for e-waste, a little inconvenient," says Melinda Ziemer, Marketing Specialist for AV Spin.
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Project Green AV Review of InfoComm STEP Rating System Draft 1
Congratulations to InfoComm and all in the industry who worked together to create this first draft of the STEP Rating System. This is exemplary work and a major stride for Green AV.
The STEP Rating System hits on two of the most important topics in Green AV for the future. First, STEP wisely focuses on the full cycle of equipment, awarding points for re-use, sourcing reclaimed equipment and putting in place environmentally responsible plans for equipment’s end of life (including recycling).
Read more on the PGAV Forum
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Recycling Saves at InfoComm
According to InfoComm International, InfoComm Las Vegas attendees recycled 14,970 pounds of paper which saved:
- 127 trees (0.5 acres!)
- 52 barrels of oil (1,008 gallons of gasoline!)
- 52,395 gallons of water (2 average-sized swimming pools!)
- 29,940 kilowatts of energy (enough to power 3 homes for an entire year!)
This amounts to a carbon reduction of more than 11,228 pounds!
*This information is direct from a recent InfoComm post-event email. Learn more about InfoComm.
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