‘Green’ is more than a color. It is environmental responsibility. It is good business. It sparks passion from employees. It garners respect. It meets growing regulations. Unfortunately, many of the positive “green” actions by the physical security industry have previously been invisible. Every day, the SDM editors take on the challenge to cover what the industry is doing, and we don’t want to miss out on something as vital as the environment.
It’s green and small. And someone is going to win the HGTV Green Home after a full-press national campaign that will help educate homeowners on the positives of sustainability. Kemp Hall Studio designed the 2,300-square-foot HGTV Green Home 2012 to look, feel and live like a 4,000-square-foot home.
As a subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY, HID Global follows its policy on minimizing its carbon footprint and helping to stimulate renewable energy markets. HID Global is dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of its operations through continuous concentration on Genuine HID™ products; how they are designed, how they are built, and how they are used.
Energy-saving light control manufacturer Lutron Electronics announced that its Washington, D.C. Commercial Experience Center was awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the USGBC’s leading rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy-efficient and high-performing buildings.
A few years ago, United Parcel Service ran a series of TV commercials with the slogan, “What Can Brown Do for You?” In the annals of advertising, this campaign probably won’t go down as one of the most memorable or exciting.
While flying home from ISC West, I picked up American Airlines’ (AA) American Way magazine from the seatback pocket in front of me on the plane and started flipping through it.