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This section contains case studies and reports showcasing "green" and sustainable technologies.

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Legrand Installs Fuel Cell at West Hartford Headquarters

April 20, 2016
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Legrand, North America has installed a 500kW, solid-oxide fuel cell system to provide cleaner and more efficient power to its headquarters in West Hartford, Conn. The Fuel Cell will sit adjacent to the company’s corporate offices and Wiremold manufacturing facility, and is expected to produce up to 88 percent of the electricity to every building on its 263,000-square-foot, 100-year-old campus.


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‘Super-Green’ Home Features Both Innovation and Artistry

March 31, 2016
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For Thomas Marino, president of Advanced Technologies, Baton Rouge, La., “green” projects were nothing new. He had done projects that involved low-power, solar or other green elements. But when he ran into local attorney Joe Simmons at a trade show, the extremely environmentally conscious lawyer asked him to do the security and home automation for the custom home he was building. The home was new construction in a community of older homes and would feature as many green elements as possible, from the material in the countertops to the security and audio elements.


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Offering Solar in the smartHOME

Cassie Peterson
April 25, 2013
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Many integrators have already discovered that adding home energy management features to residential systems provides opportunities for additional sales and recurring monthly revenue (RMR).
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Technology in Action: LEED-Certified ‘Eco-House’

April 24, 2013
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Innovative Electronic Systems (IES), an electronic systems contractor in Hurt, Va. partnered with Custom Structures, a Central Virginia architectural design and build firm, to build the first LEED-certified home in the central Virginia area.
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‘Green’ in the Security Industry – Part II

Larry Anderson
April 18, 2013
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Throughout the channel and around the industry, security just keeps getting greener all the time.
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Fluidmesh Wireless Surveillance Network Protects University Students & the Environment

April 18, 2013
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After experiencing an increase in crime, The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad, home to more than 39,000 grad and undergrad students, was in the market for a professional grade CCTV surveillance system to improve the security of its students and assets.
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Multi-Purpose Notification and Communications System Protects Workers and the Environment

April 18, 2013
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When a large aerospace manufacturer acquired gas detectors to protect against hazardous leaks, it decided to leverage its Metis Secure Emergency Notification and Communications System.
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San Diego County Monitors Shoreline for Beach Replenishment Project

April 18, 2013
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The Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter partnered with CoastalCOMS to install digital cameras networked with Milestone XProtect® Corporate to monitor wave breaks and sand lines.
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Raytec Lighting Cuts Schools’ Energy Costs 90 Percent

April 16, 2013
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By upgrading 66 older metal halide lights in its schools’ parking lots and grounds to energy-efficient low-voltage LED illuminators from Raytec, the Western Quebec School Board, Gatineau, Quebec, has achieved energy savings of more than 90 percent.
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Mobile apps for smart-phones and tablet devices keep homeowners engaged with their security platform-based energy management systems

Dealers Share How Home Energy Management Solutions Pay Off

Successful dealers share how they are making home energy management solutions pay off monetarily — for them and their clients.
Cassie Peterson
April 11, 2013
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While most people like the idea of conserving energy and going green, moving from theory to practice in their daily lives requires more than just a philosophy. “Everybody likes being green if it’s not too much work,” explains Gene Jordan, president of Advanced Security Engineering, an Alarm.com dealer located in Pleasanton, Calif.


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