The Audio Visual AV Industry and its effect on the Environment

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The Audio Visual (AV) Industry and its effect on
the Environment

• Presented By
• Roland Dreesden Managing Director

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Objectives

• High level overview of what Reflex see are the
  issues facing the AV industry.
• Not to be a Green Guru, but to share researched
  information
• To assist organisations in making an informed
  decision on equipment selection and room design
• and most of all not to bore you!!

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Content

• Current products and technologies
• Manufacturers focus
• AV Integrators, whats their involvement
• End-users (customers), what can they do
• Going forward with Technologies

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Question

• How do you listen to the Radio at home?
• Stand alone mains radio with built-in speaker
• Battery radio
• Through a Digi Box, and TV
• Through a Digi Box, TV and Surround Sound
• or a good old valve radio with ECC 88 valves that
  doubles up as a heater

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Display Technologies

• CRT Vs Projector / Plasma / LCD
• Plasmas are on avg 2x the size of CRTs
• Consume four times the energy than CRTs
• CRTs cost 25/yr Typical plasma 100/yr
• Plasma Vs Plasma

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Display Technologies cont..

• Plasma Vs LCD

• What about Projectors?

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Does it get any worse?

• Does the heat stop there?
• DVDs / Control Systems / Equipment Racks
  Amplifier's etc.
• Where does the heat go?
• Back in the room
• Air conditioning turned up
• Open the windows and lose your heat

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• MANUFACTURERS

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Manufacturers

• The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of
  the use of certain hazardous substances in
  electrical and electronic equipment".
• EC Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic
  Equipment (WEEE). WEEE aims to minimise the
  impact of electrical and electronic goods.
• EPEAT (Electronic Products Environment Assessment
  Tool) Registry

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EPEAT
EPEATPerformance TiersEPEAT evaluates
electronic products according to three tiers of
environmental performance Bronze, Silver and
Gold. The complete set of performance criteria
includes 23 required criteria and 28 optional
criteria in 8 categories. To be EPEAT registered,
products must meet all the required criteria.
Products may then achieve a higher level EPEAT
rating by meeting additional optional criteria,
as follows 
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New Technologies and Solutions

• OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen (does
  not need a backlight)
• Networkable products/software
• Addressing CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
  Manufacturers initiatives and programmes to
  conserve energy

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New Technologies and Solutions

• Amplifiers

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• AV INTEGRATOR

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AV Integrator

• Room Design
• Right display device / location of equipment /
  ambient light / energy efficient / control
  systems / remote monitoring / future proofing
  etc.
• Providing (impartial) advice
• CTS-D (Certified Technology
• Specialist Design) Accreditation

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AV Integrator

• Being Green
• ISO 14001 (Environmental Accreditation)
• Trade-in and upgrades
• Recycling
• Remote monitoring and management
• Maintaining equipment
• Education Training on Good Practice
• Buy from reputable suppliers (CSR)

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• END USER
• (Customer)

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End User

• Operate equipment in an energy efficient way
• Power off / Eco Mode / Clean and Maintain filters
  etc.
• Embrace energy saving technologies
• Allow your AV supplier/partner to
• access your Network to monitor and control
• Address total life cost, not just short-term
  price
• Partner with suppliers who really address the
  vision of a greener world and take CSR
  seriously

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• TECHNOLOGY
• TO HELP

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VC could be the most single important current
technology

• Telecommuting
• Access to remote experts
• Interviewing
• Senior Management Meetings
• Remote customer /supplier meetings

• Remote management
• Real-time document sharing
• Distance Learning
• Research Development
• Team Building
• Life style impact

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VC Case Study

• The corporate sector Lex Vehicle Leasing part
  of the RAC group, has been using VC between its
  Manchester, Marlow and Stirling offices.
• Since the beginning of 2004 and estimates that 2
  years later it has saved 800 tonnes of CO2 from
  being emitted into the atmosphere.
• In addition the company has reported time
  savings of 6,000 hours or 150 man weeks.

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But Whats new with VC?Heard it all before?

• The main obvious changes are
• IP and Bandwidth
• HD, better quality
• Pricing, increase competition
• Environmental awareness, taking personal
  responsibility

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Room Control Systems

• Room control systems can really help you manage
  your equipment and rooms
• Shutdowns
• Timing of equipment usage
• Control of non AV equipment, blinds, air
  conditioning, lighting
• Remote diagnostics
• Monitor
• Control and manage
• Alarm conditions
• Benefits of remote diagnostics
• Fewer staff
• Less downtime
• Less travelling to rooms improved productivity

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Thinking outside of the box

• Making the most of your investment
• Digital Signage
• A good example of this occurs at O2. They have
  recently invested in a network of digital signage
  screens located throughout their premises, which
  are used to provide messages or instructions to
  staff and visitors.
• What they realised and have now adopted, was
  that they could also use those same screens to
  provide regular and ongoing training to their
  staff, including remote sites.

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Conclusion

• Work with partners who are environmentally aware
• Think about how the use of VC could be expanded
  within your organisation to produce significant
  savings in consumption of energy.
• Look at the full-life cost of an audio visual
  investment. The lowest purchase price may not
  result in the lowest overall cost both
  economically and environmentally.
• Consider the benefits of incorporating company
  wide room control and remote diagnostics
  solutions and the significant energy savings they
  can achieve.
• Look after your investment. Ensure it is
  maintained properly, operated as intended and
  switched off when not in use.

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Thank You

• Any Questions?