Audiovisual Technology for the Masses: Economic Sustainability

Several years ago, I had the great pleasure of hearing Paul Polak speak at the Sustainable Brands conference. If you aren’t familiar with Paul’s work, he is the author of Out of Poverty, and co-founder of D-Rev.org, the non-profit product development company that designs and delivers products to the billions of people living on less […]

Audiovisual Technology for the Masses: Economic Sustainability

STEP-ing Out

Well, we have officially finished our first one. Complete. Done. It’s outta’ here! After many years of involvement we got through a STEP pilot project. For those of you who don’t know, have short term memory, or just plain haven’t been paying attention, STEP stands for the Sustainable Technology Environments Program. If you are familiar […]

STEP-ing Out

Staging Sustainability

It is often talked about within certain circles that the triple bottom line is rapidly gaining momentum. People, Planet and Profit have become part of the business lexicon for a number of years now and can readily be seen in corporate sustainability reporting and in product literature and advertising. There is another movement afoot that […]

Staging Sustainability

The Lighter Shade of Green (And I Don’t Mean Chartreuse)

As we approach the holidays and our year begins to wind down, I thought I’d have a little fun. I hope you enjoy my columns about world-changing websites such as change.org and green information on topics as varied as noise pollution, but I want to switch gears a little this month. I think we all […]

The Lighter Shade of Green (And I Don’t Mean Chartreuse)

Design Thinking And How It Can Help Build A Better, More Sustainable Business Practice and Supply Chain In The Technology Industry

Design Thinking – It is not really a term that is familiar to many people but has significant impact on our daily lives and, more importantly, how we can develop better products and solutions in a more efficient and sustainable manner.  Unlike the scientific method, which defines the question, then works towards a solution after […]

Design Thinking And How It Can Help Build A Better, More Sustainable Business Practice and Supply Chain In The Technology Industry

InfoComm: Re-engaging in Sustainability Through Disruption

Now that InfoComm 2013 is over and done with, and I’ve had a chance to think about what I saw, my main takeaway was how exhibitors and attendees have, for the most part (certainly not everybody), pushed the sustainability conversation to the rear. Has our industry reached a point of sustainability fatigue? Or has it […]

InfoComm: Re-engaging in Sustainability Through Disruption

Data, Data, Everywhere and Not a Drop to Charge

First I want to say a thank you to Gary Kayye and Scott Walker for asking me to take over Scott’s EcoSystems spot as a sustainability contributor to the newly indoctrinated rAVe GHGav eNewsletter. They both have provided tireless years of contribution to our industry on all things related to green AV. Scott, I hope […]

Data, Data, Everywhere and Not a Drop to Charge