AUDIO-VISUAL: Knoll Systems amplifier wins Electronic House

We covered the energy efficiency of the Knoll Systems multi-zone audio amplifiers earlier this year.  Just this week the company won Electronic House’s 2008 Product of the Year Award for the GSZ67 multi-room audio controller amplifier!  Congratulations!!

The GSZ67 is an amplifier that controls multiple speaker “zones” in your newly remodeled home.  The multi-room controller allows you to plug in 7 different audio sources (e.g. Sonus, iPod, Sirius, XM, Comcast, etc.) and play a different audio source in up to 6 different places in your home (or backyard). 

The significance of the GSZ67 is the innovative Knoll Systems Eco-System circuitry that, unlike other multi-zone amplifiers, dramatically reduces power consumption when zones in your home are not being used!   This reduction in energy usage, also contributes less to heat creation, further reducing your cooling needs.

If A/V is part of your remodel, take a look at the GSZ67.  We also hear there are some more great power saving audio innovations coming from Knoll at the CEDIA show in September!!

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LANDSCAPING: Smart irrigation technologies for your yard

Soil moisture sensors and weather-based irrigation controllers (such as our favorite Cyber-Rain) allow for much more efficient watering of your landscape.    But, did you know that there are certified professionals Nationally who can help you optimize your landscape watering with these technologies to save both your pocketbook AND the environment!?

It is true, there are designers, contractors, and auditors across the US, who have been certified under the EPA’s WaterSense program for their expertise in building landscaping systems that make efficient use of water.   The WaterSense program offers a list of these landscape experts, and the criteria by which they were certified.  Clicking on the following link will take you to EPA’s list of WaterSence certified professions.

According to the EPA, homeowners could reduce irrigation water use by 15%, or 9,000 gallons annually, by designing landscape irrigation systems using certified professionals.  That is just about equivalent to leaving your hose running nonstop for nearly a day!

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News: Raintube Achieves Rare Eco-Manufacturing Milestone

GetwithGreen.com would like to congratulate RainTube who recently achieved the Gold Level Cradle-To-Cradle Certification from MBDC. RainTube is one of only eleven in world to reach this environmental milestone.

MBDC was founded in 1995 to promote the “Next Industrial Revolution” through the new paradigm called Cradle-to-Cradle Design implementing eco-effective principles. Instead of designing products based on the ?take-make-waste? model of the last century (‘cradle-to-grave’), Cradle-to-Cradle Design helps to eliminate waste entirely.

For more information on MBDC, visit their website at: http://www.mbdc.com/

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