Bohemia, N.Y. — Jan. 20, 2009 — Recently, there has been news covering the increase of recycling fees. Unfortunately, the increases have been associated with the weakened economy and the decreased value of plastics and metals. With so many people making a conscious effort to change their lifestyle in order to protect the environment, it is untimely that in a destabilized economy people will be required to factor recycling into their budget. Projector Lamp Services, LLC (PLS), stands by a credo that not only promotes but also provides Green AV. RelampIt, Recycle, Renew while saving money or even for no money at all. more

NEW YORK: In supporting the growing international movement towards environmentally friendly business practices, the Walters-Storyk Design Group has initiated a number of policies designed to make their domestic and international offices more energy efficient and ecologically responsive. Working under the direction of company co-principals John Storyk and Beth Walters, WSDG project manager Kathlyn Boland has spearheaded the far-ranging initiative. more

New York, NY, January 30, 2009 — CMS Innovative Consultants announced today that it has developed a new AV Energy Management Module in accordance with LEED criteria that it has begun integrating into all of its audiovisual designs. The energy-saving control system module enables users to pre-set times to automatically turn the system on and off to conserve both energy and cost. more

December 2008 – (Woodbury, New York)— ARCHI-TECH awarded Lencore with its 2008 Readers’ Choice Grand Prize Award in ‘Sustainability’ for Lencore’s Spectra i.Netâ„¢ networked sound masking system. The award was based on input from readers of ARCHI-TECH magazine and by visitors who logged on to architechmag.com to cast their votes. more

December 2008 – (Woodbury, New York)— ARCHI-TECH awarded Lencore with its 2008 Readers’ Choice Grand Prize Award in ‘Audio/Video’ for Lencore’s Music Page Interface (MPI). The award was based on input from readers of ARCHI-TECH magazine and by visitors who logged on to architechmag.com to cast their votes. more

~ Innovative Custom-Printed Artistic Acoustic Panels Make Industry Debut ~

ANAHEIM, CA – Auralex Acoustics, the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, is breaking new ground by launching a gallery of custom-printed acoustical panels at this year’s Winter NAMM show (Booth 6794, Hall A). Auralex Acoustics is exclusively the first to market SonicPrint, its custom-printed, artistic ProPanels featuring “The Art of Sound� theme which blends unlimited design and style options for any room with the company’s acoustically proven technology of its ProPanel product line.

SonicPrint custom-printed, artistic ProPanels are fabric-covered acoustic absorptive panels designed as artwork. For the home theater enthusiast, this exclusive offering opens the door to numerous home theater décor options, as the acoustical panels are camouflaged under the design of the customer’s choice. Users are no longer limited to single color fabric choices, and can now outfit any space with paintings and drawings of any kind. SonicPrint is also available for Auralex’s ELiTE Custom Fabric System (CFS), a full-room treatment approach that blends an engineered acoustical environment with an elegant finished appearance. more

(SPICELAND, IND)—Draper, Inc., a leading manufacturer of gymnasium equipment, projection screens, window shades and lifts and mounts for flatscreens and video projectors, has been recognized for its efforts to reduce energy use in the company’s facilities. more

Adder Joins Crestron Integrated Partner Program

NEWBURYPORT, MA – Dec. 9, 2008 – Adder, a leading developer of KVM switches, extenders and KVM over IP solutions, today announced its inclusion into the Crestron Integrated Partner Program. Crestron, the world’s premier provider of advanced control and automation solutions will seamlessly integrate with Adder’s KVM and extension solutions to bring a higher level of audio and video quality to facilities where audio and video clarity is important. more

Projector Lamp Services has recently launched a new improved website, www.relampit.com, which highlights a number of transformations that PLS has made over the years. The new website design and features were well accepted by our existing customers, and provided new potential customers with an updated, reliable view of PLS as a whole. With that said, PLS and Relampit.com continue to implement up to the minute website features, the newest of which is a user-friendly key word search bar. more

Middleton, WI—Designed for medium zone-based audio distribution applications, the Intelix Audisey Athena combines the flexibility of a true matrix mixer with digital signal processing and up to sixteen individual amplifiers—all in a single three rack space package. Plus, the Athena’s internal digital amplifiers feature 93% energy efficient performance with load sensing capability, providing powerful performance with low heat loss. more