ETC's Source Four luminaires are known globally for their energy efficiency. The Source Four spotlight has become the most efficient tungsten fixture for entertainment lighting. ETC also produces a full range of Source Four HID fixtures with high-intensity-discharge lamps that last up to 10,000 hours longer than other lamps, while maintaining over 90% efficiency.
ETC's products and systems are helping customers and their buildings achieve the distinguished Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating. The largest LEED building, the silver certified new Palazzo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, is equipped with ETC's Unison system as well as over 100 Source Four luminaires. The Grand Rapids Art Museum, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the first art museum to achieve Gold LEED certification, also benefits from green minded Unison control.
ETC has even gone greener in its own back yard: the recent 78,000 sq ft (7,200 sq m) extension at the company's Wisconsin headquarters was designed to minimise its environmental impact. Paradigm is used throughout the headquarters to maximise energy efficiencies, and thick, heavy duty metal panels were chosen to reduce excess material consumption.
The company has started a huge effort toward a 'paperless office', in which all paper records are electronically archived. The project will take over a year to complete and will convert over three million pages of data into electronic format. All existing paper will be recycled.
Even ETC's 2009 product catalogue is eco-friendly. The cover is made from 100% recovered cotton from textile factory waste, and the catalogue's pages are made of FSC-certified paper - 30% recycled fibre and chlorine free pulp from timber managed forests.
(Jim Evans)
