Checklist of Green AV and energy menagement features for control system programming and system design

1. Why Wait? Start Saving Energy – and Money.
This Green AV Checklist Will Help You Get Started.
The audiovisual world is going According to research developed But remember, these are not “one-
Green. With all the pressures on by BOMA and Cisco Systems, more size-fits-all” answers. Just as every
organizations to reduce costs, than 70% of electricity consumed in installation is a custom project,
there’s never been a better time. the U.S. is used in office buildings, every Green AV measure requires
Saving energy helps the planet and and lighting and office equipment you to make informed choices that
saves costs — helping you stretch account for almost 46% of an office are right for your organization —
your budgets farther. building’s energy use. While it was sometimes involving trade-offs. Any
not always the case, there’s no energy saving measure could impact
While the standards for Green
longer any doubt that the energy the overall performance of your AV
AV practices are still emerging,
consumption of audiovisual and system. For example, if a component
a lot can be achieved today.
related facilities should be included has a long warm-up time, then
There’s really no need to wait. By
in any effort to save energy in non- increased power down times might
focusing on areas such as resource
residential buildings. result in more and longer waiting
management, building automation,
periods for system availability.
lighting control and more, a typical This checklist offers 20 practical,
complex AV system can benefit useful tips showing you how to start We hope the recommendations
measurably from Green AV and saving energy and money with your from our Green AV checklist help
energy-saving practices. AV system right now. These smart you convert control system best
system control recommendations let practices into real, tangible energy
you save whether you’ve got a new savings.
or existing installation.
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2. Power off all unused,
non-critical equipment
when the system is not
in use
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3. Turn lights off when the room is
not being used
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4. Establish automatic power down
features to minimize energy waste
during down times
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5. Implement motion sensors to indicate
room occupancy or vacancy allowing for
power down and system off settings to
be triggered
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6. Implement photocells to
measure ambient room light and
minimize the need for artificial
light sources
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7. Raise window
shades to
compensate for
low light levels
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8. Raise or lower
shades to manage
solar heating
and maintain
temperature
settings with less
energy
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9. Implement current sensors to
determine power state feedback
for devices without bi-directional
communication or discrete power
commands
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10. Implement
temperature and
humidity sensors
in equipment racks
to measure room
conditions, control
levels, and prevent
device failures
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11. Ensure devices
in the system
have selectable
states for on,
off, and standby
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12. Ensure that devices can
easily transition between
on, off, and standby states
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13. Balance energy management
with system performance
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14. Monitor systems
remotely to measure
energy usage,
determine resource
utilization, and
manage scheduling
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15. Use remote management tools to
control global settings for all systems
including but not limited to energy
management
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16. Schedule energy management based on
varied settings for work hours, after-
work hours, late-night hours, non-work
days, etc.
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17. Monitor conference calls left
connected for extended periods
of time unnecessarily
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18. Restrict access to system operation
or features for unauthorized users
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19. Manage room vacancies
to maximize utilization
in specified building
floors or areas, so that
unused rooms can be
grouped in an area and
be “shutdown” during
down times
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20. Manage hallway
lighting during low
traffic times. Use low
light settings unless
motion is detected.
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21. Manage public
area displays
during off-hours,
only power on
when motion is
detected
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22. Monitor usage by room or
individual to efficiently address
concerns and minimize problems
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23. Measure energy usage
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24. 5 Power off all unused, non-critical 5 Implement temperature and 5 Monitor conference calls left
equipment when the system is not humidity sensors in equipment connected for extended periods of
in use racks to measure room time unnecessarily
conditions, control levels, and
5 Turn lights off when the room is prevent device failures 5 Restrict access to system
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not being used operation or features for
5 Ensure devices in the system have unauthorized users
5 Establish automatic power down selectable states for on, off, and
features to minimize energy waste standby 5 Manage room vacancies to
during down times maximize utilization in specified
5 Ensure that devices can easily building floors or areas, so that
5 Implement motion sensors to transition between on, off, and unused rooms can be grouped in
indicate room occupancy or standby states an area and be “shutdown” during
vacancy allowing for power down down times
and system off settings to be 5 Balance energy management with
triggered system performance 5 Manage hallway lighting during
low traffic times. Use low
5 Implement photocells to measure 5 Monitor systems remotely to light settings unless motion is
Green AV
ambient room light and minimize measure energy usage, determine detected.
the need for artificial light sources resource utilization, and manage
scheduling 5 Manage public area displays
5 Raise window shades to during off-hours, only power on
compensate for low light levels 5 Use remote management tools when motion is detected
to control global settings for all
5 Raise or lower shades to manage systems including but not limited 5 Monitor usage by room or
solar heating and maintain to energy management individual to efficiently address
temperature settings with less concerns and minimize problems
energy 5 Schedule energy management
based on varied settings for work 5 Measure energy usage
5 Implement current sensors to hours, after-work hours, late-
determine power state feedback night hours, non-work days, etc.
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communication or discrete power
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25. Checked Your List?
Let Us Show You the Next Steps.
Whether you’re a consultant, integrator or technology manager, you
need a Control System Solution Provider to guide you to the Green AV
future. We can help you go Green today!
Call us at (201) 797-7900 for your FREE, no obligation one-hour Green AV consultation.
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