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Intelligent Efficiency: Crestron Makes Life Greener™
 This is an insightful seven page document providing valuable tips, techniques and case studies for optimizing energy efficient control solutions in commercial and residential applications. This research paper demonstrates how a fully integrated solution, including lighting, HVAC and AV, with the power and flexibility of precise manual control and custom levels of automation, results in significant energy conservation and cost savings.
Click here to download (PDF - 336K)
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to work. More than 6,000 member organizations work together to develop a variety of programs and services, including the LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System®, which applies to new commercial construction, existing building operations and commercial interior projects.
For more information, please visit:
www.usgbc.org/leed
LEED® Green Building Rating System®
The LEED Rating System is a point-based system whereby building products contribute to achieving LEED points following performance-based requirements. To meet these requirements, practitioners identify products that have specific attributes. The amount of points achieved will determine which level of LEED® certification the project is awarded.
Details regarding LEED certification levels and a complete list of Green Building credit categories and point allocation are available online and in a downloadable brochure.
Click here for online version
Click here to download brochure (PDF - 6.4M)
Crestron lighting systems may contribute to LEED certification depending upon system design and implementation. iLux is compliant based on the integral motion sensor that provides substantial energy savings. In addition, by adding a Crestron 2-series processor and light-level sensor, iLux enables daylight harvesting with both lighting and drape control.
Click here download the official LEED Rating System Manual (PDF - 444K)
Featured Articles
 Hearst Tower (New York, NY)
"Aesthetic Connections"
March 2007
The Hearst Tower, with its distinctive triangular frame, opened in New York City October 9, 2007 as the city's first Gold LEED® certified building. Dubbed as, "one of the largest IT networking projects ever undertaken," the Hearst Tower incorporates Crestron control software and hardware throughout the building.
Click here to read this article (PDF - 12.2M)
 Tips for Shade Control
"Cool Add-Ons: Motorized Shades"
Fall 2007
Drapes, shades or blinds are an attractive alternative for covering windows. A motorized track or roller, easily controlled via a Crestron touchpanel, provides convenience and ensures that drapes are always placed correctly and can even save energy and prevent upholstery from fading.
Click here to read this article (PDF - 10.7M)
 National Association of Realtors
"Hot Property"
By Jim Stokes
August 2006
The new headquarters for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) was awarded the Silver Certificate from the LEED Green Building Rating Board. Avitecture installed the AV and control system, which was a challenge because the entire exterior of the building is glass and the structure comes to a point at one end. Crestron connected rooms include the boardroom, VTC room, event rooms and the IT server room. A combination of both wired and wireless solutions was implemented to control all the AV and VTC cameras. The "need help" button programming into the Crestron touchpanels communicates with RoomView software for remote help desk and asset management capabilities.
Click here to read this article (PDF - 288K)
Green Audiovisual Systems
By Joseph Bocchiaro III, PhD, CTS-D
February 2005
This is a comprehensive article discussing the relevance and impact of the LEED initiative on the AV industry. Specifically, the "Innovation and Design Process" category provides consultants and integrators opportunities to accumulate additional LEED points and differentiate themselves from competitors.
Click here to read this article (PDF - 148K)
Featured Installations
 EcoManor
Atlanta, GA
The goal of the project is to promote "green" building and to provide a tool to educate homebuilders, homeowners and vendors. EcoManor is a 2006 EH Home of the Year award-winner. The TPMC-15L is the focal point of the system, monitoring systems such as electricity, geo-thermal energy, and water, and also displaying current energy usage, total consumption, money spent and return on investment figures in real-time. Crestron lighting, thermostats and CEN-IDOC are also included in this award-winning project.
Click here to read more about this installation (PDF - 1.4M)
 Wolf Law Building - University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
The Wolf Law Building at the University of Colorado received Gold Level LEED Certification in 2007 for energy efficiency and attention to the environment. Crestron provides facility-wide automation and remote helpdesk management throughout the five-story 184,000 square-foot building, including control of all AV presentation systems in all 26 rooms.
Click here to read more about this installation (PDF - 2.6M)
ASHRAE
 The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is an international membership organization establishing standards to provide minimum requirements for the energy-efficient design of buildings.
These standards set minimum requirements for the design and construction of new buildings, new portions of buildings, and new systems and equipment in existing buildings. ASHRAE standards apply to several systems and equipment used in conjunction with buildings including HVAC and lighting.
For more information, please visit:
www.ashrae.org
iLux is compliant with Standard 90.1-2004 - Energy Standard for Buildings, and specifically the Mandatory Provisions 9.4.1.1 (b) and (c) regarding the use of an occupant sensor that turns the lights off within 30 minutes after leaving the space, and a control system that indicates that an area is unoccupied. iLux also complies with Provision 9.4.1.4, which pertains to the control of display, accent, task and demonstration lighting.
RoHS
 The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), European Union (EU) Directive 202/95/EC, mandates that effective July 1, 2006, all products sold into the EU must significantly curtail the use of Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers. Per the directive, the maximum allowed concentration by weight in homogeneous materials is 0.1 percent for each material, with the exception of Cadmium, which is 0.01 percent.
For more information, please visit:
www.rohs.gov.uk
Title 24, Part 6, of the California Code of Regulations: California's Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings
 The Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings were established in 1978 in response to a legislative mandate to reduce California's energy consumption. The standards are updated periodically to allow consideration and possible incorporation of new energy efficiency technologies and methods.
For all the latest Title 24 news and standards updates please visit:
www.energy.ca.gov/title24
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