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Belkin Conserve Smart AV Energy Saving Power Strip $35.64 The Belkin Conserve Smart AV Energy Saving Power Strip lets you control power to your whole entertainment system with the push of a button–your TV’s power button. The green colored Master Outlet senses when your TV is on or off and controls power to five peripheral outlets for your AV components. When you turn your TV off, power to the peripheral components goes off too–including standby power–so no energy is wastedHome electronics consume energy even when they’re turned off. Leaving home entertainment system peripheral devices on when not in use can add up to an average cost of 75 a year.* The Smart AV helps you reduce these costs by cutting down on wasted power.Saves Energy AutomaticallyThe green-colored Master Outlet features detection technology that senses the power state of your device for maximum compatibility with a range of products. The Smart AV lets you control up to six different devices with your TV’s on/off power. It automatically shuts down Master-Controlled Outlets when the master device (e.g. your TV) is turned off, and then automatically powers up Master-Controlled Outlets when master device is turned on. This helps reduce wasted power to cut down on overall energy consumption in your home.The Smart AV automatically turns off DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, receivers, subwoofers, and more when you turn your TV off, and it protects sensitive electronics from power spikes or surges with 1000 joules of surge protection.Fast, Simple Set-UpThe Smart AV is quick to set up. Simply plug a master device–most likely a television or stereo amplifier– into the green Master Outlet. This master device will then control the five Master-Controlled Outlets, which are suitable for those devices, like DVD players VCRs and game consoles that do not require constant round-the-clock power. Cable/Satellite boxes, and DVRs, which need 24-hour power, should be plugged into one of the two dark gray Not-Controlled O |
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Sustainable Preservation: Greening Existing Buildings $75 A guide to green strategies for preservation and adaptive reuse—and the power of preservation/reuse as a green strategy.Buildings account for nearly forty percent of both total energy use and carbon emissions in the United States. With one of the country’s leading preservation architects as your guide, Sustainable Preservation explores the power of adaptive reuse to reduce those numbers and move us toward sustainability. It shows how an icon such as H.H. Richardson’s Trinity Church in Boston can go green—and why a 1970s strip-mall supermarket not only deserves similar attention but can also emerge as a building that delights users.Sustainable Preservation takes a nuanced look at the hundreds of choices that adaptive reuse requires architects to make—from ingenious ways to redeploy existing structural elements to time-honored techniques for natural ventilation to creation of wetlands that restore a site’s natural biological functions. In addition, Sustainable Preservation:Presents fifty case studies of projects—schools, houses, offices, stores, museums, and government buildings—that set new standards for holistic approaches to adaptive reuse and sustainabilityCovers design issues, from building location to lighting systems, renewable power options, stormwater handling, and building envelope protection and integrity.Reviews operational issues, including materials choices for low lifetime maintenance, green housekeeping, and indoor air qualityExplains calculators and programs that supplement the LEED® green building certification program requirements to yield even greater environmental benefitsSustainable Preservation makes a compelling argument that preservation and sustainability don’t just protect the environment, but deliver a full range of societal benefits, from job creation to stronger social connection.On the Cover: Trinity Church in Boston: Under |
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Sustainable Preservation: Greening Existing Buildings $75 A guide to green strategies for preservation and adaptive reuse—and the power of preservation/reuse as a green strategy.Buildings account for nearly forty percent of both total energy use and carbon emissions in the United States. With one of the country’s leading preservation architects as your guide, Sustainable Preservation explores the power of adaptive reuse to reduce those numbers and move us toward sustainability. It shows how an icon such as H.H. Richardson’s Trinity Church in Boston can go green—and why a 1970s strip-mall supermarket not only deserves similar attention but can also emerge as a building that delights users.Sustainable Preservation takes a nuanced look at the hundreds of choices that adaptive reuse requires architects to make—from ingenious ways to redeploy existing structural elements to time-honored techniques for natural ventilation to creation of wetlands that restore a site’s natural biological functions. In addition, Sustainable Preservation:Presents fifty case studies of projects—schools, houses, offices, stores, museums, and government buildings—that set new standards for holistic approaches to adaptive reuse and sustainabilityCovers design issues, from building location to lighting systems, renewable power options, stormwater handling, and building envelope protection and integrity.Reviews operational issues, including materials choices for low lifetime maintenance, green housekeeping, and indoor air qualityExplains calculators and programs that supplement the LEED® green building certification program requirements to yield even greater environmental benefitsSustainable Preservation makes a compelling argument that preservation and sustainability don’t just protect the environment, but deliver a full range of societal benefits, from job creation to stronger social connection.On the Cover: Trinity Church in Boston: Under |
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Woods Smart Strip 10-Outlets Surge Suppressor – Receptacles: 10 – 3600 J $59.24 All electronics draw some power even when they are in sleep mode or turned off. For example, a computer monitor uses up to 30 watts even in sleep mode. That adds up to about $2.19 a month or $26.67 a year in energy costs. Other computer peripherals and home entertainment equipment can draw over 50 watts when off. It is easy to see that the energy being consumed by all of your sleeping electronics really adds up. The advanced technology in the Smart Strip combines surge protection with automatic power control. It automatically turns off power to printers, DVD players, and other electronics when they are not in use, saving electricity and money. Being green just got easy! |