We bring back Waveguide’s final rAVe “EcoSystems” blog from December 2012. CEO Scott Walker recalls his blog series and a fundamental question about the sustainable technology market. Is there one? “Earlier this month a very important person in our industry asked me a very straightforward question: Have we (the AV/IT industry) proven that there is … Throwback Thursday: Always Be Closing
Recalling the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment launched in 2007. 679 signatories to date and 525 submitted action plans. No green washing here. In a 2012 blog, Scott Walker muses on how the AV industry and higher ed can work together to achieve carbon neutrality. “Over the past six years I have been … Throwback Thursday: ACUPCC, No Greenwashing Here
Back in December 2009, Waveguide’s Scott Walker blogged about the need for electronic recycling in Systems Contractor News. More electronics are being recycled, 25 percent in 2009 compared to 14 percent in 2007. But we all know more electronics are reaching their “end-of-life” every year. Who’s got a good story to tell about recycling? Have you … Throwback Thursday: E-Age Wasteland
Remembering the days of standing over the copier and making in-person presentations – every time…from SCN’s October 2008 archives. “It’s 5:30 p.m. on a Wednesday and instead of sitting down to dinner with my family, I’m standing over the copier at my office printing 10 copies of a 20-page AV program report. As the copier inevitably … Throwback Thursday: VTC Is Real
Saving the environment seems so much easier than balancing the federal budget, doesn’t it? This Throwback Thursday, Waveguide takes a look way back to a simpler time, sharing the debut of Scott Walker’s Green AV column in Systems Contractor News in 2007. “The first paid job I ever had on this planet was switching off lights in my … Throwback Thursday: Unearthing Your Inner Green Space
We revisit Scott Walker’s October 2011 blog, challenging the industry to look beyond the deep economic trough and double down on sustainability plans started in 2008. “OK, it’s time for a quick check on the whole environmental thing. Remember those heady days of 2007 and 2008 when … the green wave was growing and influencing … Throwback Thursday: The Thrill is Gone, The Work Goes On
Digging into our blog archives from the summer of 2011 gives us hope. On this Throwback Thursday we’re reminded that Millennials are tech savvy and hyper aware of the planet’s dwindling resources – a great combination for GreenAV solutions. “I’m going to share with you a personal story that gives me great hope for the … Throwback Thursday: Some Serious Next-Gen GreenAV … Literally
For this week’s Throwback Thursday contribution, we are posting one of our favorites from the Ecosystems archives, circa 2011. In You Have Got to Be Sh—ting Me, Scott Walker reveals shock and awe upon winning USGBC approval of an AV innovation credit. “For the past eight months with these EcoSystems articles….I have been telling the … Throwback Thursday: You Have Got to Be Sh—ing Me