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Cool lighting
from Philips
Philips and Ecophon have
combined their areas of expertise
and created an acoustic ceiling
panel with integrated LED
lighting. Soundlight Comfort
free-hanging panels have several
benefits including lower energy
consumption, reduced clutter, an
attractive design and enhanced
employee well-being. The panels
are claimed to be ideal for
buildings with Thermally Activated
Building Systems (TABS), such
as Concrete Core Activation
which uses the concrete core of
a building to retain heat and cool
the interior. To work properly, the
ceiling structure must be exposed,
which tends to increase echoing
and noise levels, while partially
exposed ceilings make it hard
to integrate office lighting in an
aesthetic way.
www.philips.com
www.ecophon.com
Snom is to stop providing external power supplies with its 3xx and 7xx
series IP phones as customers switch to Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).
Snom COO, Dr. Michael Knieling said: “Feedback from our customers
has revealed that the vast majority use PoE to power their phones.
This means that many thousands of power supplies have probably been
produced and never been used.” For every phone bought without an
additional power supply before June 22, the IP phone specialist plans
to donate £1 to the German branch of the Earth Day International
environmental initiative. Customers who don’t take advantage of
PoE can request an external power supply unit.
www.snom.com
Seven green bottles
Vapur has re-invented the water bottle for
the twenty-first century. The Vapur ‘anti-
bottle’, marketed as an eco-responsible
alternative to plastic water bottles, is
foldable (when empty), flexible, freezable
(for ice-cold drinks), dishwasher-proof and,
most importantly, re-usable. Vapur comes
in a range of colours including a cyan
blue Henley Royal Regatta limited edition
available for £14 from the Regatta Gift
Shop and on the HRR website.
www.hrr.co.uk
www.vapur.us
Top of the class
The NEC U Series of ultra short throw
(UST) projectors has received TCO
certification – the first in its class to
do so. Following the introduction of
the TCO Certified projectors program,
TCO Development has defined unique
criteria for UST projectors relating to
luminance uniformity, colour gamut and
energy consumption. The projectors’
short throw distance allows them
to be placed close to the projection
surface, making them ideal for use with
interactive whiteboards and in small
meeting rooms.
www.nec-display-solutions.com
www.tcodevelopment.com
Sound and vision
Oktav class A sound absorbers
from Kinnarps are an eco-friendly
solution to the problem of noise
in open plan offices. Designed by
Christian Halleröd and featuring
Kinnarps re:fill, a special padding
made from waste fabric, the
contoured wall panels absorb
sound and help keep noise levels
down. They are available in a
range of colours and fabrics and
can be arranged in interesting and
decorative patterns and colour
combinations.
www.kinnarps.com
It’s your choice:
recycle, compost or burn
Shiny Stamp has expanded its ECO line of rubber stamps with a
new Hybrid range made from PLA bio-plastic mixed with sawdust.
One of the advantages of this material, says Shiny Stamp, is that
unlike petroleum polymers it is natural, non-toxic and can be
incinerated, composted or recycled. Shiny Stamp’s ECO line also
includes stamps made from recycled ABS plastic derived from
consumer electronics goods such as televisions and printers;
recycled PET from old water bottles; and compostable PLA bio-
plastic from corn starch.
www.stampsdirect.co.uk
Sustainable
Editor’s Choice Award
Kinnarps Oktav
Sustainable
Editor’s Choice Award
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