Warmer weather, early blooms, green shoots around the neighborhood – the signs of spring are all around us. Beyond appreciating the natural wonder that this time of year brings, it’s also a time to reflect on sustainability practices as we celebrate Earth Day.
On April 22, communities worldwide will celebrate with eco-friendly activities and advocacy events aimed at reducing energy waste and protecting our great planet. These types of initiatives are core to our DNA at Intermatic, and we’re happy to be a part of the movement and support sustainability in our own way. Here’s how:
Facilitating Energy Efficiency
Small changes add up to big energy savings over time. Installing solutions like in-wall and plug-in timers, occupancy sensors, and photocontrols can help automate lighting schedules while simplifying day-to-day routines.
In residential settings, solutions like our ASCEND® Smart 7-Day Programmable Timer provide convenient smart control and can be paired with living room lights, entranceway lights, and more. Similarly, plug-in solutions like our DT200LT Digital Landscape Timer are a great way to create schedules for backyard lights and seasonal decorations.
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Protecting Electronics, Appliances, and Equipment
Although we often think about conservation in terms of electricity and fuel consumption, the same principle applies to purchases for homes and businesses. The raw materials, rare elements, and production resources associated with manufacturing new appliances and electronics come with an environmental cost.
By installing robust surge protection, you can help extend the life of home electronics and appliances while avoiding the headaches and costs of replacing damaged equipment due to power surge events. Solutions like our SMARTGUARD® Whole Home Surge Protection Devices provide lasting wall-to-wall protection and keep energy-efficient appliances operating as they should.
For commercial and industrial applications, our customizable PANELGUARD+ and versatile PANELGUARD® solutions deliver large-scale protection in manufacturing, warehouse, and municipal applications.
Promoting Sustainability Inside and Out
In addition to promoting simple sustainability best practices in our corporate office and manufacturing facilities (e.g., recycling programs, eliminating single-use plastic, environment-related volunteer days), we also feel it’s important to call out the energy-saving qualities of products throughout our catalog.
To help guide environmentally conscious customers, we’re excited to start a new program to spotlight products that deliver exceptional energy savings with new Intermatic Green and Green+ badges.
Intermatic Green badges will indicate basic solutions that conserve natural resources through sensing, control, and protection. They may or may not support LED applications. (e.g., thermal photocontrols, mechanical timers, surge protection).
Intermatic Green+ badges will highlight advanced solutions that conserve natural resources through sensing, control, and protection. These solutions offer superior functionality and are typically designed to support LED applications. (e.g., ARISTA, electronic photocontrols)
Keep an eye out for these new badges in various marketing materials in the coming months. We’re excited to kick off this program as we continue to evolve our sustainability practices and support green initiatives!
Have a great idea to support sustainability at your home or business? Drop us a line at [email protected].