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Friday, 06 April 2012 11:10

A Message from En3 Sustainability Solutions

Written by Alterra

We began our journey to mitigate the impact of climate change in 2003. We had an internal goal to become carbon neutral by 2012 and for the last several years worked towards this goal by improving energy efficiency and increasing use of low-carbon resources.

Why we wanted to be carbon neutral?

To help focus the attention of our customers, associates, teammembers and shareholders on energy efficiency
To set up a process of continual improvement in our carbon management
To introduce a financial incentive for reducing our carbon footprin tand resource use
To catalyze the adoption of resource efficiency and drive energy use reductions in our communities
To prepare in the long-term for regulations and fiscal measure thatare likely to be introduced

Some critics also say that companies that offset would be better to spend this money onreducing emissions within their businesses. We have invested in offsetting projects that achieve social benefits as well as carbon reductions at the same time.

We have also been concerned about criticism of the accreditation of theoffsetting schemes. We did a lot of work to make sure that we were following a properly accredited scheme. We purchase credits under theVoluntary Carbon Standard, a recognizable and reliable independent standard for Verified Emissions Reductions. This means that the project that we have supported comply with the additionality criteria of the Clean Development Mechanism, and so would not have occurred without the revenue created through selling emission reduction credits.

These are some of the reasons we chose to work with Carbonfund.org and we are happy to contribute towards climate change projects through Carbonfund.org.

-The En3 Sustainability Solutions Team

About En3 Sustainability Solutions

En3 is an international expert in sustainability. Since 2003, En3 has been steadily guiding several corporations, governments and institutions in effectively and efficiently pursuing the path of sustainable development.

En3 provides a range of consultancy services, pragmatic solutions, software products and education programs in the field of sustainability. Our services include green building consultancy, building simulations, energy analysis and improvement, green retrofits for existing buildings, carbon footprint calculations, sustainability reporting, life cycle assessments (LCA) and environmental product declarations (EPD).

En3 offers software solutions for GHG management (ECARB&EPERT) and corporate sustainability reporting (ESTAR). Based on the newly launched Product Lifecycle Accounting Standard, En3 has launched EPACE software for product sustainability.

En3 Academy focuses on imparting high-quality green education and its specially designed green curriculum will help educate architects, engineers, designers and sustainability professionals on practical aspects of applied sustainability.

For further information, please visit http://www.en3online.com

Thursday, 05 April 2012 11:35

Extraordinary Results from Extraordinary Earth-friendly Ingredients with Earth Science Naturals

Written by Linda

With Earth Day approaching, it’s a good time to think about caring for the Earth in everything you do. So, how do you care for your skin and hair in the most environmentally-responsible way? The folks at Earth Science Naturals have been making natural body care products from clean, natural ingredients for over 30 years. With every product they formulate, they set out to make something that will deliver great results at a great value, without ever compromising on quality.

Earth Science Naturals cares about its customers and about the planet we all share, and is committed to providing environmentally safe skin, body, and hair care without irritants, soaps, petroleum, toxins, heavy metals, artificial colors, animal ingredients or parabens. While so many other companies are owned by large corporate parents, Earth Science Naturals remains a family business, putting their hearts into the products they make. Earth Science Naturals is motivated to make a positive contribution to customers’ lives and to our planet. As a CarbonFree® Business Partner for the past five years, Earth Science Naturals has proven their commitment to environmental responsibility.

Earth Science Naturals products are available at many national retailers and through their online shopping site. Do something good for yourself and the Earth this Earth Day, and try some of the extraordinary skin and hair products from Earth Science Naturals.

Wednesday, 04 April 2012 15:49

Loll Designs - Outdoor Furniture for the Modern Eco-Lollygagger

Written by Linda

It’s springtime – time for sprucing up your outdoor living and lollygagging space with comfortable, stylish and eco-conscious lawn and patio furniture. Loll Designs is a modern outdoor furniture and accessories manufacturer specializing in the use of recycled materials to make affordable, long-lasting, no-maintenance outdoor furniture. Loll's contemporary outdoor furniture is perfect for people who want to add a unique and modern aesthetic to their outdoor spaces. Loll Designs feature furniture and accessories in an assortment of styles and colors.

Loll is best known for their modern Adirondack chair, but their furniture line includes chairs, tables, benches, a kid’s line, accessories and containers. All of their recycled outdoor furniture is designed and manufactured in the USA with a focus on sustainable outdoor furniture manufacturing practices. Unlike most outdoor patio furniture, Loll's modern furniture requires no seasonal storage or maintenance and all Loll furniture is recyclable.

Loll began as a way to utilize excess material from the construction of TrueRide brand municipal skate parks. An estimated eight recycled milk jugs go into each pound of a Loll Adirondack Chair or about 400 milk jugs per chair. The first Loll Adirondack chairs looked a lot like their skate ramps, with tan colored surfaces that were made from the same materials as the skating ramps. Eventually, Loll migrated to all post-consumer plastics for Loll Designs, due to the durability and color variety.

Loll also believes in promoting environmentally sustainable practices in its own operations. Starting in 2008, Loll staff has taken a field day each year around Earth Day (frost permitting in MN) to plant a tree for each order received in the preceding year. Loll offsets all annual operational emissions by making a donation to Carbonfund.org for every package shipped in order to offset the carbon generated during shipping.

So check out the stylish, durable and versatile outdoor furniture at Loll Designs and join the modern lollygaggers lounging in environmentally-responsible style.

Tuesday, 03 April 2012 15:42

Men’s Health Reinvents the American Road Trip

Written by Alterra

This is a repost of a Men's Health release from April, 2 2012. Carbonfund.org is working with our partner ignition inc. to sponsor the event as carbon neutral. The original article can be seen here: http://www.menshealth.com/techlust/electric-car-challenge-about

Team of drivers—including IndyCar and American Le Mans racer Martin Plowman and Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust—will establish coast-to-coast “speed” record in a 2012 Ford Focus Electric.

The goal: To go fast—by slowing down.

April 02, 2012 01:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Men’s Health, the world’s largest men’s magazine, announced today the launch of its 2012 Electric Car Challenge, a cross-country adventure designed to help maximize the potential of electric vehicles (EV’s), create a healthier, more satisfying, and more exciting road trip experience, and raise money for an important cause. The cross-country course will begin in New York City and end in Los Angeles.

“We want to see what kind of great experiences we can stitch together while our car is charging”

The team will leave the New York International Auto Show on April 11 and will stop between 40 and 55 times to recharge the battery of its 2012 Ford Focus Electric, a new electric car that recently earned a 110 mile-per-gallon equivalent (MPGe) rating from the EPA for city driving. This makes it the most efficient 5-seater in the U.S. With each charging stop taking between 2 and 4 hours—and with the drivers progressing in shifts around the clock—the team expects to arrive at Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles 10 to 12 days after the Challenge commences, possibly arriving on Earth Day, April 22. At that point, they will establish the record for the fastest coast-to-coast drive in an electric car, creating a target for others to beat as battery technology improves and charging options expand.

“With gas prices expected to reach nearly $5 per gallon this summer, the Great American Road Trip is poised for a Great American Renaissance,” said David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men’s Health. “We created the Electric Car Challenge to demonstrate a more eco-friendly approach to the road trip that will have a positive effect on you, your wallet, and the environment.”

Though it will use public and commercial charging stations, the team will crowd-source most of the trip, inviting readers and supporters to help make the record possible by offering their 240v, 40-amp outlets, such as those typically installed for clothes dryers. To fulfill the mission of reinventing the American road trip, the drivers will fill the charging periods with exciting, life-changing experiences that you can’t enjoy when racing down the highway—they’ll be engaged adventures, exercise and fitness challenges, culinary pursuits, environmental missions, and more. All of these will benefit readers thanks to a steady stream of surprising tips and advice across a wide range of subjects. The team will provide updates at menshealth.com/ElectrifyUS, and via Twitter at @MHTechLust (#ElectrifyUS). The team will check in with FourSquare at every stop, and followers are encouraged to come out to meet the team, work out with them, and perhaps score some t-shirts.

According to Eric Adams, a team member and senior editor at the magazine, one of the hardest parts of planning the challenge was simply convincing Ford to loan Men’s Health the car for this unorthodox test. “The Focus Electric is designed for urban commuting, so we’re asking the car to do something it wasn’t intended to do,” said Adams, who will be the first journalist to drive the Focus Electric. “We commend Ford for their willingness to put their faith in our planning skills and efficient driving.”

In addition to Adams, the team consists—at varying points during the drive—of X-Games gold medalist Tanner Foust, co-host of Top Gear USA; IndyCar and American Le Mans racer Martin Plowman; and former Navy SEAL commander Coleman Ruiz, executive director of Carry the Load, a foundation that supports the families of U.S. soldiers who’ve been killed in combat. The team will raise money for the foundation throughout the drive. Also on board for several days each, to provide different perspectives on the road-trip experience: Men’s Health Girl Next Door columnist Naomi Piercey, Miss Indiana 2009 Nicole Pollard; and Carry the Load spokesmodel Katie Cwynar.

The team’s route—extending to Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, and Los Angeles, and all points in between—will maximize driving efficiency. While this is a “speed record,” no speed limits will be broken, since high speed taxes the battery. The car will mostly be off-highway in order to extend its range and offer better experiences for the team. For safety and practicality reasons, the drivers will have a Ford F-150 EcoBoost support vehicle, which will permit teams to proceed ahead of the Focus to help ensure all the drivers receive full night’s sleep daily. The trip will be analyzed and rendered carbon-neutral using ignition’s iSES™ sustainability program, via offset donations provided by Carbonfund.org.

Ultimately, the team’s true goal is simply to have fun. “We want to see what kind of great experiences we can stitch together while our car is charging,” Adams notes. “It’s not a fair challenge, of course—the infrastructure for fast, easy charging doesn’t exist yet. But that’s why we’re doing it. If the infrastructure was there, what fun would that be?”

About Men’s Health (www.menshealth.com)

Men’s Health is the go-to source for men seeking the latest information and expert advice in their pursuit of a healthy and active lifestyle. Published 10 times a year in the U.S. by Rodale, Men’s Health is the best-selling men’s magazine on newsstands and provides its 12 million readers with up-to-the-minute information on health, fitness, fashion, nutrition, relationships, travel, technology and finance. Men’s Health is the largest men’s lifestyle magazine brand in the world, offering 40 global editions, a host of smartphone apps, as well as branded books, eBooks and microsites. The magazine has garnered numerous industry accolades, winning National Magazine Awards in the general excellence and personal service categories as well as being deemed by Media Industry Newsletter as the “#1 Most Notable Magazine Launch of the Last 25 Years.” Men’s Health has also appeared on Advertising Age’s “A List” and Adweek’s “Hot List.” For up-to-date news from Men’s Health, visit www.menshealth.com, and get instant updates on Twitter (@MensHealthMag) and Facebook (Men’s Health).

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Monday, 02 April 2012 15:52

UN Climate Panel Report Links Global Warming and Weather Extremes

Written by Jessie

Illustration of the core concepts of SREX

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report on Wednesday last week, warning that there is evidence from observations gathered since 1950 of change in some weather and climate extremes, including heat waves and record high temperatures.

“Evidence of climate change is expressing itself to people in different parts of the world in lots of different ways. There are some places in the world where there has been an increase in droughts, especially in Southern Europe and Africa. In other parts of the world there have been increases in heavy rainfall events. We’ve seen that especially in North America,” said the Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group II, Chris Field, a climate expert with the Carnegie Institution for Science in a video overview of the report.

The 592-page Special Report is named, “Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX)” and is the first to focus on extreme weather changes whereas past IPCC reports highlighted the gradual rise of temperatures and oceans.

SREX is the world’s most current assessment of climate change risks. The report is aimed at policymakers and its main thrust is that enough is known about climate change for the world’s leaders to start making decisions about how to handle the risks.

The report does not address reducing greenhouse gas emissions which have been blamed in large part for increasing global warming. Instead, it offers a range of strategies for adapting to a warmer world. Although mitigation of climate change is not the focus of this report, adaptation and mitigation can complement each other and together can significantly reduce the risks of climate change.

“It’s beginning to dawn on people that something is going on; that something bigger is afoot. The frontline of climate change is in the backyard,” said Susanne Moser of Susanne Moser Research & Consulting. Nations need to act now, because increasingly extreme weather is already a trend.

For more information or to read the full report from the IPCC, click this link. http://www.ipcc-wg2.gov/SREX/

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Monday, 02 April 2012 13:48

NSF International and Carbonfund.org Foundation Partner in CarbonFree® Product Certification to Address the Rising Interest in Climate Neutral Products

Written by Alterra

The first carbon neutral product label in North America is available through NSF International, the exclusive provider of CarbonFree® product certification

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (March 29, 2012) – Growing demand for carbon neutral products has led to the new exclusive partnership of NSF International and the Carbonfund.org Foundation, owner of the CarbonFree® Product Certification Program. CarbonFree® product certification is a credible, transparent way for companies to provide environmentally-friendly, carbon neutral products to their customers and is now offered through NSF International’s Sustainability division. The NSF and Carbonfund.org partnership leverages their combined expertise in product sustainability and NSF’s global certification management resources.

Driven by corporate responsibility, consumer demand, and potential government regulation, many companies want to quantify, reduce and offset the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the products they manufacture and supply. This growing market for eco-friendly products and consumer demand for transparent, credible and readily-accessible information at the point of purchase, makes carbon content labeling an important and a viable educational tool for consumers. The CarbonFree® mark can be found on a variety of products today, including food, beverage, electronics and apparel.

“The CarbonFree® Logo is widely recognized by consumers and companies throughout North America as a preferred mark that assures a comprehensive and high quality process was used to achieve carbon neutrality,” said Eric Carlson, President of Carbonfund.org. “More companies are recognizing the importance and value of offering carbon neutral products.”

To help meet this growing demand for carbon neutral products, Carbonfund.org, a leading nonprofit provider of climate solutions for individuals and businesses, developed the CarbonFree® Product Certification program, the first carbon neutral product label in North America. NSF International was selected to administer the program through its NSF Sustainability division.

With more than 65 years experience in protecting public health and the environment, NSF International adds their technical expertise to the CarbonFree® program as a global leader in standards development and third-party, independent product testing, auditing and certification worldwide. NSF Sustainability draws upon this expertise to help companies develop standardized, objective methods of measuring sustainability that instill marketplace confidence and promote acceptance of more sustainable products and services.

“The Carbonfree® program is an excellent fit with NSF’s Sustainability services, and with NSF's mission of protecting and improving human health. Carbonfree® certification provides current and new clients with another valuable tool to differentiate their products and provide more sustainable solutions for their customers,” said Tom Bruursema, General Manager of NSF Sustainability.

How the CarbonFree® Product Certification Program Works
The CarbonFree® product certification program uses Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) to determine the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over a product’s entire life cycle. GHG emissions (expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents) that cannot be reduced or eliminated from the products’ life cycle are offset or ‘neutralized’ with third-party validated renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry carbon offset projects.

A carbon offset ‘credit’ represents a reduction of carbon as a result of a clean technology (e.g. wind, solar) or carbon reduction (e.g. forestry) project. The units of carbon displaced or removed from the atmosphere as a result of these projects are translated into ‘credits.’ These credits can be purchased by companies that want to offset or neutralize the carbon produced as a result of producing and selling their product. Purchased credits are ‘retired’ so the carbon is essentially eliminated from use.

CarbonFree® certified products earn the use of the CarbonFree® mark along with being listed in the Carbonfund.org online product certification database. The CarbonFree® mark can be found on a variety of products today, including food, beverage, electronics and apparel.

For additional information on the CarbonFree® product Certification program, contact Dennis Gillan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 734-476-2543, or visit www.nsfsustainability.org.

About Carbonfund.org Foundation: Carbonfund.org is a leading nonprofit climate solutions organization, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact and hasten our transition to a low-carbon economy. Carbonfund.org supports innovative renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry projects globally that reduce carbon emissions and help people. Carbonfund.org has worked with over 2,000 corporate and nonprofit partners. More at www.carbonfund.org.

About NSF International: NSF International is an independent organization that writes standards, tests and certifies products for the construction, food, water and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment (nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide. NSF is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment.

NSF Sustainability draws upon this expertise in standards development, product assurance and certification, advisory services and quality management systems to help companies green their products, operations, systems and supply chains. Product assessments include testing and certification for sustainable products such as green chemicals and building products. Through its National Center for Sustainability Standards, NSF also develops sustainability standards for products such as carpet, flooring, and other commercial building materials.

Additional NSF services include Education and Training, safety audits for the food and water industries, nutritional/dietary supplement certification, organic certification provided by QAI (Quality Assurance International) and management systems registrations delivered through NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR). NSF-ISR services include ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems registration, Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Chain of Custody (COC) certifications.

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Tuesday, 27 March 2012 17:14

Guerrilla Mobile Billboards and Longleaf Lumber Partner in Repurposing

Written by Linda Kelly

As people move away from traditional advertising media like radio, television, and newspapers, advertisers are looking toward non-traditional methods to getting out their message. Sponsorships, street teams, and mobile billboards have all become part of the mix to reach out to the public.

Guerrilla Mobile Billboards was founded in 1999 to meet the underserved market for mobile billboards and mobile outdoor advertising campaigns, using their custom designed and built "guerrilla trucks," which feature a billboard on each side to ensure maximum visibility. Guerrilla Mobile Billboards can bring your message where others can't - such as the city or event location where traditional outdoor billboard advertising may be prohibitively expensive or completely unavailable. Mobile billboards provide flexibility of location and time. You also have geographic flexibility - you can target small local areas for intensive, exclusive coverage, or large areas for a broader impact.

But Guerrilla Mobile Billboards faced an environmental quandary when it came to disposing of used banners. In order to have the strength and flexibility to withstand all weather conditions, Guerrilla Mobile Billboards’ banners are made with a scrim reinforcing mesh. A downside of this durable construction method is that billboard banners cannot easily be recycled, like soft drink bottles and milk jugs.

To address the recycling and disposal issue of the banners, Guerrilla Mobile Billboards has partnered with Longleaf Lumber of Cambridge, MA to “repurpose” their used billboard banners. Longleaf Lumber is an antique and reclaimed lumber company with showrooms in Cambridge, MA, and New York City, and a mill in Berwick, ME. Their primary business is the milling of antique flooring derived from salvaged beams and decking, including Heart Pine and other woods associated with older and historical buildings. Until Guerrilla Mobile Billboards teamed up with Longleaf Lumber, they were forced to dispose of the used advertising banners. But a fortuitous discussion in early 2008 led to a repurposing partnership between the two companies. Guerrilla Mobile Billboards welcomed the first visit by Marc Poirier of LongLeaf Lumber and his flatbed truck, and loaded up roughly 100 used 10’ x 20’ banners for the repurposing project. Longleaf Lumber now repurposes the used banners to protect their reclaimed beams and boards, which are stored outside, from harsh weather elements. The banners are much stronger than the typical plastic tarps you buy at the building supply stores thus keeping the wood better protected from wind, rain, sun and snow. “I love the added attraction of the bright colors and unique scenes that these billboards give to our large stacks of weathered wood. It can be mixed media art at times,” says Alice DeGennaro of Longleaf Lumber.

We’re honored to have Guerilla Billboards as a CarbonFree^® partner for the past five years, and we applaud their banner repurposing project with Longleaf Lumber as a great example of “reducing what you can” in operational waste and emissions.

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Tuesday, 27 March 2012 12:54

Pick Paper Culture for Your Eco-Friendly Stationery Needs

Written by Linda

The folks at Paper Culture believe that you don’t have to give up design in order to be good to the planet. In fact, they’ve built their entire business around offering modern stationery designs that are eco-friendly and that include some serious conveniences to make your life a bit easier.

Paper Culture is an online stationery company offering modern eco products such as baby announcements, holiday cards, baby shower invitations and many other types of eco-friendly, personalized stationery. All of their designs are printed on 100% post consumer recycled paper and are 100% exclusive, which means your stationery isn’t just ‘like the Jones’ – it's better. The Paper Culture designs focus on clean lines, a modern point of view and spotlight bold colors and fresh typography. Paper Culture can further simplify your life by taking on the addressing, stuffing, stamping and mailing of your cards. Paper Culture can even individualize each of your cards with different message on each one, making thank you cards a snap.

Paper Culture recently expanded their product offering to include a line of sustainable bamboo wall art, for perfect mounting and display of your favorite photos. And for the rest of this week, you can take advantage of their “sp-EGG-tacular” Easter Cards sale. Save $20 off Easter Card purchases of $50 or more through March 30, 2012 – just enter Voucher Code: EASTER

Paper Culture has been featured in Real Simple, People, Martha Stewart and at the Tony Awards.

And Paper Culture doesn’t just market sustainability, they live it. Paper Culture plants a tree in a US national forest with every order. And, through working with Carbonfund.org, Paper Culture is a CarbonFree® Partner. For more information, please visit http://www.paperculture.com/.

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Friday, 23 March 2012 17:55

Carbonfund.org Welcomes STAXI® Corporation Limited

Written by Alterra

Carbonfund.org Foundation would like to welcome STAXI® as one of our newest business partners. STAXI^® is a now established globally as the leading wheelchair alternative and is the best selling nestable transport chair worldwide. staxi^® chairs are built specifically for large, busy facilities such as hospitals and airports, providing temporary transportation, safely and comfortably, for people who are distance-challenged.

STAXI® is also an environmentally friendly transportation system. By producing a product that is theft resistant they have reduced replacement costs. Their durable construction means they are built to last. The product claims they are almost maintenance free and require minimal spare part replacement, reducing both costs and emissions for new parts. And the travel systems are made from fully recyclable materials. This is in addition to the in office sustainability efforts the company has implemented including teleworking, electric bike and walking commuting, greenhouse gas corporate inventory, and, of course, carbon offsetting what they cannot reduce.

“At staxi®, we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint wherever we can, and offsetting it where we can’t. We have partnered with Carbonfund.org to offset all of our carbon emissions, from our offices to our warehouses. We have also worked to offset all of the carbon emissions resulting from the manufacture, transportation and delivery of staxi® products to our customers.” – David Gallant, Business Manager, STAXI® Corporation Limited

To learn more please visit: www.staxi.com

Friday, 23 March 2012 16:44

VCC is Lighting the Way to Sustainability

Written by Linda

Need a better lighting solution for your business? Visual Communications Company (VCC) is recognized as a pioneer in the optoelectronics industry developing today’s most innovative LED indication and illumination systems. VCC offers customized value-added services based upon the unique lighting design and complex assembly needs of customers’ products.

Listening can be illuminating. That’s why the VCC team starts each development assignment by talking through specific product performance objectives and custom LED engineering requirements with their customers.

VCC considers LED lighting to be crucial to the technology addressing the demand to move to more sustainable, energy efficient lighting solutions in a wide range of industries. LEDs are eco-friendly as the components are 95% recyclable. LEDs comply with Energy Star standards and requirements as they use anywhere from 30% to 120% less power, over fluorescent and incandescent bulbs respectively, and save 3000 times their own weight in greenhouse gases. LEDs typically have longer life cycles, up to 50 times that of other lighting options. This not only reduces replacement costs but also the maintenance costs and personnel associated with servicing the lighting circuitry.

VCC ‘s products are made with high quality LEDs for all of your smart indication and lighting applications. Whether you are developing an optical signaling circuit, data transmission design, backlighting set-up, control panel or any number of additional smart lighting designs, we have the LEDs, Litepipes™ and PCB components to make your design work.

And VCC has committed to offset 100% of its annual carbon footprint created by its business activities, by supporting the projects and mission of Carbonfund.org.

“We’ve built our business on excellent stakeholder relationships. In the new millennium, we believe that providing these groups the highest level of service includes making socially responsible and environmentally sound choices.” – Andrew Zanelli, VCC President.

Contact Visual Communications Company today to discuss your energy efficient lighting needs, or download a copy of their brochure here.

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