Greener 2010 Catalog Released
Califone International, Inc., a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of audiovisual and supplemental curriculum products for educational use, has released its 2010 catalog.
Featuring more than 50 new products as well as popular items from the company’s highly-successful audio/visual product line, the catalog highlights the expansion of the Diggiditto line of document cameras to include a flatbed model. The catalog also includes the expanded line of headsets and headphone packs, including the Deluxe Multimedia Stereo Headsets and the Listening First Headphones (available in both solid blue and animal-themed styles). In addition, the new catalog introduces the newly released Spirit SD Multimedia Player/Recorder and a line of ceiling speakers designed for permanent installations.
For the 2010 catalog, Califone supports a “green” distribution of information by offering an interactive online edition available for viewing or downloading. In addition, to support schools and districts who still prefer print editions, Califone and its printer have taken the following steps to ensure a “greener” production of the 2010 multimedia catalog:
- There has been an 80 percent reduction (55,000 gallons) in the amount of water used to print the catalog. These savings come through a newly adapted program at the printer to recirculate water that is used in the chiller rolls on the printing press. The chiller roles are used to cool off the sheet after the ink has been laid down on the paper and run through the dryer.
- In addition, green house gases also have been reduced by 10.3 percent – a reduction in the carbon footprint associated with making the catalog by the amount of energy intensity, which measures the amount of electric and natural gas power used. These savings equate to 920 pounds of CO2 emissions, or the amount of one car’s emissions for 5 weeks of driving.
Helping to guide educators to choose the best solutions to meet their specific needs, the Califone catalog also highlights a variety of case studies illustrating how educators have used products to benefit learning and instruction.
