Celebrating Earth Day
As some may know today is Earth Day. This is a great time to look at what you can do to help you and your family be more eco-friendly.
While there are numerous ways you can help preserve our natural resources we decided to take a few minutes to let you know what we are doing as a studio.
We started in late 2008 by reducing the amount of paper brochures we send out. We now utilize our e-info site that allows potential clients to view brochures electronically and download as needed, thus reducing the amount of paper wasted. In addition we use a lab that uses recycled papers for the print proof books we produce for our clients weddings. In addition we now offer other products and services, like paperless proofing and digital downloads. While this helps in the printing aspect, it not where we stopped.
Our new studio features lighting that is motion activated and thus only comes on when needed. In addition, some of the lighting in the studio uses energy saving bulbs that have a longer life and use less electricity.
Our computer systems are programmed to shut off in the evenings all by themselves. This feature is great for when we have to leave the office in a hurry and have forgotten to turn them off. The built in feature in the operating system checks to make sure there are no jobs running then silently turns the system off.
While this is just the tip of our efforts we do hope it inspires you or maybe even gives you an idea on how to help preserve our earth today and in the years to come! By each of us making small changes, together we can have a big impact.
If you are looking for more ideas or resources please feel free to contact Melissa, my wife, who heads up many environmental initiatives. She can be reached through our studio email system at info@michaelsartisticimagery.com with Eco-Friendly in the subject line!
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