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I am president of Waveguide Consulting, past president of InfoComm, a certified technology specialist in design (CTS-D) as recognized by InfoComm International, and, as of today, a LEED accredited professional. (Oh happy day!)

I "switched on" about two years ago. With our extensive experience in the higher education and government markets and clients such as Emory University and the CDC, Waveguide has worked on numerous LEED projects. For years I would attend LEED kickoff charrettes and would duck in the corner hoping no one would ask what I could do to help make the project meet its LEED goals. "Hmm, my AV systems are gonna just suck a ton of watts out of this otherwise efficient building," I would think to myself. "Best I just keep quiet."

Then I woke up. For years we've designed control systems specifically to tie disparate sub systems (lighting, HVAC, shades, AV, videoconferencing, etc.) into a well-mannered, manageable, schedulable systems. In fact, we've been doing it so long, we've almost forgotten how cool this is. Other industries are struggling to tie technologies together into a cohesive software plant. We've been doing it for nearly 20 years. In more recent years, the ability to manage these control technologies via IP has raised our clients' capabilities to even greater heights.

I also woke up to the realization that we've created a built community that is not on a sustainable path. Whether its global climate change, energy independence, creation care, or the simple distaste for wasteful expense of our finite natural resources, there's a place for anyone to get interested in sustainability. I'm excited to be part of the conversation that can enable us to work not simply as individuals but as a collection of informed, impassioned professionals focused on architecting a new way to make buildings smarter and more sustainable. Together, we can advance this initiative and make a difference.

Scott