Green
Holidays!
Brandano
Displays, Inc. is committed to designing and engineering
environmental conservation into each project it develops. Working in an industry which traditionally operated
without an environmental commitment, Brandano Displays,
Inc. took a leadership role with its Holiday Nights
Program in 1990. Brandano
Displays, Inc. developed its Holiday Nights Program to
help organizations and communities host major holiday
lighting programs. The commitment to a healthy environment is present
in the design, manufacturing and operation of each program
produced by Brandano Displays, Inc. Environmental conservation was engineered into each
program and continues to be key criteria for each decision
related to the event.
Prior
to 1990 and the Holiday Nights Program, holiday lighting
attractions consisted of illumination of trees and foliage
and the use of disposable decorations and displays. These decorations were used for three (3) seasons
and then destroyed and disposed of. While developing the Holiday Nights Program,
Brandano Displays, Inc. addressed power consumption,
disposables and environmental impact from the product
manufacturing process.
Read
the top 10 ways to have a green holiday (pdf)
Each
Holiday Nights project is designed with the following as
key environmental criteria:
1. Manufacturing Process. All products produced by Brandano Displays, Inc.
are fabricated using processes which minimize the negative
impact on the environment. As an example, Brandano continually updates its
painting and welding processes to minimize pollutants and
disposable production waste. All production papers, cardboard, plastics and
steel are recycled.
2. Display Orientation. Traditionally, holiday light attractions were
centered on hundreds of thousands of lights laced in trees
and foliage. Brandano
Displays, Inc. has integrated professionally designed
displays (metal sculptures outlined with lights) and
reduced the use of tree lighting at major events by
approximately 75%. Holiday
Nights was designed to minimize the use of lights in trees
and shrubs by employing large-scale sculptures which make
use of space within the design of the display.
3. Displays. Holiday
Nights displays are two-dimensional and employ 60% less
lights than three-dimensional displays.
4. Packaging. Traditionally, companies producing holiday
decorations and displays box all products for shipping
with elaborate containers and crates. Brandano Displays, Inc. has eliminated packaging
waste from shipping by using complete truckload
deliveries. This
eliminates the environmental packaging waste of paper,
wood, cardboard and plastics.
5. Power Consumption. Reducing power consumption while maintaining the
quality of the display is an ongoing process at Brandano
Displays, Inc. Bulb spacing on displays has been changed
to use less power per display. High efficiency lighting has been employed where
feasible. The
use of floodlights within Holiday Nights Programs has
dramatically reduced the power consumption in illuminated
trees.
6. Extended Life Displays. Traditionally, holiday decorations are designed and
engineered for a life of less than three (3) seasons. Brandano Displays, Inc. has reduced the disposal of
decorations by producing long-life products which, with
professional maintenance, have a life of over ten (10)
years. This
reduces the disposal of steel, wire and plastic parts and
conserves on the consumption of these components in
replacement products.
7. Hours and Days of Operation. Events are encouraged to reduce hours and days of
operation to conserve energy. Scheduled events have typically closed on nights of
low attendance.
If
there are any questions regarding this statement or our
commitment to the environment, please contact John
Brandano at johnbrandano@brandano.com.
Brandano Displays, Inc.
2000 Banks Road, Suite 212
Margate, FL 33063
Tel. (800) 777- 6903
Fax. (954) 956-7256
email: information@brandano.com
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