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PRIOR PLANNING PREVENTS POOR PERFORMANCE Remove this: Install this: Difﬁculty How much does this item cost? How long does this take to install? Additional ﬁrst-year proﬁt from installing this: ROI: Notes: Procrastination Strategic Planning l $0 $0 Hard to calculate, but easily in the $1,000s. Inﬁnite Plan ahead. Why ship a document when you can send it via email? Carpool on powder days. All of this is free, adds to your proﬁts through more economical shipping charges and prevents more waste added to the overtaxed environment. You may be wondering, what about the 287 Goodyear blimps? Well, if each SIA member implemented these simple changes – one CFL, one programmable thermostat, one motion sensor, one clean air ﬁlter and one automatic faucet control – we would positively impact the environment and our proﬁts in the following ways: 4,245,837 7,144,538 28,494 11,023 838,684 13,274,793 323,019 3,366,000 $481,985 287 Fewer pounds of coal burned Fewer pounds of CO2 emitted Fewer pounds of SO2 emitted Fewer pounds of Nox emitted Equivalent number of trees planted Equivalent number of miles not driven Equivalent number of days not driven Number of gallons of water not wasted Additional ﬁrst-year proﬁt for the snow-sports industry The volume of this many Goodyear blimps equals the volume of the C02 avoided by making the changes suggested Number of 2007 Ford Explorers needed to equal the weight of CO2 offset by these changes Pounds of CO2 avoided annually per location by implementing these changes Average annual savings per location from implementing these changes 1593 14,289 $964 “Skiers should think of their feet as the third most important balance center in their bodies.” * “ THERE ARE THREE WAYS WE CAN ENHANCE THE BALANCE WORK OUR FEET MUST DO: • Keep them free from tension • Keep them as free as possible from compression • Keep them WARM.” * *From ‘The Athletic Skier’ by Warren Witherell and David Evrard. Keeping Feet Warm! Hotronic USA, Inc., 25 Omega Drive, P.O. Box 908, Williston, VT 05495 P: 802-862-7403 F: 802-863-6519 info@hotronic.com www.hotronic.com 20338527_Hotronic.indd P1 | SIA | T.I. . | FA L L 2 0 0 7 7/24/07 7:23:17 PM http://www.hotronic.com http://www.hotronic.com

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SIA The Intelligent Partner - Fall 2007 Contents Word off the Slopes Welcome Best of the Best 287 Goodyear Blimps and the Bottom Line Faces in the Crowd On the Money SIA Products and Services Index to Advertisers Advertisers.com

SIA The Intelligent Partner - Fall 2007

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