Jamo® Featured In Exhibit At Museum Of Science And Industry

Jamo speakers bring Danish Sound design and energy savings to MSI Smart Home [The following is a release from Jamo]

June 26, 2008

As part of their year-long seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has built an entire eco-friendly home on their grounds. The exhibit, Smart Home: Green + Wired, represents the first time any museum has erected a full-sized, fully-functional home. Because of their efficiency and great Danish design, Jamo speakers were chosen to be part of a whole-house audio solution for this unique project. The contemporary modular home was conceived by Michelle Kaufmann Designs of Oakland, California and built by All American Homes of Elkhart, Indiana. It was created to highlight new "green" technologies and demonstrate simple earth-friendly choices that people can make in their everyday lives. In addition to innovations such as systems to recycle rainwater runoff for irrigation, "green" roofs and countertops made from recycled bottles, the home also features "smart" technologies that automate many of the 2,500 square-foot home's controls. Jamo in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, along with Concert series floorstanders, center channel and subwoofers were selected for placement throughout the home and as part of the home theater system. Consultant Rick Simpson of (name) noted: "We particularly liked the speakers we put in the kitchen—and so does everyone else! I'm also very fond of the center channel and would love to have it in my own home." According to Jamo marketing manager Tamara Douce, Jamo products were well suited to the overall theme of energy conservation: "In addition to their Danish design and great sound, Jamo engineers are committed to using green technologies in our manufacturing and in our speakers. Everything from seeking new ways to be energy-efficient to using recyclables where possible to reducing packaging—it's all part of an ongoing strategy to be as earth-friendly as we can be." In addition, all Jamo products are RoHS Directive-compliant. RoHS, or "restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electronic equipment", is a series of standards created and observed throughout the European Union to eliminate "e-waste", as well as contamination of soil and water. Jamo products meet the standards for reduced—or eliminated—levels of lead and other potentially hazardous materials. Tamara added, "The Smart Home is a great opportunity for Jamo to demonstrate not only the strong eye and ear appeal of its products, but also to highlight the fact that they are energy-efficient and environmentally sound." Now open for tours (separate tickets are required), the Smart Home: Green + Wired exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry is scheduled to run through January 4, 2009. It is recommended for students from grades 4-12 and for adults.

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