Product trade-in programs -
Because we don't want to see DSC products ending up in the world's garbage dumps.  Options include - trade-in any old DSC test pattern for a 15% discount off a new DSC chart - automatic annual trade-in for and receive a 35% discount, and the EcoAlign lease program which provides 50% or higher discounts over annual purchase - more details at EcoAlign.

The "Greening" of D and S buildings -
D and S are currently installing geothermal heating and cooling at both their home and DSC Labs.  This should reduce fossil fuel consumption by over 60% while producing a superior work environment and increased efficiency.  They used their house as the guinea pig to find out potential problems before starting on the 15,000ft Laboratory.  The history in pictures follows - more will be added as the projects proceed.

Remote controlled state-of-the-art drill rig arrives at house - note Mike, the driller "driving" the heavy rig with a control box similar to a remote controlled airplane.

We soon learned that the process is messy and requires huge amounts of water . . .

. . . hundreds of feet of drill rod and mud to the eyebrows.

Mike is about to insert a stabilizing block under one of the rigs adjustable feet.

Drilling is about to start at the back of the D and S home.  To heat and cool the house required three 300 ft wells drilled through 20ft of sand then 100ft of blue clay and the rest shale.

After completing the house the operation moved to the lab at the beginning of January.  This building required 10x300ft holes drilled through solid rock.

Despite having to leave 200 feet of expensive drill rod in the ground, when a 20 ft section of rod broke and could not be retrieved, the project has gone well so far.  The next stage is the inside plumbing and duct work.

For those unfamiliar with the process, Ground Source heat/cool involves pumping antifreeze through polyethylene tubing deep into the ground.  Using heat pumps, during the winter heat is extracted from the ground to warm the building; the cold taken from the building goes into the ground.  During the summer the process is reversed, the cold from the ground is used to cool the building while the heat extracted from the building is returned to the ground for use next winter.

"The Greening of DSC Labs" - a production opportunity

We believe that a high definition television program showing the conversion of an attractive, small business building into a shining example of environmental responsibility is a program whose time has come.

While D and S were award winning producers many years ago, our Company has no aspirations in this direction, but believe that this program would be a natural, particularly for public broadcasting.

Consequently we are shooting HD footage of the conversion process and are willing to talk with producers who want to run with the project.

If you are experienced in this field and feel that the idea has merit please contact David at davidc@dsclabs.com, 905.673.3211.