GE Lighting announced the company will provide more than $200,000 in energy- and maintenance-cost saving LED lighting systems for two Cleveland landmarks—the historic West Side Market and Cleveland’s Public Square—as part of a day-long GE Works celebration of its employees, heritage of innovation and Cleveland roots. “This investment ...
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International launched the Lighting Energy Efficiency in Parking (LEEP) Campaign in September to encourage commercial building owners and managers and parking garage/lot owners and managers to save energy and money by using high-efficiency lighting technology in parking lots and structures. BOMA ...
NEUTEX LED Lighting, a division of NEUTEX Advanced Energy Group Inc., has entered into an electricity supply and LED lighting reseller agreement with Dallas-based Texzon Utilities. The cooperation agreement will allow the NEUTEX sales team and their distributors the opportunity to offer competitive commercial energy rates directly to customers. ...
The US General Services Administration released two reports as part of the Green Proving Ground program, unveiling technologies that reduce energy use in federal buildings and have significant savings potential if widely implemented. The two studies released evaluate plug load controls and an occupant-responsive lighting controls system. GSA ...
Solid State Capital Services, LLC (SSCS) launched in September, introduced by its founding board members, Dennis Pearson and Terrence Walsh. SSCS is an independent, LED lighting industry–focused provider of specialized surveys and reports focusing on financial and tax incentives, depreciation, optimized capital utilization and financing for LED ...
The Optical Society joined several others in the optics and photonics community in Washington, DC, in September to draw attention to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report Optics & Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation. The report discusses the current state of the optical sciences and their possibilities for the future. A ...
UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a world leader in advancing safety, announced the enhancement of UL LightSmart in the latest version, 1.3. The popular app helps users see the many benefits gained through LED and other more energy-efficient lighting solutions in their home or office space. Now available for free on iTunes, the enhancement for the ...
The tenth annual Lighting for Tomorrow competition recognizes the best-designed, energy-efficient lighting products entering the residential market. The 2012 competition featured energy-efficient light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixtures, replacement lamps, fixture retrofit kits, and lighting controls. Lighting for Tomorrow continues to ...
Ecova, a total energy and sustainability management company, published the findings from Adaptive Self-Explicated Multi-Attribute Preference (ASEMAP) surveys that identified key customer preferences when purchasing lamps (light bulbs) for residential use. Ecova believes that as energy-efficient lighting legislation comes into effect, lighting ...
The California Energy Commission recently updated its Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards, improving what “up to code” means by 25 percent for residential buildings and 30 percent for commercial buildings. The new standards, which take effect January 1, 2014, introduce requirements for photosensors, occupancy sensors and multi-level lighting ...