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1. The Latest 4/30/2013 10:01:30 PM Comments

New Survey Releases Energy-Efficient Lighting Trends In 2013

Yorba Linda, Calif. April 17, 2013— Today, energy-efficient lighting manufacturer Precision-Paragon [P2] released the results of its 2012 Energy-Efficient Lighting Industry survey, distributed to over 4,000 energy efficiency professionals. The survey results show that 77% of survey respondents expect their energy-efficient lighting revenue to grow in 2013. In past years, respondents’ predictions have been proven accurate. For example, in the survey that [P2] conducted at the end of 2011, 69% of responde...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Lighting
2. Guest Editorial 4/5/2013 10:04:13 PM Comments

Is Energy Conservation Retrofit, Renovation, or Conservation?

By Gersil N. Kay Answer: all three. Being “green”, conserving energy, and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are among today’s goals, but they must be appropriate for the particular application. Overly aggressive energy conservation without increasing productivity, quality, and acceptability will fail because people always find ways to circumvent unwanted or impractical restrictions. The “R” words could be simply mean a coat of paint, or total gutting and reinstallation, without regard for the init...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Energy Efficiency, Facilities, Lighting
3. Issues 4/5/2013 9:41:51 PM Comments

Illuminated Savings

By Carol Brzozowski Many factors abound in making comparisons as to what will offer the best efficiency in the long run, according to Magnaray. Those factors include a light source life, quality of light, initial cost, energy efficiency, color stability, replacement requirements, whether it’s “new” or “proven” technology, lumens maintained, reflective/direct glare, hazardous material, and availability of utility rebates. The options can be dizzying. Some facility owners or operators choose to consult wi...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Energy Efficiency, Facilities, Lighting
4. The Latest 2/20/2013 6:32:01 PM Comments

Lutron Expands In Canada

Coopersburg, PA (February 20, 2013) – Canada, which boasts the eleventh-largest economy in the world, has been chosen for Lutron’s first International Experience Center, located in Markham, Ontario, just outside Toronto. The center will showcase a variety of wireless lighting and shading control solutions for commercial spaces. “We recognize the importance of Toronto as an international specification location and wanted to add the appropriate resources to best serve our Canadian customers,” said Tom Ike,...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Lighting
5. The Latest 1/14/2013 6:33:14 PM Comments

WakaWaka donates 10.000 solar LED lights to Haiti

Haarlem (The Netherlands) — January 14, 2013 – Dutch company Off Grid Solutions announced today that it will donate 10.000 solar led lights to Haitians still living in the dark after the earthquake of 2010. Based on an average household of five, this means that 50.000 Haitians (that are now depending on dangerous, toxic and expensive kerosene lamps) will be enjoying the fruits of safe and affordable light: longer days, higher education rates, better sanitation, more safety and higher income, to name onl...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Lighting
6. The Latest 1/10/2013 9:11:14 PM Comments

LEDtronics Lights up Pasadena CA, Green City Path

LEDtronics, Inc. is one of the Southern California companies helping the Pasadena City Council in its goal to “increase conservation and sustainability” and put these funds to good use. U.S. Department of Energy authorized the city with up to $1,507,800 in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to be utilized “to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases and develop and retain jobs.” Even before the federal stimulus grant became availab...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Lighting
7. The Latest 1/8/2013 9:05:17 PM Comments

Aleddra Moving into New Office to Accommodate Growth

To better service the ever increasing market demand in the North America, the company will move into its new office in January 2013. Its new headquarters double the office space and quadruple the warehouse capacity. The office and warehouse are illuminated with LED Par 38 and linear T8 model #LLT-4-T8-C-S-W-120-277V-41K. In the warehouse the high bay fixture are equipped with sensors for even more energy saving. Aleddra will be adding more models of its popular EasiRetrofit™ LED T8 tubes to the Lighting ...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Lighting
8. Issues 11/26/2012 1:00:00 PM Comments

Upgrading to Savings

By Dan Rafter   The hallways, classrooms, labs, and auditoriums at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX, are illuminated by countless lights. And that doesn’t even include the lights that shine over athletic fields, inside cafeterias, and in on-campus dormitories. It makes sense, then, that the university would see potentially huge yearly savings by upgrading as many of these lights as possible to high-efficiency versions and by installing motion sensors that turn lights off when rooms, h...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Efficiency, Facilities, Lighting
9. Issues 9/13/2012 12:00:00 PM Comments

Illuminating Center Stage

By Ed Ritchie   High-tech lighting and control systems are playing a leading role in saving energy and boosting productivity in commercial and industrial applications. The reasons are easily summed up in one word: efficiency. That’s an explanation that sounds simple enough, but dig beneath the surface, and you’ll find a convergence of several key technologies driving huge savings in the lighting marketplace. That means lighting that requires less energy, produces better light quality, heightens wor...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Efficiency, Facilities, Lighting
10. The Latest 7/17/2012 6:07:13 PM Comments

Empire State Building Company Selects Lutron Lighting Control Technology to Help Achieve Sustainability Goals

Coopersburg, PA (July 17, 2012) – Energy-saving lighting control manufacturer Lutron Electronics announced today that it has been selected by the Empire State Building Company, LLC, owner of the Empire State Building (ESB), the World's Most Famous Office Building, to provide sustainable lighting control solutions for pre-built tenant spaces throughout the iconic, 1930s, pre-war structure. The Lutron solution, developed in collaboration with ESB property manager Jones Lang LaSalle, is expected to provide...... continue reading

From: Distributed Energy Topics: Lighting

 

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