Energy Efficient Lighting
Energy efficient lighting is the use of lighting that saves energy, such as CFL and LED (light-emitting diode) fixtures, while still boosting light levels versus the more conventional high intensity discharge fixtures. We also explore other lighting equipment, such as dimmers and preset light control software, which drive energy efficiency. Articles also explore energy efficient lighting and lighting retrofits.
Legrand Cuts Energy Use by 20 Percent, Beating DOE Goal by 8 Years
Legrand has reduced its energy use by more than 20 percent, in its first year participating in the Department of Energy's Building Buildings initiative.
The electrical ...
Lighting Brief: TerraLUX, Toshiba, Bridgelux, ZigBee, AEG
Here's a final round-up of news coming out of the Lightfair International show, which wrapped up in Las Vegas on Friday.
Lighting Science Group has launched ...
CVS Sustainability Report: Carbon Intensity Drops 3.9%
Pharmacy chain CVS Caremark's absolute CO2 emissions rose 1.2 percent from 2010 to 2011, but when rationalized against the square feet of retail space the ...
HonestBuildings.com Releases Info on 250,000 NYC Buildings
HonestBuildings.com has released information for more than 250,000 commercial and mixed-use buildings in New York City, representing more than 4 billion square feet.
The free ...
Lightfair Briefing: Switch, EMerge Alliance, WAC, Lighting Science, Cirrus Logic, Lunera
Here's a round-up of lighting news being released as the industry gathers at the Lightfair International show in Las Vegas:
Switch Lighting has announced the availability ...
Net Zero Transit Center Uses Geothermal, Solar, Biomass
A newly opened Boston transit hub promises to achieve net-zero energy through geothermal, solar and wood biomass power.
Engineering firm Arup built the $15.4 million John ...
Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013
Microsoft will charge an internal carbon offset fee starting in fiscal year 2012-2013 in its effort to be carbon neutral beginning July 1, according ...
Empire State Building Lights to Cut Energy 75%; Lightfair Kicks Off
The Empire State Building has unveiled plans to install an external lighting system that will use 75 percent less energy than its predecessor, as lighting ...
DOE Guide to Help Hospitals Achieve 50% Energy Savings
LED surgery lights, HVAC systems and improved facility design, among other technologies, can cut large hospitals’ energy costs in half, according to a Department ...
Lime Energy, Central Hudson Contract to Provide 5,000 Commercial Lighting Retrofits
Central Hudson Gas & Electric is implementing a commercial lighting program, under a four-year contract with Lime Energy ...
Abbott Sustainability Report: Three 2015 Targets Met Four Years Early
Global health care company Abbott Laboratories reached its 2015 goals for carbon dioxide emissions, water intake and waste output in 2011, while increasing year-on-year sales ...
Hershey Sustainability Report: Sets Goals to Cut Water 10%, GHGs 13%
Hershey used its second corporate sustainability report yesterday to publish a set of new sustainability goals including reducing its waste by a quarter, achieving a ...
Cox Saves 17,400 Tons of Carbon over Five Years
Cox Enterprises has saved 17,400 tons of carbon through alternative energy projects since 2007 and conserves 20 million gallons of water annually, according ...
Memorial Sloan-Kettering, United Stationers LED Retrofits Cut Costs by 57%, 91%
New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Sacramento, Calif.'s United Stationers have recently completed lighting retrofits.
At Sloan-Kettering, LED lighting manufacturer Seesmart Technologies replaced about 700 ...
DC-Powered LED Lighting Could Lower Electricity Bills, Study Says
A direct current electrical power system may be the most economic way to power lights in commercial buildings, according to a paper by Carnegie ...
Arby’s Taps Ecova for Energy Plan
Arby's Restaurant Group is to work with energy and sustainability management company Ecova to create a strategic energy plan targeting short- and long-term energy savings.
Ecova ...
Lessons Learned: Sustainable Aquatics Center at London 2012
Video highlighting what was learned in building the Sustainable Aquatics Center ...
Ameresco Snags $4.5M Medical Center ESPC
The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada has awarded Ameresco an energy savings performance contract to install more than $4.5 million of improvements at ...
Daintree Expands Wireless Light Fixture Adapter Range
Wireless lighting controls supplier Daintree Networks has expanded its line of its wireless adapters for commercial and industrial buildings.
Daintree says that the line's expansion ...
McCormick Distribution Center Achieves Net-Zero Energy Status
Spices and seasoning company McCormick & Company and Constellation Energy, a subsidiary of energy provider Exelon, have announced that McCormick's 363,000-square-foot distribution center in Belcamp, ...
