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.
Marriott Headquarters’ LED Retrofit to Save $120,000 Annually, Deliver 2-Year ROI
GE Lighting LED retrofits at Marriott International's headquarters in Bethesda, Md., will reduce electricity use by 860,000 kWh, or 66 percent, and save more than ...
Providers Revealed for Government-Backed Commercial Efficiency Projects
British Gas, E.ON and Kingfisher, owner of home improvement chain B&Q, are among 22 initial providers under the Green Deal, the U.K.. government's program to ...
Canberra LED Retrofit Predicted to Save $15,000 a Year
Nuclear measurements company Canberra has completed a lighting retrofit at its in Meriden, Conn., facility using Noribachi Illumination LED products expected to save 63,000 kWh ...
Lighting and Sustainable Healthcare
Philips Lighting masterclass session at the NHS Sustainability Conference, February 2012.
Cree Unveils Variety of New XLamp LEDs
Cree Inc. launched new mid-power LEDs that give users the flexibility to choose XLamp ML products for a variety of lighting applications, including ...
Building Energy Ratings Policy Would Save $18bn, Create 59,000 Jobs by 2020, Report Finds
A national building energy rating and disclosure policy would cut energy costs by over $18 billion through 2020, and create more than 59,000 net new ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: International Water Stewardship, Federal GHG Reporting, ZigBee, LEED, Greenroads
The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) released the first draft of its International Water Stewardship Standard at the World Water Forum in ...
The Spaceship Company Receives Energy-Efficiency Check
Space travel may not seem the galaxy's greenest industry, but The Spaceship Company, a joint venture of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and air vehicle design ...
Incenergy Adds Wireless Lighting Controls; More Environmental Product News from ControlPanel, Verisae
Incenergy has added wireless lighting controls to its Building Portfolio Energy Management System.
Customers can now set long-term lighting schedules from off-site locations, while still allowing ...
IBM India, Ingersoll Rand Team Up in Building Management
IBM's Indian arm has entered into an agreement with industrial products firm Ingersoll Rand to provide energy-efficiency systems for a range of buildings.
In the agreement, IBM India will combine its intelligent building management system with ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: GHG Protocol for Products, Cradle to Cradle, B Lab, Climate Registered
BT has become the first company in the world to have product carbon footprints independently verified by the Carbon Trust to the new ...
Lighting Brief: Amerlux, Lighting Science, Acuity Brands, Blue Phoenix
Amerlux has released its second generation of Evoke 2.9 G2 LED downlights in round and square profiles for retail, commercial and residential applications. The luminaires ...
Efficiency Standards to Save Businesses, Consumers Over $1.1t by 2035, ACEEE Finds
Appliance, equipment, and lighting standards will save businesses and consumers more than $1.1 trillion by 2035, while cutting greenhouse gases and other emissions, according to ...
Ameresco Wins Texas School ESPC
Energy efficiency and renewable energy company Ameresco Inc. has signed an energy savings performance contract with the McAllen Independent School District in Texas.
Ameresco has begun ...
US Retrofits Worth $1tn Savings Over 10 Years, Report Says
U.S. retrofits could yield $1 trillion of energy savings over 10 years, equivalent to savings of about 30 percent of the country's annual electricity ...
Osram’s Latest Oslon SSL-LEDs ‘Are 25% More Efficient’
Osram Opto Semiconductors has launched the new generation of its high-power Oslon SSL-LEDs, which feature improved performance and are about 25 percent more efficient that ...
IES Building Analysis Tool to Save Fitchburg State $1.5m
CBT Architects used software from sustainable building design consultant Integrated Environmental Solutions to help save Fitchburg State University a projected $1.5 million in construction costs ...
Kaiser Permanente Targets 30% GHG Cut by 2020
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente has pledged to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020, compared to its 2008 levels.
Kaiser produced ...
Orion Lighting to Cut Electricity 70% at Two Kenco Warehouses
Logistics and warehousing service company Kenco has installed Orion Energy Systems high-intensity fluorescent (HIF) technology at two of its Chattanooga, Tenn., logistics facilities – a move ...
Enlighted Launches Virtuo Series Lighting Control System
Lighting control system company Enlighted Inc. has unveiled the Enlighted Virtuo Series, a lighting control system featuring the industry's first autonomous, adaptive sensor.
This "thinking" sensor ...
