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Lighting Update: Sensity Systems Light Sensory Networks; Cireon LEDs; NexLight Building Occupany Sensors

October 31, 2013August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

Sensity Systems says its comprehensive Light Sensory Networks (LSN)-enabled LED luminaires are now generally available. Each luminaire supports a set of cloud applications with Sensity’s NetSense platform. The platform includes sensors and high-bandwidth networking that light owners can use to collect, monitor, analyze and act on real-time information for improved ... Read more »

Wireless Lighting Controls to Save Buildings $4B by 2020, Says ON World

October 29, 2013August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

Wireless lighting controls will save buildings $4 billion in energy savings by 2020, according to ON World’s report Smart Building Wireless Sensor Networks. Research firm ON World says it conducted a survey of 85 professional lighting installers and found that 59 percent are providing wireless lighting controls. Over half provide ... Read more »

World’s First LEED v4 Certified Project: Haworth Showroom in Beijing

October 24, 2013October 30, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Haworth’s showroom in Beijing’s Parkview Green building has been recognized as the world’s first certified LEED project under the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) new LEED version 4 beta program, the furniture and office space manufacturer says. The USGBC awarded LEED Gold status after the project earned 71 out ... Read more »

BNY Mellon, Cisco, Entergy Top CDP’s S&P 500 Rankings

September 23, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BNY Mellon, Cisco Systems and Entergy top the CDP’s annual carbon performance and disclosure ratings for the S&P 500, released today. All three companies received a disclosure score of 100 — calculated to reflect each company’s transparency on climate change — and A performance ratings, which rank companies according to ... Read more »

CDP Global 500: 10% of Largest Companies Produce 73% of GHGs

September 12, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BMW, Daimler, Philips Electronics, Nestlé, financial firm BNY Mellon, Cisco Systems and utility Gas Natural SDG — all with perfect 100 disclosure scores and A performance ratings — top the CDP’s list of the world’s best companies in terms of climate change disclosure and performance. Honda, Nissan, Volkswagen, Hewlett-Packard and ... Read more »

Philips, BofA Urge Climate Change Risk Commission

July 15, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Philips, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Marks & Spencer are among 46 organizations to sign a statement asking the UK government to evaluate the risks of resource insecurity and climate change on economic growth. The statement, organized by the Aldersgate Group, was sent with a letter to Dr. Steven ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade Debut, GHS, Prop.65, EPD

June 25, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

WindMade has launched the first global consumer label for products made with wind energy. The WindMade Product Label can be applied to all products using a minimum 75 percent renewable energy, with wind power representing the largest share. The organization already offers a company-level label. The US Occupational Safety and Health ... Read more »

Google, Samsung Top Meaningful Brand Index

June 12, 2013June 12, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Nestle and Sony are the five most meaningful brands of 2013, according to an index gauging brand strength released by Havas Media Group. Ikea, Dove, Nike, Walmart, Danone, Philips and P&G round out the top 10 on the Meaningful Brand Index, which uses consumer perception to compare ... Read more »

Cree, Philips, Others Share $10 Million DOE LED Funding

June 6, 2013August 2, 2019 by Leon Walker

Cree, Eaton, Philips OLEDWorks and PPG Industries are to carry out five US Department of Energy-financed manufacturing research and development projects aimed at supporting energy efficient lighting products. The projects, announced by US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, will focus on reducing lighting manufacturing costs while continuing to improve the quality and performance of light-emitting ... Read more »

Philips Creates LED Tube Lamp Delivering 200 Lumens Per Watt

April 16, 2013August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

Philips researchers have developed a tube lighting replacement LED prototype (TLED) that produces 200 lumens per watt of white light (compared with 100lm/W for fluorescent lighting and 15lm/W for incandescent light bulbs), which makes this prototype TLED lamp twice as energy efficient as predecessor lamps. The 200lm/W TLED lamp is ... Read more »

US Embassy in Finland Installs OLED Luminaire from Acuity Brands

March 25, 2013August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

The first highly energy-efficient US embassy – in Helsinki, Finland – has installed an organic light emitting diode (OLED) luminaire from Acuity Brands, which was customized with a unique design for the Embassy conference room. The Trilia OLED luminaire from Winona Lighting was suited to the embassy because of the ... Read more »

Cree LED Bulb Breaks $10 Price Barrier

March 14, 2013August 2, 2019 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Cree has launched a series of LED bulbs that save 84 percent of the energy compared to traditional incandescents and cost less than $14. The Cree LED bulbs are backed by a 10-year limited warranty and available exclusively at the Home Depot. The retail price is $9.97 for the warm ... Read more »

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