2011: Lamps Boast Lighting Facts
Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet As consumers, it is sometimes difficult to compare traditional incandescent lamps to more efficient lamps, such as compact fluorescents. The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that by 2011, new labeling on light bulb packaging will help shoppers select the most efficient bulbs to fit their lighting needs. The label, featured on the front of [...]
Department of Energy gives grants for energy-efficient building projects
Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet In an aim to develop a fusion between building energy-efficient commercial construction and stimulating economic activity, the federal Department of Energy has backed four technology projects in Connecticut as part of a match grant program. Three of the new, more energy-efficient buildings being developed are located at the United Technologies Corporation’s research center located [...]
Electricians pitch Energy Retrofits
Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet The green construction market is booming and to keep up with the high demand for eco-friendly buildings, certified general electricians are transitioning themselves into energy contractors by participating in and facilitating energy efficient renovations better known as retrofitting. Retrofitting refers to the improving of an existing building with more energy efficient equipment. Forecasts show [...]
Building Efficiency: It Will Cost You To Wait
Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet In efforts to make buildings greener, understanding the basic interactions between lighting and energy efficiency is at the heart of the process. Commercial building managers are taking on the task of developing a more holistic understanding of lighting and how upgrades like retrofits, smart controls and management systems bring swift returns on investments as [...]
Creating the Eco-Friendly Convention Center
Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet Energy conservation in sunny South Florida is heating up! According to their website, the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center is on its way to achieving its green initiative by retrofitting the 600,000 square-foot facility with new energy-efficient lighting as they strive to reduce their carbon footprint and take full advantage of eco-friendly options to reach [...]
Sustainable Brands: The Power of Profit with Purpose
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet Tomorrow’s brand leaders are coming to grips with the dynamic economic, environmental and societal context in which their brands sit today. Learning to rethink what they do, how they do it and how they communicate is paramount. Innovative ideas from the elements of sustainability, brand and design realms collided during Sustainable Brands 2010 conference [...]
Chief Greening Officer Seeks Energy Efficient Lighting
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet The U.S. General Services Administration has appointed Eleni Reed to become the first chief greening officer for the agency and lead efforts to make government buildings greener. The GSA established the position earlier this year to accelerate President Obama’s federal sustainability agenda. The agency was responding to the president’s executive order that called for [...]
Envisioning the High Performance Hospital
Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet Did you know hospitals account for four percent of all energy consumed in the United States? If that doesn’t sound like much, consider that hospitals use about two-and-a-half times the amount of energy as a comparably sized commercial building. Cost control, maintaining quality healing and working environments, and more sustainable, energy efficient operations are [...]
Can a Garage be Green?
Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Shay Walsh in Blog
Tweet Armed with his less is simply better mantra, contributing blogger Lloyd Alter of TreeHugger.com discusses the issues that architects, project managers, and officials have when attempting to construct LEED certified parking garages to benefit the globe by truly adding the green effect to the concept of parking garage facilities. The article establishes that the [...]
