Author(s): Rob Mosher Author(s): Nicole Steele Transportation Reauthorization Approved After months of intense negotiations, on June 29th Congress cleared a bill (H.R. 4348) that will ensure funding for highway and mass transit projects ...
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By Aaron Sutch The White House recently pledged $2 billion for energy efficiency improvements in federal buildings, underscoring efforts already underway to save energy in several government facilities. The government is the largest ...
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France - France's natural history museum has renovated its lighting system to include SeaChanger's Light Emitting Plasma (LEP) Colour Engines, citing the product's incredible colour palette and high-energy efficiency. The Grande Galerie ...
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Author(s): Miriam Berg Author(s): Lindsey O'Hern The Alliance’s Washington, D.C., LEED-CI Silver headquarters already is energy-efficient – but it recently became even more so with a new lighting upgrade! The first phase of ...
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing a Scheme on Development of Solar Cities which provides support for 60 cities to develop as Solar Cities in the country. The Ministry has given sanctions for 41 cities for developing ...
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Author(s): Miriam Berg In 2011, energy efficiency helped create jobs, cut costs and make the United States more energy independent. Read on for the biggest advances made last year in energy efficiency. Policy Many pieces of bipartisan ...
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LIGHTFAIR®International(LFI®),the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference,will return to Philadelphia in 2013 and introduce the new Exterior&Roadway Lighting Pavilion,at the ...
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Sentry Electric,one of North America's most experienced and knowledgeable manufacturers of outdoor lighting,has provided Sacred Heart Academy of Hempstead,NY with LED luminaires and bollards for its entire campus.In total,35 single and ...
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With energy costs on the rise and the increasing awareness of the impact on the environment, businesses of all types and sizes are considering how to run their operations as efficiently and ecofriendly as possible. Nearly all facets of ...
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LED lighting is going from strength to strength and soon it will render traditional ccc, according to interior experts James and Morris Carey. During the 1990s much was made of the energy efficiency of the compact fluorescent light bulb ...
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In conjunction with America Recycles Day on Nov.15,Weis Markets has announced a store-wide commitment to use 100 percent recyclable modified atmosphere packaging(MAP)meat trays for its fresh meat products.Weis has partnered exclusively with ...
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November 20, 2012 - A new chapter in the development of Manitoba’s clean energy resources is being written, said Dave Chomiak, innovation, energy and mines minister. “Building on our strengths, this new plan sets the province on ...
Helvar energy monitoring control display for an iPad A new report predicts the global lighting controls market will soar to $8 billion by 2018. The report, by Global Industry Analysts, says the rising importance of energy efficiency ...
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The European Commission(EC)and datacentre industry consortium The Green Grid are collaborating on policies to improve efficiency in datacentres. Non-profit industry lobby group The Green Grid includes datacentre users,policy ...
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The Datacentre Maturity Model(DCMM)tool can help businesses improve datacentre energy efficiency,hence their Power Usage Effectiveness(PUE),according to not-for-profit organisation The Green Grid. The free DCMM tool allows datacentre ...
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