Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its sixth annual list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the most ENERGY Star certified buildings. Dallas placed seventh and Houston placed tenth. Both cities have achieved ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its sixth annual list of the 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings and the city of Miami ranked eighteenth. The list demonstrates the economic ...
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The battle is on to create an LED light source that replicates the dimming characteristics of halogen. Ben Cronin asks if Lucent's Ambience WarmDim comes close It would be an understatement to say there are parts of the?lighting market ...
E.ON and Projection Lighting have worked with Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall to replace its auditorium lighting with an LED system.? The solution, which was installed by DES Electrical, saw more than 500 incandescent light fittings taken ...
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As rising energy bills anger British consumers, a government-led infrastructure project is sparking hopes that the public will soon be able to take more control over costs – by using smart meters. In a £12 billion project, 53 ...
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In the competitive high-street environment, the temptation is for retailers to illuminate their stores, shelves and shop windows with a dazzling array of light and colours, resulting not only in a bewildering shopping experience for ...
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We see the world through it. The outside is kept away from our temperature-controlled environment by the use of it. It is glass. Window and door glass has evolved greatly over generations. I remember old window glass in our family’s ...
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Solar glass is the combination of solar and glass technologies. Glass windows coated with a low-emittance (low-E) coating block radiant heat transfer. This lowers the amount of heat that passes through a window. Depending on energy needs, ...
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The Indian power sector scenario remains gloomy. Although power reforms started about a decade back, the achievements are only dismal. Financial health of most state electricity boards remains critical, mainly due to the uncontrolled use of ...
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The stained glass window repair is very necessary to maintain the beauty of the original design and the interiors. It can last long if maintained with proper care but occasional may require repair due to some unforeseen circumstances and ...
Since 2010 the government began reducing corporation tax in stages, falling from 28% to 23%. This will be cut to 21% from April 2014 and will reach 20% in 2015. The small profits rate has also been cut to 20%. While the government ...
SURREY, BC, Dec. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - FortisBC has received approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to modify natural gas and propane rates. Beginning January 1, 2014 customers will see varying changes to their bill depending on where ...
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The city of Glasgow is to trial a street lighting system that records noise and movement so disturbances can be fed back to the emergency services. Columns will be fitted with sensors and the lights will be programmed to increase in ...
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Food and non-food volume sales are falling, indicating ordinary people are not feeling the benefits of economic recovery in Europe and the UK yet, according to market analyst Information Resources (IRI). Commenting on the firm’s ...
Gas costs are projected to be lower this winter for DTE Energy's 1.2 million natural gas customers. DTE's sustained natural gas price reduction began four years ago. This winter, costs will complete a decrease of more than 25 percent since ...
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