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Energy Conservation

 
Obama Administration Sees a Bright Future in Energy-Efficient Lighting
by
Rick Laezman
| November 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

As the nation embraces energy efficiency in its shift toward green power, the role of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as an alternative to conventional light sources has also come into the spotlight. However, like so many other sources of clean power, cost is a major obstacle.

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The Lighting Upgrade Market
by
Thomas E. Glavinich
| October 2011
| under
  • Lighting

Lighting represents a substantial portion of the annual energy use and expense of any commercial building despite building owner and occupant energy -conservation and efficiency efforts. According to the U.S.

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Clean up on Aisle 9
by
Chuck Ross
| October 2011
| under
  • Green Building

Walk into your local supermarket in mid-August, and the electricity consumption surrounds you.

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New York State Offers Creative Financing for Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
by
Rick Laezman
| October 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

In the quest for more widespread adoption of energy-efficiency measures, cost is one of the biggest challenges, as it is for so many of the new technologies considered integral to green building. However, in one state, officials may have found a solution.

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U.S. Army Embraces Net-Zero Energy
by
Rick Laezman
| September 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Better known for its heroics on the battlefield, the U.S. Army is leading by example on another front: the fight to save energy. Earlier this year, the Army announced six installations that will participate in its pilot net-zero energy conservation program.

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Reusing Old Electric Vehicle Battery Systems
by
Mike Breslin
| September 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

The expected growth in vehicle electrification poses a challenge: What will happen to the battery systems after they reach the end of useful life in a vehicle?

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Empire State Building Strikes Back With 2010 Energy Star Certification
September 2011
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  • Miscellaneous

The ongoing energy-efficiency work at the Empire State Building has achieved another milestone on its journey toward sustainability leadership in the commercial real estate community by receiving its second Energy Star certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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HUD and Fannie Mae to Help Finance Energy Savings Improvements for Affordable Rental Housing
by
Rick Laezman
| September 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

In the ambitious task of retrofitting existing structures with the latest energy-saving technologies, one critical area is the nation’s aging stock of affordable housing. One of the biggest obstacles to making the needed improvements is the lack of adequate financing.

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California Launches Plan to Increase Lighting Efficiency
by
Rick Laezman
| September 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Sometimes, big change comes in small steps. For example, consumers have long since bought, literally and figuratively, into the notion that they can do their part to save energy by making seemingly innocuous changes to their daily lives, such as purchasing only compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).

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NREL, Verizon Working Together to Save Energy in ICT Industry
September 2011
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  • Miscellaneous

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Verizon signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that could lead to the development of innovative ways to reduce energy use in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry.

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Who Needs New Construction?
by
Jeff Gavin
| August 2011
| under
  • Green Building

It may be energy auditing. It may be retrocommissioning. It may be recertifying a green building. In any case, the move to monitor, benchmark and improve a building’s performance is taking hold and triggering a ripening market for electrical contractors.

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GOP Fails to Flip Switch on Lighting ‘Ban’ Repeal
by
Timothy Johnson
| August 2011
| under
  • Lighting

The House of Representatives voted on a repeal of the so-called “bulb ban” on July 12, 2011, but failed to reach its needed two-thirds majority, concluding with 233 members in favor of the repeal and 193 against it.

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Building Owners Fighting Rising Energy Prices With Efficiency
by
Mike Breslin
| August 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Rising energy prices, government incentives and enhanced public image are driving energy efficiency in buildings to new heights as a growing number of building owners races to reduce energy consumption, according to the results of the fifth annual global Energy Efficiency Indicator Survey.

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Siemens Examines Global Green City Index
by
Timothy Johnson
| August 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Like doctors, various organizations and authorities periodically attempt to gauge how their industries are doing by issuing studies that, in a sense, take a temperature reading on specific subjects. In this case, the mercury is green. In June, Siemens Corp.

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Energy Production
by
Thomas E. Glavinich
| August 2011
| under
  • Green Building

My last two columns introduced the first two pillars of the electrical contractor’s energy services business: conservation and efficiency. This column discusses the third pillar: energy production, which involves helping the customer reduce its recurring utility energy expenses.

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Lawmakers Push Efficiency
by
Rick Laezman
| July 2011
| under
  • Green Building

Lately, efficiency has emerged as one of the driving forces of the effort to reform national energy consumption—an equal partner with the likes of solar power, windmills and electric cars.

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Energy Conservation
by
Thomas E. Glavinich
| June 2011
| under
  • Green Building

As I mentioned in last month’s column, energy conservation is one of the four pillars of the electrical contractor’s energy services business. The other three pillars are energy efficiency, energy production and energy quality.

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Walls That Save Energy
by
Craig DiLouie
| January 2011
| under
  • Lighting

Because surfaces and objects in typical spaces reflect light, they can play a part in lighting efficiency as extensions of the lighting system. By controlling room surface reflectances, light levels can be improved, creating opportunities to save energy.

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Americans Using Less Energy, More Renewables
by
Rick Laezman
| October 2010
| under
  • Miscellaneous

The energy revolution is influencing America’s electricity consumption. Data released recently by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shows a discernible change in the country’s energy use. On one hand, Americans used less energy overall last year.

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Green Data Center Market to Reach $41 Billion Annually by 2015
September 2010
| under
  • Miscellaneous

The information technology (IT) industry is responsible for approximately 2 percent of the world’s carbon emissions, and data centers are the fastest growing part of that footprint, according to Pike Research.

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