Published:
December 2011

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Power Down

By Debbie McClungUnder (Systems)

Two years ago, Verizon Communications’ 30,000 facilities worldwide consumed more than 9 billion kilo

Tricky Business: Rare-earth Materials Shortage

If the nation’s rising unemployment, flagging construction, and global debt crisis didn’t give elect

The Control Narrative

By Craig DiLouieUnder (Lighting)

Driven by commercial building energy codes, green building projects and owner demands for flexibili

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The ‘Demise’ of Light Flicker
(Your Business)
By
Richard P. Bingham
December 2011
A friend reminded me of the extensive flicker monitoring program that the Colombian utility commission required of electric utilities beginning in 2005. READ MORE
LED Longevity
(Lighting)
By
John Paul Quinn
December 2011
The biggest selling point of the light-emitting diode (LED) lamp is its already legendary longevity, which far surpasses the life expectancy of incandescent, halogen or fluor READ MORE
Harness the Sun
(Lighting)
By
Debbie McClung
December 2011
Employing daylight to reduce electricity can be an attractive energy opportunity for building owners and operators, with lighting accounting for nearly 40 percent of all ener READ MORE
Establishing Measurable Criteria
(Green Building)
By
Thomas E. Glavinich
December 2011
Since most lighting upgrade projects are undertaken by the electrical contracting firm in design/build projects, it is important to establish measurable performance criteria f READ MORE
Efficient Lighting Technologies
(Lighting)
By
Darlene Bremer
December 2011
Lighting currently represents about 17.5 percent of all global electricity consumption, according to the EnergyWatch newsletter from Attardi Marketing. READ MORE

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