Published:
July 2011

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Virtual Power Plants

By Chuck RossUnder (Green Building)

“VPP” is the latest electricity-system-of-the-future phrase in the expanding smart-grid lexicon.

Control System Platforms Unplugged

By Debbie McClungUnder (Systems)

Do your customers prefer a traditional or converged approach to their building automation infrastruc

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Quality Assurance
(Lighting)
By
Craig DiLouie
July 2011
The LED revolution continues to promise many lighting benefits, such as compact size, energy efficiency, long service life with long mean time between failures, no mercury di READ MORE
Hanging by a Thread
(Codes & Standards)
By
Mark C. Ode
July 2011
There is a new technology using low-voltage lighting power distribution at 30 volts (V) or less where the suspended ceiling grid is a lighting power distribution system. READ MORE
Solar and Energy-Efficiency Program to Generate $43 Million in Savings for School District
(Green Building)
By
July 2011
East Side Union High School District in San Jose, Calif., and Chevron Energy Solutions announced the completion of construction for the largest K–12 solar and energy-efficien READ MORE
The Value Proposition
(Lighting)
By
John Paul Quinn
July 2011
It’s not often that an electrical contractor has the opportunity to sell a product line that saves a customer time, money and energy; promotes green sustainability; and reduc READ MORE
Zeroing in on Workplace Safety
(Safety)
By
Rex A. Ferry
July 2011
Risk is a part of life, but it’s more immediate and apparent in some lives—including those spent in the construction industry. READ MORE

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