Total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 6,576 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) in 2009, a decrease of 5.8% from the 2008 level, according to Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2009, a report recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Since 1990, U.S. GHG emissions have grown at [...]
Energy + Environment
Codes + Standards, Controls, Education + Resources, Energy + Environment, LED + SSL, Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Design, Lighting Industry, Products + Technology, Research
The Fairmont Press Publishes Lighting Redesign for Existing Buildings by LightNOW Editor Craig DiLouie
I’m pleased to announce that I have finally completed the long awaited (by my publisher) update to The Lighting Management Handbook, which came out in 1994, with this 300-page book about redesigning existing lighting systems: Lighting Redesign for Existing Buildings. Because light is used to see but cannot be seen, it is often overlooked by [...]
Lime Energy Joins GE Lighting’s Effort to Promote Greater Energy Efficiency Among Businesses
Lime Energy has joined GE Lighting’s Energy Services Program, which involves a consortium of energy services consulting firms who work closely with GE to help commercial and industrial firms formulate strategies to optimize the financial and environmental returns available from improvements in building energy efficiency. Through its affiliation with GE, Lime Energy will also help [...]
University of California (Davis) Plan to Cut Energy Use by 60 Percent
The University of California, Davis and the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) have announced a commitment to reduce the campus’s electricity use for lighting by 60% by the end of 2015. The Smart Lighting Initiative makes UC Davis the first large institution to commit to a sweeping cut in energy use after the California Public [...]
Precision-Paragon Launches Free Online Energy Savings Calculator
Precision-Paragon [P2], a division of Hubbell Lighting, Inc., has released a free web app that provides a starting point for determining cost/benefit for lighting upgrade projects in offices, warehouses and manufacturing spaces. The Lighting Retrofit Calculator is available on the [P2] website.
Txchnologist Publishes 10 Photos of City Lights as Seen from Space
The Txchnologist, sponsored by GE, has published photos of the lights of 10 major cities on Earth as seen from space. Check it out here.
Codes + Standards, Energy + Environment, Legislation + Regulation
Army Announces New Policies on Energy Efficiency
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and the Environment Katherine Hammack issued a new policy memorandum to improve high performance green buildings standards for the Army. “Energy security, sustainability and efficiency are national security imperatives,” said Hammack. “This policy supports the Army’s global missions in a cost-effective, safe and sustainable manner that will [...]
Daylighting, Education + Resources, Energy + Environment, Lighting Design
New Buildings Institute Launches First Online Advanced Lighting Guide
New Buildings Institute (NBI) has announced the publication of the inaugural online version of the Advanced Lighting Guidelines (ALG). ALG is a premier resource for energy‐efficient lighting design, technologies and applications representing the latest and best thinking of experts in the field (I was pleased to contribute the controls chapter with Dorene Maniccea, and edit [...]
Controls, Education + Resources, Energy + Environment
Controls Friday: IESNYC to Host “Control This!” on December 8, 2010
The New York City section of the Illuminating Engineering Society has announced, “Control This!,” a tradeshow and lecture series dedicated to lighting controls and energy management technologies. When: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 11:30 am to 6:00 pm Where: The Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 West 18th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10011 Exhibit passes are free [...]
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