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Lights Out (And Back On) At Candlestick Park In San Francisco

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:53:27 +0000

A nationally televised football game was put on hold twice as facilities staff worked to identify the cause of a stadium wide power outage.

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Free Webinar: Learn How to Implement Lighting Management Technologies and Practices to Drive Building Efficiency

Mary Ellen McCandless — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:05:11 +0000

Join Us For a Free NEMA Webinar: Implementing Lighting Management Technologies and Practices to Drive Building Efficiency

Energy is the largest operating expense for commercial buildings, and more site electricity is consumed for lighting than for any other end use category, such as cooling, ventilation, or refrigeration. Therefore, planning for lighting management systems in building renovations, retrofits, and new construction is crucial for ensuring lighting energy savings, meeting sustainability and code mandates, driving building energy efficiency, and enhancing occupant comfort and productivity.

This webinar will cover all of these topics and will review traditional lighting management strategies, and

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Complete TFM’s Lighting Survey, And Enter To Win $100

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:31:44 +0000

For the third consecutive year, TF) is conducting a survey of its readership about lighting.

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Air Cycle Corporation launches the “Recycling Channel” on the TFM website

Bill MacRae — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:28:09 +0000

Air Cycle Corporation has launched the “Recycling Channel” on the Today’s Facility Manager website. This informative web portal is designed for facility management professionals who are looking for recycling solutions and guidance on the latest recycling regulations. To visit the “Recycling Channel” visit: www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/recycling/.

Survey: Lighting Retrofit Revenues Expected to Grow in 2011

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:45:53 +0000

A majority of energy efficient lighting professionals who responded to the survey expect to see an increase in revenue from retrofit projects in 2011.

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Fluorescent Lighting Fixtures, Pre-1979

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:24:20 +0000

The EPA has released recommended steps to take for schools with older lighting fixtures in order to reduce potential exposures to harmful levels of PCBs. The guidance — part of EPA’s efforts to address potential PCB exposures in schools — is based on evidence that the older ballasts contain PCBs that can leak when the ballasts fail,

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: The Latest In Lighting Efficiency Might Surprise You

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:43:45 +0000

This web exclusive comes from Paula D. Ziegenbein, LC, LEED AP, Application Marketing Manager, OSRAM SYLVANIA.

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Keep Facilities Illuminated, Efficient, And Safe

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:14:22 +0000

This Web Exclusive comes from Lisa Brosseau, ScD, CIH, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences.

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Lighting Systems Index Indicates Brighter Times Ahead

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:00:26 +0000

The end of the tunnel appears to be about nine or so months away. The light there is, thankfully, not from an oncoming train. Or so it seems.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Convia Commissioning/Maintenance Partnership

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:13:08 +0000

Convia/A Herman Miller Company has partnered with Sylvania Lighting Services (SLS) to provide customers streamlined servicing for their Convia energy management systems.

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Untapped Resource: “Cash For Clunkers” Lighting Program

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:04:24 +0000

By qualifying for the Commercial Building Tax Deduction (CBTD), commercial lighting system owners can derive a tax benefit to help offset the cost of a new lighting system or lighting system improvement, up to 60¢ per square foot.

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Development In Organic LED Lighting

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:05:17 +0000

Scientists from GE Global Research and Konica Minolta have demonstrated illumination quality white OLEDs essential for producing products at lower costs.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Bright Solutions By Action Services Group

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:50:24 +0000

The BrightSolutions service brand retrofits interior and exterior lighting applications for reduced energy consumption and maintenance.

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Lighting Design Project Awards

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:11:58 +0000

GE Lighting has announced the five finalists for its 27th annual international GE Edison Award competition.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: ESCO Energy Services Program From GE Lighting

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:27:44 +0000

Through alliances with energy services companies (ESCOs), GE Lighting is continuing its work providing customers with a full-service approach to energy savings.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Seeing Wine In A New Light

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:28:21 +0000

Lighting influences how wine tastes and how much consumers are willing to pay for it, theNLB reports, citing conclusions drawn from a series of three German experiments in which more than 500 people tasted white Riesling wines.

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IFMA Foundation Releases Effective Lighting Solutions Guide

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:43:06 +0000

Available as a free PDF download, Lighting Solutions gives an overview of several keys to lighting initiatives.

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An LED New Year’s Eve

Anne Vazquez — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:01:07 +0000

Philips Electronics has participated in lighting the Times Square Ball for 10 years, with a conversion of the numerals (2-0-1-0) to LED technology this year.

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ASHRAE, IES Look to Change Standard 90.1

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:43:03 +0000

Requirements to “lighten up” energy use and costs through fenestration, parking lot lighting, and other proposed measures are being recommended for Standard 90.1.

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: This Chair Rocks! (And So Does Its Light!)

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:14:37 +0000

Rochus Jacob was awarded the first prize for his Murakami Chair which incorporates technology into the skids of the chair to run an OLED light—thereby powering an attached reading lamp with energy generated from its own rocking motion.

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West Marine Gains From Lighting Retrofit

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:07 +0000

The CA-based boating retailer chose fluorescent lighting fixtures with reflective material when retrofitting one of its distribution centers.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Energy Calculator From WattStopper

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:59:11 +0000

Facility managers can access this Web-based tool to calculate potential lighting-related energy savings available with occupancy sensors.

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School District Implements New Lamp Disposal Process

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:47:16 +0000

The Lake Washington School District in Redmond, WA has a new tool to handle the more than 1,000 fluorescent light bulbs it disposes of annually.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: InteLite Sensor

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:15:28 +0000

"Smart" sensors have the ability to adapt a facility's lighting schedule based on occupancy patterns.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Powerlink G3 System

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:51:20 +0000

A Square D® Powerlink® G3 intelligent lighting control system can be a critical part of a demand response strategy.

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