Daylight-Switching Device Works with Existing Lighting Fixtures
Jun 18, 2010,
The Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) says it has been working on a daylight-switching device called the DaySwitch, designed for existing lighting fixtures and featuring simple setup and commissioning...
Stimulus-Funded Projects Start to Pick Up but Won’t Be Quick Fix
Jun 11, 2010,
Increases in stimulus-funded projects and growing demand for single-family construction helped boost monthly construction employment in 29 states between March and April...
Survey Finds Growing Concerns Over Data Center Management and Availability
Jun 4, 2010,
Emerson Network Power recently announced the results of its biannual Data Center Users Group (DCUG) survey...
DOE Announces Funding for Core Technology Research and Product Development in SSL
Jun 3, 2010,
As part of the ongoing effort to reduce national energy consumption through high-efficiency building technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced two solid-state lighting (SSL) funding opportunities...
Lutron Electronics Donates Company History to Smithsonian
May 25, 2010, By Ellen Parson, Managing Editor
Joel Spira has always been fascinated with light — the physics behind it, its psychological and emotional effects on people, and its informational characteristics. This ongoing fascination led to a lifetime of invention, research, development, and innovation in the lighting industry....
NEMA Lighting Systems Index Rises Again
May 25, 2010,
First quarter 2010 performance of the NEMA Lighting Systems Index (LSI) was 1.1% ahead of results for the fourth quarter of 2009, the National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reports, marking the third consecutive quarter of growth...
DOE Launches New Version of Commercial Lighting Solutions Web Tool
May 19, 2010,
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently launched a new version of its Commercial Lighting Solutions Web tool, expanding energy-saving lighting solutions and approaches to offices and institutional buildings...
BICSI Field Report: 2010 Winter Conference
May 18, 2010, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
More than 4,600 information transport systems professionals converge on Orlando for annual winter event...
Smart Meters: U.S. RF-Mesh Market Surging; PLC Shipments Forecast for Europe and Asia
May 18, 2010,
A recent study by IMS Research, “The World Market for Smart Meters — 2010,” forecasts a surging radio frequency- (RF-) Mesh market in the United States, while powerline carrier (PLC) shipments are expected to dramatically increase in Europe and Asia...
EERE Announces $3 Million for University-Led Wind Power Education and Research
May 4, 2010,
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the investment of nearly $3 million to advance the work of 16 institutions performing wind power research, including several colleges and universities...
Healthy Remodeling Rebound Forecast in 2010
Apr 27, 2010,
Home improvement spending will recover this year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) recently released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University...
DOE Launches National Collaboration on LED Street Lights
Apr 22, 2010,
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that Seattle City Light, Seattle's publicly owned power utility, has been selected to lead a national effort to guide municipalities in evaluating light emitting diode (LED) street lights...
Plug-in Vehicle Charger Market to Reach $11.75 Billion by 2015
Apr 21, 2010,
Plug-in vehicles are poised to hit the consumer market at the end of 2010 and will achieve widespread distribution in 2011...
$10 Million Set Aside for Solar Energy Education for Local Governments
Apr 20, 2010,
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced up to $10 million over five years for two organizations to help accelerate the adoption of solar energy among local governments...
Austin, Texas, City Council Adopts New Energy Code Amendments
Apr 19, 2010,
Energy code amendments recently approved by the Austin, Texas, City Council will increase the energy-efficiency of each newly constructed home starting this summer by 1,650kWh of electricity a year, saving $165 annually (based on a 2,300-sq-ft home)...
Rebirth of the Electrical Contractor
Apr 16, 2010,
Over the next 10 to 20 years, the role of electrical contractors will change dramatically, requiring them to transition from “electricians” to “energy contractors” in order to thrive in the growing green construction market...
EBCI Rises for Third Straight Month; Highest Since May 2004
Mar 31, 2010,
The business environment has improved markedly since December 2009, according to electrical equipment manufacturers polled in The National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association’s (NEMA’s) most recent business confidence survey...
Electrical Industry Needs More from BIM
Mar 30, 2010,
At a recent presentation to the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Janice Burse, coordination manager at Dynalectric, reviewed the current state of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for the electrical industry...
Western Region is Hotbed of Health Care Construction
Mar 25, 2010,
More than half of architecture and engineering firms see the West Coast as the action market for health care construction in 2010 reveals a recent ZweigWhite survey...
California Construction Employment and Spending Will Take Years to Return to Pre-Bust Levels
Mar 16, 2010,
California’s construction industry will build fewer projects and employ fewer people compared to its mid-decade peak through at least 2015...
Average Annual Pay Increases at A/E/P Firms Continue to Rise
Mar 10, 2010,
Despite the economic challenges that many architecture, engineering, planning (A/E/P) and environmental consulting firms have faced in recent years, a majority of firms continue to include pay increases for their staff in their annual budgets...
“Cautious Optimism” Describes the 2010 Building Automation Market
Mar 3, 2010,
According to BCS/2010, the latest market analysis from BCS Partners, cautious optimism prevails for the near future with regard to the building automation market...
Solid Gain in Motors Shipments to Close Out 2009
Mar 2, 2010,
NEMA’s Motors Shipments Index (MSI) increased 6.1% during the fourth quarter of 2009, marking the second consecutive gain for the index....
Constellation Energy Announces $90 Million Solar Capital Commitment
Feb 25, 2010,
Constellation Energy, Baltimore, recently announced it will support the development of commercial photovoltaic (PV) power systems with a $90 million solar capital commitment...
Report Says 2,000+ Microgrids to be Deployed by 2015
Feb 19, 2010,
According to a recent report from Pike Research , a variety of trends are converging to create significant growth potential for microgrids...
