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Eco-Friendly Lighting Installed at Orlando International Airport

Energy Smart Industry (ESI), a company based in Florida and New York, is in talks to redesign an undisclosed portion of Orlando International Airport with an innovative energy-saving LED lighting system

8 Jul 2009

Energy Smart LED Bulbs from GE Allow LED Lights to Be Used in General Applications

Two new lamps from GE Consumer & Industrial - a 7-watt GE Energy Smart LED PAR20 lamp and a 10-watt GE Energy Smart® LED PAR30 lamp - enable restaurants, retailers and other commercial customers to make significant strides toward general lighting with white light emitting diodes (LEDs)

7 Jul 2009

Smart, Energy Efficient Street Lights in Palo Alto Increase Light Quality While Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Plus Energy and Maintenance Costs

Echelon Corporation announced today that the City of Palo Alto is demonstrating smart, energy efficient streetlights based on Echelon's LonWorks technology. The City aims to reduce energy and maintenance costs and lower greenhouse gas emissions, while improving light quality. Currently, the city's 6,300 streetlights cost around $700,000 annually in energy and maintenance costs

7 Jul 2009

First Colorado City to Have All LED Street Lights is Ouray

Through joint efforts between San Miguel Power Association, Inc. (SMPA), The City of Ouray, Tri-State Generation & Transmission, the Governor’s Energy Office, and Beta LED, Ouray, CO will officially become the first city in the state of Colorado to have 100% LED street lighting

6 Jul 2009

Event on The Future of Sustainable Housing Looks at Part L1A 2010, Part F and SAP2009

BRE, in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust and the Zero Carbon Hub, today launched a series of half day events which will provide housing professionals with an in-depth, yet simple and practical look at what the requirements for low carbon housing will look like in 2010

6 Jul 2009

Emissions and Energy Reporting Red Tape Cut For Australian Businesses

Companies required to report data on their greenhouse gas emissions and energy use will have their reporting red tape reduced under new moves announced by the Australian Government

6 Jul 2009

Super Efficient Lighting Just Around the Corner

New developments in a substance which emits brilliant light could lead to a revolution in lighting for the home and office in five years, claims a leading UK materials scientist

2 Jul 2009

Solar Decathlon Student Entries to Benefit From Donation of Thermablok Insulating Material

Living green is a matter of striking the right balance between innovation and environmental stewardship. With that in mind, Tampa-based Thermablok(R) donated 2,000 linear feet of its revolutionary aerogel insulation material to California architecture and design students participating in the 2009 "Solar Decathlon."

2 Jul 2009

Alcoa Introduces New Window Range For Increasing Energy Efficiency of Buildings

Alcoa announced today that its Kawneer business, the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum building products and systems for commercial construction, introduced its new AA3350 ISOPORT Window, designed to enhance the views and energy efficiency of commercial and institutional applications

1 Jul 2009

'Net Zero Energy Consumption' Compressors Now Offerred by Atlas Copco in the 'Carbon Zero' Range

Atlas Copco’s Oil-free Air division has announced that the company’s ZR series of water-cooled oil-free air compressors with built-in energy recovery systems is the first in the world to be certified for ‘net zero energy consumption’ at specific design conditions

1 Jul 2009