Industry veteran named LCA president 11/17/2008
Bringing more than 25 years of experience, Gary Meshberg has been chosen to lead the Lighting Controls Assn.’s new executive team.
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IES lights up new Career Center on Web 11/13/2008
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America has launched an online resource to help job seekers and employers connect.
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Smart hotels Amara Rozgus - 11/12/2008
Hotels offer guests the latest technology tools, and electrical engineers must work hard to keep up.
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LED driver 11/01/2008
The Hi-lume LED driver engineered by Lutron Electronics Co. Inc. provides energy-efficient LED dimming from 100% to 1% of light output and integrates with a number of lighting products. Designed to provide a product lifetime of approximately 10 years of service, the units feature internal thermal management to reduce light and power when operating in unusually high temperatures.
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Lighting inverters 11/01/2008
The LiteGear series by Hubbell Lighting Inc. features a compact, economical, interruptible ac power supply for lighting fixtures equipped with incandescent, fluorescent, or LED lamps. Mountable up to 1,000 ft away from the unit, the fixtures function indoors or outdoors. The units can switch to emergency inverter operation in less than 2 seconds and are UL listed to standard 924.
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Commissioning lighting controls By Tom Hudson, PE, LEED AP, Green Building Services, Portland, Ore.; and John Riley, PE, CCP, George Butler Assocs., Lenexa, Kan. - 11/01/2008
Indoor lighting is one of the single largest consumers of energy in nonresidential buildings, representing more than one-third of total electricity used. Recognizing its significant effect on energy consumption, the U.S. Green Building Council included requirements for commissioning lighting, including controls in its LEED rating systems.
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Give and Take Michael Ivanovich, Chief Editor, Consulting-Specifying Engineer June 12, 2008 Useful Green Building Data and Reports
There have been some good reports released this year on green buildings. Some folks h... More
Give and Take Michael Ivanovich, Chief Editor, Consulting-Specifying Engineer March 25, 2008 Wired on Engineering Education
Scott Siddens, senior editor, sent me an email yesterday that linked to an article on... More
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