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Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2002 Michele Lerner |
A Bright Idea Energy-efficient lighting is not only good for the environment, but good for the bottom line as well... |
CIO September 1, 2003 Julie Hanson |
Tiny Sensors Technology observers have been touting the coming proliferation of wireless sensors that will report all sorts of data about the stuff to which they are attached. Now researchers are watching a company called Dust Inc. to see how it executes its plans to sell small electronic sensors called motes. |
PC Magazine July 13, 2004 Cade Metz |
Get Out the Mote Sprinkled generously, "smart dust" wireless sensors get the message across. A form of the technology has already reached the marketplace. |
PC World December 2004 Anne B. McDonald |
Future Tech: A Room That Knows You 'Smart Dust' sensors might instantly adjust a room's light and temperature to your liking. |
InternetNews November 14, 2006 Tim Scannell |
Dust Bets These 'Motes' Will Float Dust Networks takes an all-in-one approach to wireless embedded sensors. |
National Defense August 2014 Andy Wakefield |
How to Achieve Success With Electrical Microgrids Microgrids represent a move toward greater energy safety, security and independence for the military, and ultimately, for everyone served by the increasingly stressed power grid. |
U.S. CPSC August 16, 2006 |
Tu-Wire(R) Dimming Ballasts Used With Compact Fluorescent Lights Recalled for Shock Hazard If not properly grounded, these ballasts can present a risk of electric shock to persons who come in contact with the ballast or with a light fixture that incorporates the ballast. |
Home Toys December 2005 |
Lights, Plasma, Action! Proper lighting control is essential to a well-designed home theater. And among the myriad choices in lighting control, it is easy to find a system within your budget. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 John Teresko |
Ford's Light Idea Lighting retrofits at Ford's parts distribution facilities are expected to save 20 million kWh annually. |
Home Toys June 2003 Roger Stamm |
Lighting the way to energy efficiency and cost savings with whole-home lighting controls By their inherent design and very purpose, lighting controls are a way to not only save electricity and related costs, they're a fun, convenient and futuristic way to go about it. |
U.S. CPSC November 6, 2001 |
Progress Lighting Recall Fluorescent Lights The lights are improperly wired, posing a fire hazard. |
Home Toys August 2004 Axe & Rosenthal |
Lighting Controls Simplified With the proper lighting control system, lighting within a room or throughout a home can be controlled automatically with a single lighting control button, a remote control, when a door is opened or even when the sun rises and sets. |
Home Theater April 3, 2009 |
Energy Star 3.0 Makes TVs Greener Energy Star 3.0 requires certified sets to be 30 percent more energy efficient than non-certified ones. |
Home Theater April 2003 Larry Houser |
Lighting for Dummies Simple tools to create the ideal lighting environment for your home theater |
This Old House Mark Loeffler |
A Green, Well-Lighted Place How to choose energy-saving lighting for an environment-friendly house. |
Home Toys December 2004 Bill Hambley |
How Do You Sell Lighting Control??? You've got to get your clients to experience lighting control first hand. |
This Old House March 7, 2001 Scott Gibson |
Light Up Your Kitchen Two easy ways to shed light on the hub of your home... |
Entrepreneur February 2008 Tiffany Meyers |
How to Green Up Your Office Making your office greener is easier than you think. Take these 5 steps to clean up your act. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2010 Beth Young |
Greening to Compete Owners roll out sustainability programs to maintain their tenant base. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz |
Dimming Energy Usage The call for manufacturers to reduce their "carbon footprint" could mean dramatic changes within manufacturing facilities. Here are tips on how to save on electricity. |
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Wouldn't Sailors Be Happier if They Didn't Have to Change Light Bulbs? Navy energy experts estimate that the service could save millions of dollars in fuel costs -- and improve sailors' quality of life at sea |
InternetNews August 9, 2004 Michael Singer |
Mesh Networks to Boost Energy A new project looks to improve U.S. electric power plant production through the use of wireless mesh sensor networks. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Harry Goldstein |
Jim Benya: The Illuminator How this an electrical engineer, lighting designer, consultant and principal of Benya Lighting parlayed his belief in the ethic that you should leave the environment better than you found it into a career. |
U.S. CPSC February 10, 2004 |
Fluorescent Light Fixtures Recalled by Progress Lighting The lamp holders on the fluorescent lights can overheat, causing the fixture to melt or burn, presenting a fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC September 23, 2008 |
Gotham Lighting Recalls Compact Fluorescent Recessed Ceiling Lights; Can Fail to Work in an Emergency The relay on the backup battery of the lights could be programmed incorrectly and prevent the lights from functioning in an emergency. |
Food Processing December 2011 |
New Lighting Regulations for Food Processors in 2012 The Department of Energy phases out incandescent, other bulbs for energy efficiency. |
Inc. July 2009 |
A Business Guide to Energy Conservation How to use less energy and lower your business's utility bills. |
National Defense October 2014 Christina Munnell |
Energy Efficient Lighting Could Help Military Save Money Lutron Electronics' lighting technologies could help the military lower energy costs, company executives said. |
AskMen.com Ross Bonander |
How To Save Energy Here are four basic areas of the home that provide ample opportunities to reduce energy use and save money. |
Home Toys December 2002 Roger Stamm |
Lighting Your Way to a More Secure, More Beautiful Home The features and advantages of modern lighting control systems are truly incredible. Technological advancements have given us comprehensive and affordable home lighting controls that can do things Thomas Edison would have never dreamed were possible. |
Home Toys June 2002 Roy Schofield |
Using VIOM Versatile Input Output Module for Home Control Often adding timers, relays and assorted components can lead to a home automation system that is unreliable and difficult to service. The VIOM controller can provide a single-board solution giving a flexible and reliable solution. |
Home Toys June 2002 Damon Bruccoleri |
Make a Big Scene with your Next Lighting System Modern scene lighting affects what people see in your home. Carefully planned lighting can establish mood and color, control the focus of attention, and enhance the beauty and functionality of the home. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2010 Katherine Tweed |
General Electric Partnership Could Slash Home Energy Use by 70 Percent GE is part of a pilot project to show that homes can drastically cut their energy use with retrofits. |
Food Engineering June 4, 2007 |
Not Your Mama's Sensor More rugged, adaptable and reliable sensors are being deployed in industrial automation. And the fact they're taken for granted attests to how well they perform. |
PC Magazine October 5, 2004 |
White Balance While most users will be happy with a digital camera's automatic white balance settings, understanding and trying various white balance options can lead to even better pictures |
This Old House Scott Gibson |
Light Up Your Kitchen Two easy ways to shed light on the hub of your home... |
Inc. April 1, 2003 Nadine Heintz |
The Light Idea Bare fluorescent bulbs and windowless offices tax the body and soul. One enlightened company decided its workspaces should see the light. |
Home Toys April 2004 |
Home Technology Integration The objective of this article is to provide you with a primer regarding the issues that must be considered when contemplating the installation of a Home Automation System. |
Popular Mechanics January 27, 2010 Adam Hadhazy |
17 Projects Shaping the Future of LED Lights The Department of Energy announced $37 million in grants earlier this month in its sixth round of funding for solid-state lighting. The cash will go toward basic research, product development and manufacturing of light-emitting diodes and carbon-containing organic light-emitting diodes. |
Real Estate Portfolio July 2000 |
Plugged-in To Savings Whether it's lighting or heating and air conditioning, finding efficiencies to lower those energy costs is a priority for many property owners. By joining the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program, some owners have made substantial gains in reducing those costs. |
U.S. CPSC May 9, 2007 |
Cooper Lighting Emergency Lights Recalled, Could Fail to Illuminate in an Emergency A circuit board in the light could malfunction, preventing the lights from illuminating in the event of a power failure. |
This Old House Roseann Henry |
Can You See Me Now? We asked for a lesson in how to light a home for aging parents -- and we got a wakeup call about our own eyesight. For anyone over fifty, the most important thing in lighting design is safety. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2011 Arunava De |
Chipmakers Will Make Homes Smart and Investors Rich Chipmakers are focusing on smart homes and appliances as the market for green tech grows. |
This Old House |
Product Innovation: Remote-Controlled Lighting Easy, affordable ways to get whole-house lighting control without rewiring. |
Fast Company March 2014 Jon Gertner |
How Philips Altered The Future Of Light Their Innovation Lab is banal so that Philips can gauge the effect of something radical, in this case the impact of new types of LED lights -- lights that turn cerulean blue or sunset pink; lights that dim or brighten wirelessly. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2006 John Teresko |
Cutting Costs: Ecomagination Advantage In addition to using green to make green, GE also 'walks the talk' internally. One sample of this is cutting plant lighting costs by half. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 Jill Jusko |
Low-Cost LED Lighting Advances Breakthrough by Purdue University could help reduce energy consumption. |
Technology Research News April 20, 2005 Ted Smalley Bowen |
Overly Smart Buildings While its building blocks include many promising technologies, the intelligent building addresses some uniquely complex issues, such as the difficulties in fluid dynamics. |
AskMen.com Karin Eldor |
The Best Lamps For Your Pad Combine stylish lamps with practical lighting arrangements, and you'll discover a whole other meaning to "and then there was light." |
IEEE Spectrum April 2006 Brian Betts |
Smart Sensors A single moment of human error can make a sensor and all the data it gathers worse than worthless. A new standard for analog sensors could save lives and money. |