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Advanced Lighting Program Development
This report presents a long range plan for broad-based, coordinated research, development and market transformation program for reducing the lighting energy intensities in commercial and residential buildings in California without comprimising light.
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Bright Ideas by Phil Armstrong
Discusses how to upgrade lighting technology in schools to reduce energy consumption and cut operating costs. It explores fixture efficiency using ballast and lamp upgrades and compact fluorescent lights.
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Daylighting in Schools by Heschong Mahone Group
This study examines the effect of daylighting on human performance, focusing on skylighting as a way to isolate daylight as an illumination source, and separate illumination effects from other qualities associated with daylighting from windows.
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EnergySmart Schools
EnergySmart Schools is a campaign of Rebuild America, part of the U.S. Department of Energy. Its goals are to reduce energy consumption and costs; help schools reinvest their savings from energy improvements; improve the learning environment of ....
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Energy Star for Schools
Energy Star for schools is a program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help schools and school districts track and manage energy use, evaluate facility financial performance and locate energy effecient products and services for use...
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Exit Signs - Lighting Research Center
There are over 100 million exit signs installed in buildings across the United States operating 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the total annual energy cost of exit signs using ...
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Factor Boosts Productivity (NLB)
Metal Industries, Inc. (Elizabeth, PA) gained its reputation from manufacturing metal-framed windows and patio doors, among other products. Its 100,000-square-foot facility relied on outdated fluorescent fixtures that produced far less light than ....
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Looking for Savings: Seeing the Light, NLB
Our nation's departments of public works are under the gun to get the job done for as little as possible. Few days go by when DPW officials do not consciously consider activities or services they could somehow cut back or eliminate to make their budgets ....
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Saving Money on Lighting by John Bachner
Better. Faster. Cheaper." Whether you are in the private sector or the public sector, these three words seemingly have become today's operational mantra. Everywhere, organizations of all types and sizes are being encouraged to do more with less.
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The Party Was Almost Over by NLB
Turn out the lights! That, in a nutshell, was the federal government's guidance for lighting energy conservation during the "dark days" of the 1973-74 OPEC nations' petroleum embargo and the "energy crisis" that followed in its wake. While avoiding energy....
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The Real Cost of Lighting by NLB
Sooner or later, your parking facility will need new lighting. How will you take care of it? If you're like many managers, chances are you will look closely at the bottom-line to ensure you get maximum value. How you perform that bottom-line analysis is ....
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The Usefulness of Bi-Level Switching
California Title 24 Energy Effieciency Building Standard requires multiple level lighting control in all individual offices. Usually this requirement is fulfilled by using bi-level switching.
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Using Lighting to Its Fullest Extent by NLB
Condominium managers have any number of important tasks to fulfill, most of which can be grouped under the broad umbrella of keeping the owners happy. This goal can be attained by maintaining, if not enhancing the owners' living environment, maintaining,...
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