Energy Crisis: Six Solutions To Help Reduce Consumption
Tech Decisions lists six solutions for saving energy and money. Help your company reduce emissions, consumption, and costly utility bills.
Lighting
Lutron and Siemens Enter Joint Energy-efficiency Initiative for Commercial Buildings
Lutron Electronics manufacturers of wireless light and shade control, and the Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry, Inc., developer of energy-efficient and environment-friendly buildings and infrastructures, today announced their collaborative development effort to help make commercial buildings more energy efficient.
Kick Start: Easy Energy and Money Saving Ideas You Can Use Now in Your Corporate Facility
How to save money right now in your facility. Energy saving ideas with a really high return on investment (ROI), really easy to deploy and inexpensive to purchase. You should be acting on these now. Lutron and other lighting and energy device manufacturers have products on the market now to help with your energy saving plan.
Lutron Electronics Introduces an LED Version of its Video Conference Indirect Wash Fixture
Lutron’s new LED Video Conference Indirect Wash Fixture is designed for videoconferencing applications, but it can also be used in areas that could benefit from an indirect, evenly distributed lighting solution.
10 Lighting Apps for iOS and Android Devices
10 best lighting apps for iOS and Android mobile devices. From light beam calculations to general lighting reference information, this collection is tried and true.
Intelligent Building Management is Fast Becoming the Way to Save Money
Intelligent use of lighting control, occupancy and vacancy sensors are making energy management a feasible and even necessary aspect of your building. Hardware and software from companies such as Lutron, AMX, Crestron, Johnson Controls and others make this possible.
Lessons from a $30 Million Luxury Hotel Technology Renovation
Designed to increase guest comfort and increase energy efficiency the $30 million renovation of the 154-room West Tower of One UN New York (formerly the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel) implemented touch screen-operated control of various systems in each room. Using Vantage Control’s InFusion control system combined with the company’s ScenePoint Relays and sensors for lighting, thermostat and in-room temperature sensors to coordinate climate control. The touchscreen panels offer five languages through which the hotel’s diverse clientele can operate the interface. The system is fully hardwired for security reasons.
Winter NAMM 2013 New Product Highlights and News in Audio and Lighting
New and new products from Winter NAMM 2013 for pro audio, entertainment technology, music production and music operations, sound recording, live sound, DJ, house of worship, commercial systems, stage and lighting professionals. Including NAMM Best in Show from Yamaha, Taylor Grand Orchestra, Kala, Evans, PreSonus, Peavey and more.
Empire State Building Owner Tells All — How to Save a LOT of Money
TD Case Study. Huge money-saving secrets were unveiled at the Empire State Building. At an event that might have just as easily been a seminar for building owners hosted by one of New York’s most esteemed building owners, Anthony Malkin, President of Malkin Holdings and owner of the iconic structure. One might think that a $4.4 million per year savings and a full return on investment in just over 3 years, representing a 38.5 percent total energy savings with Johnson Controls, a lighting energy reduction of 65 percent using Lutron lighting controls, an Energy Star 90 and LEED EBOM Gold rating would make a highly competitive building owner tempted to keep his magic formula a secret. Not so. Check out the video and images from the space.
New Facility Rides the Cutting Edge of Daylight Harvesting
Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ TechVentures2 facility uses Lutron lighting control systems to slash energy consumption. Automated shades with Hyperion solar-adaptive software and AMX helped to create an award winning, LEED certified facility.
