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Energy Efficient Lighting Programs

Evaluating today’s certification programs BY JACKI SWIERNIK, Intertek The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and its subsequent amendments established minimum efficiency standards for lighting products. These minimum efficiency standards, as well as recently-proposed penalties (including...


HVAC Systems

Balancing Investment vs. Savings in BAS for HVAC Systems

Building automation systems (BAS) offer the tantalizing promise of streamlined HVAC operations, increased energy efficiency, and enhanced occupant comfort. However, the upfront investment involved can lead to hesitation among building owners and facility managers. Determining whether the long-term...


Automation

Installing Occupancy Sensors in Warehouses

The 2013 Lighting Review: Installing occupancy sensors in warehouses

BY STEPHANIE BOYLE, Universal Lighting Technologies

Warehouses tend to have an enormous amount of square footage per occupant, as you would expect from their function. Lighting all of that space when no one is around is pretty much the definition of wasting energy. And yet, some warehouse owners and managers have been slow to adopt automated lighting control technologies, such as occupancy sensors.

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