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03/05/10 - Trends in Wireless Controls
Automated Buildings Email Interview - Jim Sinopoli, Ken Sinclair & Amara Rozgus
A discussion of the trends and impact of wireless controls on the building industry.
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02/18/10 - Green building technologies that could change the game
from Daily Journal of Commerce
Green technology can help stimulate the economy, reduce carbon emissions and build a clean-energy future in the U.S. The American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act included almost $100 billion for investments in clean energy, energy efficiency and green job training.
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02/18/10 - DC-powered ceiling grids? COOL!
from Electrical Business
The late 19th Century saw the "Ware of the Currents", where Thomas Edison fought George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla over electrical power distribution. Edison’s believe that DC power was the better system was ultimately overruled and AC power went on to reign supreme. Nowadays, we use AC power for the majority of our electrical needs. But a change may be coming.
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02/02/10 - EMerge and EPRI make DC Power Progress at the 2010 Green Building Power Forum
from Darnell Group
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the EMerge Alliance both made progress in the development of complementary dc powering standards at this year’s Green Building Power Forum (GBPF). The EMerge Alliance provided the first public discussion and review of its recently released dc-power standard for occupied spaces in buildings
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12/07/09 - DC Power Rally Begins
ELEBLOG
posted by Joe Salimando, Electrical Contractor magazine
DC Power is here, and it's here to stay. It's gaining ground, and it's going to get bigger. Three pieces of evidence:
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10/01/09 - Targeting Net-Zero Buildings: Is True Sustained Design Attainable?
from Architectural Products
In the big picture, how far can the A/E/C community keep going with a mostly intellectual notion of “green”? To make a dent in the environment requires a dramatic shift in thinking and practices. Are designers, building product manufacturers, and legislators ready to bring the built environment closer to the frontier of “green” design: net-zero building?
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09/09/09 - LED Illumination Provides Constant (Current) Opportunities.
from Electronic Design, by Jeff Shepard
Lighting specifiers, of course, are familiar with the need to save energy. Reduced lighting power density is often desired by the client and more likely required by new code or energy guidelines.
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06/01/09 - The D.C. Lighting Alternative.
Lighting specifiers, of course, are familiar with the need to save energy. Reduced lighting power density is often desired by the client and more likely required by new code or energy guidelines.
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04/08/09 - D.C. Interested In DC Building Power.
The Appliance Standards Improvement Act includes provisions that would require the DoE to conduct a study and report to Congress on the costs and benefits of requiring dc electricity supply in buildings.
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03/01/09 - A New DC Power Standard.
The EMerge Standard will push for increased efficiency, reduced energy usage, and improved sustainability – without forgoing quality or performance.
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02/01/09 - DC power distribution favors LED lighting.
A low-voltage DC power standard could accelerate the conversion to LED lighting and create an enabling infrastructure for the workplace.
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12/06/08 - Automated Buildings.
EMAIL INTERVIEW Brian Patterson & Ken Sinclair
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12/02/08 - A Current in Every Ceiling.
The EMerge Alliance says low-voltage direct current built into interior spaces can power LED lights, sensors and other devices more efficiently that the AC wiring in use today.
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11/18/08 - Working toward better power standards.
A group of power industry professionals is joining to forge a new power, control, and device-level technology standard for commercial buildings.
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