
The next generation of outdoor area lighting is here with the GE Evolve™ LED Series Area Light from GE Lighting Systems, Inc. GE’s new area light combines the latest in LED system electronics, thermal management, mechanical and optical design to make the advantages of LED lighting a practical reality in parking lots and general lighting applications. It delivers 30 percent energy savings compared with traditional metal halide lighting while providing...

Watt Plaza, a twin 23-story office tower complex encompassing 900,000 square feet in the heart of Century City, has been awarded Gold LEED Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first office building in Los Angeles to achieve this distinction in this category. Watt Plaza is one of five buildings in California and one of 12 buildings in the United States to be certified LEED EB...

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. announced that it has begun production and sale of its new Array™ Lighting brand of LED lamps. The new Array™ Lighting Par 30, Par 16 and G4 LED are the first bulbs to begin production and offer direct replacement for conventional incandescent, halogen and CFL Par/R light bulbs and T3 bi-pin bulbs. The Array Lighting LED lamps feature its patent pending, Selective Heat Sink (SHS) technology to achieve the highest efficacy...

TridonicAtco is now offering its unique corridorFUNCTION for the TEone4all 105VA and 150 VA digital dimmable transformers. The corridorFUNCTION provides light on demand, particularly for 24-hour applications, and significant energy and cost savings. A lighting system with the corridorFUNCTION pays for itself in less than two years. At present, TridonicAtco is the only company that offers the corridorFUNCTION, the perfect solution for 24-hour lighting...

Advanced Telemetry, LLC, a company committed to empowering resource conservation, has recently introduced EcoViewTM, a proprietary, real-time energy and resource monitoring and control system for the residential customer. With the touch of a button or the click of a mouse, users can see up-to-the-minute reports on their energy and water consumption and take action to cut their carbon footprint and reduce costly utility bills. Controlled through a...

Phil Sherburne, a pioneer in modern green development, will open his long-awaited Bardessono hotel, restaurant and spa in California’s famed Napa Valley during the first week of February. The 62-room luxury hotel with its 92-seat restaurant and bar is situated on the Bardessono family farmstead in the heart of historic Yountville. Sherburne, who was hand-picked by the Bardessonos to develop their six-acre property, promised an ecologically-friendly...
Delivering on a commitment to reduce the number of rolling blackouts in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, the new management of the utility Karachi Electric Supply Company Limited (KESC) has ordered 64 of GE Energy’s Jenbacher gas engines to supply 180MW of urgently needed power to the local grid. The milestone contract was signed November 22. Karachi has been facing an average daily shortage of 500MW in electricity, forcing KESC to impose...
Fluor Corporation announced today that it signed a contract to relocate its current UK headquarters and operations centre to SEGRO’s IQ Farnborough development in Hampshire. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The real estate contract with SEGRO is to build a new company headquarters with a state-of-the art, four-building complex comprising approximately 210,000 square feet. The new headquarters will consist of one building of...
Intelligent Living Corp. a leading automation and technology solutions provider utilizing green building practices, announced today that High Road Communications, Microsoft Canada’s public relations provider for Windows™ based Home and Entertainment solutions, originated a News Canada media feed on ILVC’s sustainable building automation and technology solutions. As a result, ILVC received editorial coverage in the Vancouver Courier,...
WPCS International Incorporated a leader in design-build engineering services for specialty communication systems and wireless infrastructure, has announced that, through its subsidiaries, it has received approximately $9 million in new contracts. The contracts include projects to be completed for Iron Mountain, The Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management, YMCA, Group Health Tacoma, UPS, Girard College and CalPERS. In addition, WPCS was selected...