Expansion of GE LED Cove Lighting System Promotes More LED Conversions

Expanded color options in GE Consumer & Industrial’s GE LED Cove Lighting System product line make it easier than ever for casinos, hotels, resorts, commercial retail operations and residential applications with extended operations to stop wasteful spending on energy and maintenance. At 25 times the life of halogen, the new 4100K GE LED Cove Lighting System provides 320 lumens per foot and consumes just 6.5 watts of energy. It delivers excellent... 

Watt Plaza Receive Gold LEED Certification

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... 

CommScope Provides Network Infrastructure to Dallas Cowboys’ New Stadium

The Dallas Cowboys’ spectacular new stadium in Arlington, TX, slated to open in June, will rely on communications network infrastructure from CommScope to support all of the stadium’s core operations and communications requirements for fans, staff and public safety officials. The state-of-the-art venue, scheduled to open June 2009, will use CommScope’s SYSTIMAX® high-performance network solutions to create the world’s largest internet... 

Hitachi Introduces a 12V Peak Cordless Lithium Ion Tool Series

Hitachi Power Tools introduces a new series of micro-size power tools to the cordless landscape. The launch of the 12Volt Peak series includes a micro Lithium Ion Driver Drill, the DS10DFL, a micro Lithium Ion Impact Driver, the WH10DFL and a combination of both tools in a 2-piece combo kit, the KC10DFL. The main advantage to the 12V Peak series is their convenient micro stature that allows them fit into places where conventional counterparts will... 

VAST Composite Masonry Products in Green Building and Sustainable Development Projects

VAST Enterprises, LLC, announced that using its composite pavers in construction applications can contribute to six or more LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits. VAST produces green building products with its patented technology that transforms post-consumer recycled rubber and plastics into an environmentally friendly material: composite masonry. All VAST products are made from up to 95 percent recycled car tires and plastic... 

Manitowoc to exhibit Potain Igo 30 at Intermat 2009

The Igo 30 has a total weight of less than 26 t, meaning it can travel with just one truck in most of its markets, lowering transportation costs. Manitowoc will exhibit its Potain Igo 30 self-erecting crane at Intermat 2009. The crane is built at the Manitowoc factory in Niella Tanaro, Italy. Vincent Milan, Manitowoc’s senior product manager for self-erecting cranes, said customers benefit from having all aspects of the Igo range engineered as a... 

Intelligent Fan System Provides Safe Laboratory Ventilation and Significant Energy Savings

The patent pending Strobic Air® Smart Fan(TM) maintains safe ventilation levels while minimizing facility energy costs and carbon footprint. It is the latest improvement to the highly successful TriStack® mixed flow exhaust fan line for “safety critical” applications such as laboratory fume hood exhaust and ventilation for specialized care environments like airborne infection isolation rooms. The Smart Fan(TM), which uses a combination... 

Wildeck Unveils Breakthrough MezzCrane™ System

Wildeck, Inc. selected the ProMat 2009 International Exposition (Booth 1244) to unveil an innovative and new material handling and storage solution known as the MezzCrane™. Working in collaboration with crane manufacturer, Gorbel in Fishers, NY, Wildeck engineers developed an innovative configuration that can be customized to meet individual customer needs. Heralded as an industry first, Wildeck’s new MezzCrane™ system has been designed... 

Office Depot is First Retailer to Receive LEED Gold Certification from U.S. Green Building Council

Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that its “Green” retail store prototype has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The USGBC’s LEED system is widely recognized as the benchmark for green building design, construction, operations and maintenance. Office Depot received the Gold Rating for the Company’s... 

Hitachi Introduces More Micro Lithium Ion Tools to the Series

Hitachi Power Tools introduced several new tools and combo kits to the Micro Series lineup; the CR10DL micro reciprocating saw, the WH10DCL micro right angle impact driver, the UB10DL micro flashlight, the KC10DAL 3-Piece Combo Kit (includes DB10DL – micro driver drill, WH10DL micro impact driver, UB10DL micro flashlight) and the KC10DBL 3-piece Combo Kit (includes DB10DL – micro driver drill, the CR10DL micro reciprocating saw, UB10DL...