Significant Energy Savings with LED Fixtures from Pegasus Associates Lighting

Responding to customer requests and positive customer comments, Pegasus Associates Lighting continues to add highly sought after, energy-efficient LED products to its e-commerce web site. Today, the company introduced four new LED fixtures to its expanding LED light fixtures web site section. The new LED products include three LED recessed mini swivel lights and an award-winning LED 4-inch recessed downlight. The newly introduced 4-inch LED recessed... 

Schréder Lighting USA Introduces Versatile ALBANY Street Lighting Series Featuring Sealsafe® Optical System in the US

Offering classic street lighting styles for a broad range of applications, Schréder Lighting USA introduces Albany luminaires with the world-famous Sealsafe® Optical System. Schréder Lighting USA, the newest of the 40-member Schréder Group G.I.E. located in 36 countries on four continents, is marketing the Schréder brand in the fields of Public Lighting, Floodlighting, Tunnel/Transit Lighting, Industrial and Urban Lighting. A classic of the Victorian... 

New Aluminum Picket Railing System from Hollaender Manufacturing Requires No Welding

Hollaender Manufacturing has introduced a new aluminum, component based picket railing system that requires absolutely no welding, yet retains strength and rigidity. The system is made possible by Hollaender’s new Speed-Rail® fitting #156-85, a friction-fit picket tee that firmly attaches the pickets to the top and bottom horizontal rails. The picket tee is part of Hollaender’s Speed-Rail line of fittings and is machined from 6063 –... 

South Korea’s Songdo International Business District Sets Global Standard as ‘Eco-City’

New international standards are being set by Gale International in sustainable building design, systems engineering, and urban infrastructure and planning with Songdo International Business District (IBD), a new city currently under construction off Incheon, South Korea, on the Yellow Sea. Songdo IBD is a joint venture between Gale International and Posco Engineering & Construction and is the largest private development in the world. Songdo IBD,... 

Permlight Appoints Chris Primous to Direct East Coast Led Light Engine Sales for Brillia(TM)

Brillia™, the light engine division of Permlight Products, Inc., today announced Chris Primous has been named director, Eastern region OEM sales and business development. Primous will be responsible for the ongoing collaboration with original equipment manufacturers in the Eastern region to help bring LED-based luminaires to market. “Chris has been instrumental in bringing LED technology to the lighting industry. In fact, he was the product manager... 

The Streets of Buckhead Pursues Certification for Environmentally Friendly Building and Construction

A lifelong resident of Atlanta, Ben Carter has made an environmental commitment to the community by seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for his company’s luxury mixed-use development, The Streets of Buckhead. Featuring more than 500,000-square feet of world-class retail, dining and residences, The Streets of Buckhead will be one of the country’s most expansive and affluent developments to be awarded Silver... 

Prescolite Upgrades LiteFrame with Watts Per Square Foot Optics

Prescolite has introduced watts per square foot optics to its LiteFrame line. The new fixtures feature more lumens per watt, offering energy-saving benefits while increasing efficacy for retail, hospitality and design-build projects. Horizontal 6″ CFL downlight is part of LiteFrame’s watts per square foot offering. LiteFrame’s new innovative optical design offers much more light than the typical 45-degree cutoff and opens up the... 

The Riverfront is the Centerpiece of the Revitalization of Downtown Napa

The Riverfront, a premier mixed-use community in downtown Napa, announced a near sellout at a preview event for its first offering, ten reserve homes called “The Collection”. The new community – slated for completion in February 2009 – will stand as the gateway to the new downtown. It borders 550 feet of new riverside promenade and encompasses 50 homes known as the Riverfront Residences, 40,000 square feet of retail, 30,000 square feet of... 

Advanced Data Centers Introduces Industry’s First LEED Platinum Pre-Certified Data Center

Advanced Data Centers (ADC), a leading owner and developer of corporate data centers, announced today that its McClellan Park data center has received Platinum Pre-Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council under the LEED® Green Building Rating System(TM). The McClellan Park facility, located in Sacramento, California, is the industry’s first and only LEED Platinum pre-certified data center. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental... 

Tri-C students take honors in tooling, machining contest

Students in the Machine Trades Apprenticeship program at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland were recently recognized by the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) for receiving three top regional honors in the “Best Apprenticeship” contest. David Apger, who works at Christopher Tool in Solon, placed first; Jeremy Haberman at Lunar Tool Company in North Royalton, placed second; and third place went to Ken Phillips of Christopher...