• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that new multifamily high-rise residential buildings are now eligible to qualify as Energy Star. To qualify, new or substantially rehabilitated multifamily high-rise buildings must meet energy-efficiency guidelines set by the EPA.
  • NASA's Ames Research Center and the Department of Energy, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif. are collaborating on technologies and processes for what may be the "greenest," highest-performing building in the federal government.
  • FedEx Express recently opened a new package sorting center at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, which now conducts operations under the largest continuous vegetated roof at an airport in the U.S. The roof is about the size of three football fields.
  • Nest Labs recently announced that it has created the Nest Learning Thermostat. Nest learns from your behaviors, preferences and surroundings to create a custom heating and cooling schedule, keeping you comfortable when you're in the structure and conserving energy when you're away.

Facility Design and Management

Under Executive Order 13514, 15% of existing buildings and leases need to meet the Guiding Principles standards by 2015 and all buildings planned in 2020 and thereafter will need to be net-zero buildings. This section includes information and resources related to these requirements.

 

Home Facilities Design and Management American Lighting announces energy star certified, high output, extended-life lighting options
American Lighting announces energy star certified, high output, extended-life lighting options
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Written by CEIL Staff   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:15

Source: Reuters

American Lighting, an innovative manufacturer and distributor of lighting technologies for residential, commercial and specialty markets, today announced long-life, high output light fixtures in sleek, compact designs built for the residential and architectural markets. Read more....

 



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