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  Zimmer Parking Garage Lighting Case Study   (Kansas City, MO)     About the Client   Zimmer Real Estate Service is one of the premium property management companies in Kansas City. They are committed to sustainable business solutions and minimize operating costs and maximize the full value of their properties.   Common lighting issues […]

There are cities all over the world who are making sustainability and energy management models. In an article from Energy Manager Today, journalist Samantha Alexander examines these cities that are making a difference.   Globally, Sweden has emerged as a sustainability leader, largely because of the country’s renewable energy sources and low carbon emissions.   […]

The nation’s wind power is growing, but in order to get the wind power to the areas that need it the most, billions of dollars in transmission lines will have to be built.   Although transmission lines are growing, it will take it a while before it catches up to the nation’s wind resources, which […]

A new report released from Navigant Research found that the market for lighting controls in commercial buildings would increase as the adoption rate of LED lighting systems increases. It predicted that the worldwide revenue of networked lighting controls will grow from $1.7 billion annually in 2013 to more than $5.3 billion by 2020.   “Building […]

The world’s number 3 maker of wind turbines expects the global wind power market to more than quadruple by 2030.   At a renewable energy conference in Berlin, chief executive of Siemen’s wind power division Markus Tackle said, “The market will shift away from Europe significantly,” and instead see a strong growth in Asia.   […]

The Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA in the greater New York City area is shining a little brighter these days. The 65,000 square foot building upgraded its lighting system last month.   The updated lighting includes the pool and surrounding area, which received minimal natural daylight.   Switching from their existing fluorescent and incandescent lamps, the YMCA opted […]

According to a brief from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), a Department of Energy program could provide wider opportunities to implement storage technologies.   Currently, the $120 million program helps spur innovation and encourage utilities to implement energy storage technologies. The program is seeking to provide five times more the energy storage supply […]

The MGM Grand in Detroit has another achievement to add to its sustainability. The building recently completed a LED retrofit of its 61-acre parking garage. The retrofit is said to be one of the nation’s largest LED parking garage projects, and includes more than 3,000 LED lamps. It took about three months to complete, and […]

  The White House is preparing to install solar panels on its roof, three weeks after the Obama Administration first announced its intention to do so.   The panels are being installed to “improve overall energy efficiency” of the building. Solar panels were first installed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, but were taken down […]