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    Sal Christ, a reporter for Albuquerque Business First, recently posted a great article regarding an interview with Jim Klein, Director of Engineering for Presbyterian Healthcare Services.  Her interview revolved around the green renovations PHS has performed over the past five years.  Klein offered some great advice from a perspective that many can relate […]

    In an article on Energy Manager Today, Mike Robinson, Director of Sales for Big Ass Solutions, gives great advice for business owners considering a lighting retrofit for their facilities. LED technology is bigger and better than ever, which is great for business owners looking for a smart solution to their lighting dilemmas.  However, […]

    The Department of Energy has created a fascinating series of articles on their website entitled "Joules of Wisdom: Top Things You Don't Know About...".  In it, Rebecca Matulka, (Office of Public Affairs,) lists eight facts about LEDs that may be new information for readers:     8.  A light-emitting diode, or LED, is a […]

    Engineered Products Co., (a supplier of specialty products to electrical contractors and distributors,) recently posted a series of blogs with the purpose of helping facility managers to decide whether or not investing in a lighting efficiency upgrade would be profitable to their businesses.  The four-part blog series is worth an examination and provides beneficial […]

    Switching to LED lighting comes with numerous benefits.  In addition to increasing energy efficiency, LED lighting has a longer lifespan than traditional bulbs, (which can save substantially in maintenance cost,) as well as providing a brighter, better quality light.  It is easy to make the switch and more affordable than ever.  Additionally, with the government's […]

While all businesses have the potential to see huge savings on energy costs upon performing energy efficiency upgrades to their facilities, those in the commercial real estate business have an unique benefit to going greener.  Commercial real estate companies who upgrade their buildings' energy efficiency increase their desirability to future tenants.  Property managers are able to offer tenants more […]

Marriott's headquarters in Bethesda, MD is a great example of a building making smart use of lighting efficiency upgrades.  The building, now over thirty years old,  received LEED Gold certification in 2010, and continues to focus its efforts on ways to reduce energy consumption. (Read more about Marriott's green efforts in their 2014 Environmental Performance review.)  In 2006, […]

In a recent article posted on GreenBiz.com, author RP Siegel examines the growing popularity of floating solar arrays. As populations and developments continue to rise, land space is becoming more and more difficult to come by, however the need for more sources of renewable energy continues to go up.  One answer to this problem is […]

    As reported by Green Building News, the American Institute of Architects  has released a list of the top 10 "examples of sustainable architecture and ecological design projects that protect and enhance the environment," (Jenny Ivy Byrne, GreenBuildingNews.com.)  The findings were compiled by the AIA's Committee on the Environment, or COTE, who created the Top […]