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Light emitting diodes, or LEDs, are quickly becoming the go-to lighting fixture for energy efficient smart buildings. Smart buildings, as defined by the IDC Energy Insights, use integrated controls and automation to operate equipment to manage costs and improve efficiencies. “Lighting is one of six key smart building technology segments… that enable building systems to […]

The World competition may be over, but the carbon footprint of the 2012 London Olympics is a lot less thanks to a major player. LED lighting played a large role in the sustainability and record-setting energy efficiency of the games. Throughout the games, the lights were used to illuminate stadiums, arenas, and the closing ceremony. For […]

The benefits of LED just keep on giving. Sandia researchers recently published an article that showed how LED lighting increases productivity. In the journal Energy Policy researchers at the Breakthrough Institute in Oakland Calif., showed that increased light availability leads to increased productivity. LED lights are a definite improvement from outdated lighting fixtures, including the T12. […]

Following the Department of Energy report on LED, the Smithsonian is getting in on the action as well. The historic museum recently retrofitted more LED lamps in their gallery, reducing their electricity costs from $2984 to $816 per year. The Smithsonian’s “incandescent lamps could not be replaced one-for-one, but the variety of LED lamps available […]

According to a Department of Energy report, LED lamps have an environmental edge over compact fluorescent lamps, and create a significantly lower environmental impact than incandescent lighting over the lifetime of the products. The study is just a part of a DOE project to assess the life-cycle costs of LED lighting products. It found that […]