by Kaitlyn Dambrosio | Aug 17, 2022 | News
Virginia Tech has been continuing a climate change tradition for thirteen years, the Light’s Out!/Power Down! Event. During this event, students and faculty will power down or unplug certain electronics and lights together for 90 minutes as a way to test how much...
by Jessica Irvine | Jun 2, 2022 | LED Retrofits
Construction delays can be caused by conflicts with your lighting project schedule. You may think delays are a part of almost every project, but you can take steps to avoid the inconvenience.Before you start your lighting project, take a look at these four obstacles...
by Jessica Irvine | May 26, 2022 | LED and Lighting Education, LED Retrofits, Lighting Control Systems
Anyone familiar with construction or remodeling projects knows to start by gathering bids. As the bids come in, most will be right around your proposed budget, with one exception. The bid for your lighting can be more than you want to spend. Even if you get an...
by Kaitlyn Dambrosio | Oct 28, 2021 | News
Did you know for every dollar saved by deferring your maintenance, there is a four-dollar increase in future capital renewal costs? Billions of dollars in maintenance repairs to facility assets are deferred every year. Most of these cited deferment reasons are for...
by Kaitlyn Dambrosio | Jul 26, 2021 | News
A comprehensive new study, led by researchers from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), quantifies what can be done to make buildings more energy efficient and flexible in granular detail by both time (including time...
