A new addition to the canopy and soffit lighting series, the LED CPY250 lighting fixture from Cree Inc. was developed to consume 75 percent less energy than metal halide systems and deliver 35 percent more performance, according to the company. Available in flat and prismatic drop lenses, the luminaire provides the visual as well as the vertical and horizontal illumination needs of a typical canopy application.
BRONX, N.Y. — A new office building for AHRC New York City, a non-profit service provider for people with developmental disabilities, opened earlier this month and features recycled construction materials.
SEATTLE — The LEED program recently created LEED for Health Care (LEED-HC), a specific rating system for health care construction projects, and Group Health Puyallup Medical Center in Seattle is the first to achieve this rating, earning LEED Gold.
BOSTON — Achieving its state goal of 250 megawatts (MW) of solar energy four years early, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced a new, more ambitious state goal of 1.6 gigawatts (GW) to be installed by 2020.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House of Representatives is taking a stand against the restrictions in the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. On May 13, the House approved 70-43 a third and final reading of House Bill 628, which would basically ban public projects from using LEED.
Franklin Electric announces the release of SubDrive SolarPAK, a one-box system solution that provides the pump components needed to build a solar-powered water well. Designed specifically for pumping clean water, the system contains a solar-powered controller, a submersible pump and motor, and a flow switch that allows water to run from five to 90 gallons per minute, according to the company. Using a photovoltaic system as the input power source, the product provides an alternative solution to traditional grid power.
Integrated Architecture Electrical Engineer William Swanson, PE, LEED AP has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Sustainable Site Technical Advisory Group (TAG), in which he will help provide technical advice to assure that LEED standards and prerequisites are met. With expertise in electrical lighting for outdoor environments, Swanson actively serves on LEEDuser.com, where he shares his knowledge on limiting light pollution.
