Sustainability a Hot Trend for Restaurants
WASHINGTON — In the culinary world, sustainability tops the list of hottest trends for 2015.
January 2015
New LEED v4 Program Launched for Product Manufacturers
RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — GreenCE of Ridgefield has launched the industry’s first LEED v4 specification program for building product manufacturers.
Esther Ryskamp
Esther Ryskamp, AIA, LEED AP, has been promoted to associate at WDG Architecture’s Washington, D.C. office. Ryskamp joined WDG in 2011 and serves as a project architect. While with WDG, she has worked on the Varsity at Ann Arbor student housing in Ann Arbor, Mich. and on Arbor Row in the Tysons Corner area for Cityline. She is now working with Forest City at The Arris at the Yards apartment building in Washington, D.C.
Feds Extend Tax Deductions for Energy Efficiency
WASHINGTON — President Obama signed a bill on Dec. 19 that would extend a tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings. The bill, the Tax Increase Prevention Act includes the 179D deduction, which is only applicable for projects in the 2014 tax year.
Energy Department Standards to Save Billions in Electricity Bills
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy (DOE) has introduced two new energy efficiency standards in support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan.
The new standards apply to general service fluorescent lamps (GSFLs) and automatic commercial ice makers (ACIMs).
LED Pendant
WAC Lighting’s new Niveous LED Pendant offers optimized light distribution that utilizes multiple LEDs to achieve an evenly lit globe. Engineered with proprietary LED technology, the pendant has a 2,700K-correlated color temperature (CCT) and a color rendering index (CRI) of 90. Using just 14 watts, it provides a light output up to 715 delivered lumens, creating a fixture that meets 2013 California Title 24 Efficacy requirements. An ELV Dimmer on the LED Pendant provides smooth and continuous dimming, and the product has a rated life of 70,000 hours.