DALLAS — On Aug. 20, the Parkland Health and Hospital System opened the doors of a new $1.3 billion facility that replaces the old emergency room, which was built in 1954 and beginning to fall apart. The new facility is double the size of its predecessor and was designed to accommodate the growing population in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.
i-lighting Hardscape & Landscape Lighting Systems enable quick and easy installations in half the time of traditional lighting through the use of the company’s proprietary Easy Plug connectors. It can also be combined to light entire outdoor areas including gardens, pathways, masonry, retaining walls, kitchens, pillars, columns and exterior structures. Furthermore, all i-lighting’s LED lighting systems use approximately 80 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs and are rated for 10-plus years of operation if used 24-hours-a-day/seven-days-a-week.
Facility managers are always exploring ways to tighten their belts and bolster their company’s bottom line. A growing number of industrial facilities are finding one path to savings runs through an often-overlooked area of their facility’s operations — its loading docks.
PARIS — The USGBC pledged to create more than 5 billion square feet of green buildings over the next five years through LEED and EDGE green building standards, according to a Dec.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The new 31,500-square-foot Lynn Science Center at Lycoming College in Williamsport is now open for classes.
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — The Rowley Center for Science and Engineering on the State University of New York, Orange (SUNY-Orange) campus has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the United States Green Building Council.
Armstrong Ceiling Systems introduced Total Acoustics ceiling panels, a new generation of ceiling panels that feature the ideal combination of both sound absorption and sound blocking in one ceiling panel. By providing the ability to both absorb unwanted sound and block noise from traveling into adjacent spaces, Total Acoustics ceiling panels are an ideal choice for today’s flexible workspaces where a mix of private offices, quiet concentration areas and collaborative teaming areas often share the same floor space.
Lighting Science Group Corporation unveiled its new LSPro series of commercial LED solutions. Designed for high CRI of 90 or greater and increased lumen output, the lamps are poised to become the new standard. In addition, the LSPro product lineup is Energy Star rated, where applicable, and adheres to the highest quality design and testing standards in the market. The LSPro line of products was developed to serve the breadth of needs in the commercial marketplace and has been expanded to include both a plug-and-play and direct connect linear T8 solution.
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