Archive | February, 2012
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LIGHTING IN THE MODERN OFFICE

In the future, the modern office will need to be built for individual consideration; it will not be a one-fits-all concept.  Dr. Joan Roberts, Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences at Fordham University, says her research shows people need different amounts of light at different times and durations, throughout the day, in order to [...]

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ELECTRICITY IN THE FUTURE OFFICE

As an Electrical Contractor, it has become apparent to me that the number one growth area is the constant remodeling, upgrading and transformation of the office space.  The advent of high-efficiency lighting products, the need for more individual control of the employees’ work space, Government’s changing energy standards, the concept of “teams” with less hierarchical [...]

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LED COMPARISONS

  LED (or Light Emitting Diode) lighting products are quickly taking over the incandescent lamp world.  They are meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the generation of the future’s own needs.  LED lamps use up to 75% less energy than incandescent lamps, without the production of carcinogenic materials (such as lead and mercury) [...]

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ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING STATIONS

Electric car sales are increasing and therefore the need (or at least the future need) of charging stations.  Charging stations are being added in residential garages, carports and exterior parking areas, as well as parking garages of commercial and government buildings.  I have even seem them popping up in municipal bus stations and parking lots. [...]

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