there’s no greater efficiency than off!
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 29th, 2010
It has long been considered that solar photovoltaic is the one technology that will help the world reduce its dependence on fossil fuel for the production of energy. However, until we attack the problem of electrical energy usage before we add renewables, the world will continue to consume more and more wattage from the utilities. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 1st, 2009
Nov 30, 2009
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is reporting energy consumption that is 32 percent lower than the industry average for energy usage per square foot across the Tesco banner’s 130 stores, according to Verisae, Inc., a Minneapolis-based provider of sustainability software.
Fresh & Easy achieved recurring energy-related cost savings of more than $3 million dollars [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 5th, 2009
Wednesday February 25th, WASHINGTON D.C. - Chairman Edward J. Markey and the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming held a hearing entitled, “Get Smart on the Smart Grid: How Technology Can Revolutionize Efficiency and Renewable Solutions.” They heardfrom energy experts and business leaders regarding energy efficiency gains that can be made by updating [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced a new $450 million program last week designed to catalyze a nationwide energy efficiency upgrade that experts estimate could save $100 million annually in utility bills for businesses. The Recovery Act’s “Retrofit Ramp-Up” program will pioneer innovative models for rolling out energy efficiency to hundreds of thousands of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 31st, 2009
Long time dealer, Harlan Smith Skylights, utilizes Sunoptics to daylight new retail grocery space at Viva Market in Sacramento, California.
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 26th, 2009
Smith’s Grocery Stores (a Kroger Brand Store) has switched to skylights as the primary light source in their stores during daylight hours. Video is from a local newscast in Albuquerque, New Mexico who reported on the green aspects of the newest Smith’s Grocery Store:
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2009
LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES SEES THE LIGHT!
When Lowe’s home improvement stores made the decision to explore full facility daylighting for their stores, they turned to Sunoptics high performance prismatic skylights for their high performance daylighting initiatives at their newly opened Indian Trail, North Carolina high efficiency store.
Lowe’s has used partial daylighting in their garden centers [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 24th, 2009
Excerpt taken from May 24, 2009 HeraldNewsOnline.com -
ROMEOVILLE, IL — A group of business people gathered in a brightly lit warehouse that didn’t have a single light bulb in it.
The 650,000-square-foot building was illuminated only by the sunlight that streamed through 365 skylights. It’s the wave of the future in warehouse design, said Michael Chivini, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2009
Sunoptics has a lofty vision — to entirely eliminate the need for electric lighting during working hours: http://www.mnn.com/technology/research-innovations/blogs/hi-tech-skylights-to-replace-electric-lighting
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13th, 2009
On May 5, 2009, The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today introduced Commercial Lighting Solutions, its latest innovation designed to improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings with a major focus on retail energy initiatives as well as Daylighting. The interactive Web tool is designed to help commercial building owners improve lighting efficiency by at least [...]