News | Newswire | Feb 24, 2010

Amsterdam — Royal Philips Electronics announced this week that it has made significant progress in its EcoVision4 program launched in 2007, which set targets for green sales, green innovation investments and for increased operational energy efficiency by the end of 2012. Philips reported that 31 per cent of total 2009 ...

News | EM Staff | Feb 9, 2010

Aurora, Ontario-based Nexstar Lighting recently launched a new-look website to better serve its customer base. The site includes case studies of completed lighting retrofits, as well as information on incentive programs and payback scenarios for different types of retrofits. In addition, the site also allows current Nexstar clients to manage ...

News | Newswire | Jan 5, 2010

MONTREAL, QC — On January 5th, the President of LEDEL International and the firm's Vice-President and General Manager, Normand Poliquin, announced that the Quebec firm had received authorization to use UL (Underwriters Laboratories) certification for its high-power LED bulb. "This certification, which is recognized worldwide, demonstrates that our product is not ...

News | Newswire | Dec 9, 2009

MISSISSAUGA, ON — OSRAM SYLVANIA, a global leader in lighting innovation, has announced the qualifying participants and winners of The Next Icon OSRAM LED Design Challenge, a competition recognizing excellence in LED design solutions. The challenge was an invitation to Canadian manufacturers of lighting fixtures to design viable lighting solutions utilizing ...

News | Newswire | Dec 4, 2009

Toronto, ON — With the latest lighting retrofit in its Food Court, First Canadian Place, owned by Brookfield Properties, became the 300th approved applicant for the Building Owners and Managers Association of the Greater Toronto Area (BOMA Toronto)'s Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) Program. BOMA Toronto's CDM Program, funded by ...

News | Newswire | Oct 8, 2009

The City of Toronto today presented Villa Charities Inc. with an incentive payment totaling $96,769.40 through the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) electricity conservation program, recognizing the organization’s decrease in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This project highlights important energy efficiency programs that are available for the not-for-profit and social ...

Features | Robert Colman | Dec 23, 2009

Comprising approximately 11 million square feet, University of Toronto’s 180-year-old campus encompasses over 120 buildings averaging 77 years of age.  When a chiller failure led  to the closure of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto one hot summer day in 2004, capital constraints ...

Features | Robert Colman | Nov 26, 2009

The use of light emitting diodes, or LEDs, for exterior lamping applications has become a viable option for parking lot and street lighting over the past couple of years. The energy savings possible for municipalities and businesses can be remarkable, but to get full value from the adoption of LEDs, ...

Features | Robert Colman | Nov 26, 2009

Some lighting applications suit the use of off-grid solar to power them, and a number of companies are now marketing off-grid solar powered LED lamps in Canada. This takes the savings captured by using LEDs a step further by taking you off the grid altogether. Thus far, this type of ...

Columns | Greg Jones | Feb 9, 2010

Many thanks to all of you who responded to my question last month about why people won’t invest in energy efficiency with a 50-100 per cent ROI while they still line up for RRSPs returning three per cent. While the comments were interesting, I don’t think we solved the problem. ...

Columns | Greg Jones | Jan 13, 2010

Well, it’s that time of year again — RRSP season is just around the corner. Every year I leave this to the last minute. The delay is usually due to my procrastination over where to put my money. Where can I get a decent return? My choices are usually pretty ...

Columns | Greg Jones | Nov 26, 2009

Many companies have come to realize the tremendous value in switching to energy efficient light fixtures, enticed by savings of 50 per cent or more. Typically, existing fixtures are replaced with new fixtures such as T5 or T8 fluorescent lamps and ballasts. But there are alternatives that allow companies to ...

Columns | Greg Jones | Oct 26, 2009

The importance of replacing existing lighting with more economical fixtures to save energy is especially critical given the current economic climate and the threat of global warming. Over the past year, many companies have seen their revenues fall significantly, affecting their profitability. Energy cost savings from lighting projects can significantly ...

Columns | Greg Jones | Sep 14, 2009

Light is a funny thing; we are surrounded by it, yet so often what we see is just a minimal fraction of what’s really there.  The human eye itself only responds to light with wavelengths between 380 nm and 750 nm, whereas some laboratory tests have shown a response from ...

Columns | Greg Jones | Aug 10, 2009

In the last article we looked at various options to increase your energy savings through the use of sensors, dimming ballasts and control systems to fully optimize the lighting system. Maximizing energy cost savings can help make a project more attractive from an investment perspective....