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City of Sandy, Oregon Improves Light Quality, Sustainability and Savings with Conversion to Cree Lighting RSW Series Street Lights.
Cree Lighting announced the completion of an extensive project in the City of Sandy, Oregon, converting all of the city’s street lights from inefficient high-pressure sodium lamps to long-lasting, highly efficient LED lamps.
Lighting Upgrade Enhances Safety and Enriches Beauty of 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is dedicated to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Adjacent to the Pentagon, the two-acre Memorial Park is a powerful tribute. Each of the lives lost on American Airlines Flight 77, and military and civilian personnel inside the Pentagon is represented with a bench. The benches seem to rise from individual rectangular pools under each one, and with trees interspersed amongst them throughout the park, it makes for a fittingly calming environment.
Current & BuroHappold use Sensors to Help Telecom Giant Reopen Safely
When a British telecommunications giant upgraded their London headquarters to include LED lighting, controls and sensors, they knew they would be able to streamline the management of their building, reduce costs and minimize environmental impact. What they didn’t know is that same digital ceiling would one day be used to help safely reopen office space amid a pandemic.
Fluorescence Lighting Helps Detect Impurities in Water
Shining a beam of light into potentially contaminated water samples may hold the key to real-time detection of hydrocarbons and pesticides in water. Researchers are testing the use of fluorescence to monitor water quality. The results, they say, show great promise.
Functional and Visually Appealing: Middle School Media Center
There is no where to think of that quiet is more sought after than the school library. So when looking for a functional, but also a visually appealing basis of design for this Middle School’s new Media Center were considered, Lighting Element’s Vibe and Concord product families fit the requirement on both counts.