http://www.bdcnetwork.com Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:51:18 MDT Grant Grable's Blog eng Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.bdcnetwork.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/31185-Productivity_increases_sales_increase_absenteeism_get_reduced_oh_and_it_saves_energy.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/31185-Productivity_increases_sales_increase_absenteeism_get_reduced_oh_and_it_saves_energy.php?rssid=20615 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:54:26 GMT Sometimes when you focus on certain features of a product or process you tend to forget about additional features or benefits. This is certainly true about high performance daylighting. Today,... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/29180-High_Performance_Daylighting_Renewable_Energy_Solution_with_Zero_Carbon_Output.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/29180-High_Performance_Daylighting_Renewable_Energy_Solution_with_Zero_Carbon_Output.php?rssid=20615 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:14:00 GMT This week in Copenhagen, Denmark the world embarks on the continued push for global climate change. At the forefront of the discussion during the two week conference are the world’s use of... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25413-Skylighting_or_daylighting_there_definitely_is_a_difference_.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25413-Skylighting_or_daylighting_there_definitely_is_a_difference_.php?rssid=20615 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:51:00 GMT The use of skylights in a building for the main source of illumination has taken center stage over the last year as building codes have been rapidly changing around performance standards and... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25426-Renewable_energy_makes_cents_but_building_efficiency_pays_real_dollars_for_U_S_businesses.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25426-Renewable_energy_makes_cents_but_building_efficiency_pays_real_dollars_for_U_S_businesses.php?rssid=20615 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:02:00 GMT 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... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25425-Carbon_reduction_may_soon_be_more_than_a_good_thing_to_do.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25425-Carbon_reduction_may_soon_be_more_than_a_good_thing_to_do.php?rssid=20615 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:52:00 GMT The American Clean Energy and Security Act, ACES, H.R. 2454, previously known as the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill, was recently passed by the US House of Representatives on 26 June... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25423-The_simple_solution_for_carbon_neutral_buildings_high_performance_daylighting.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25423-The_simple_solution_for_carbon_neutral_buildings_high_performance_daylighting.php?rssid=20615 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:44:00 GMT In the not to distant future, building owners will face the challenge of not only reducing energy usage in their buildings, but the elevated challenge of obtaining a carbon neutral footprint.... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25417-U_S_Treasury_Announces_30_Grant_Incentive_for_Renewable_Energy_Projects.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25417-U_S_Treasury_Announces_30_Grant_Incentive_for_Renewable_Energy_Projects.php?rssid=20615 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:25:00 GMT Daylighting’s approval as a renewable energy technology Under EPACT 2005 amendment in January, 2008 may cause the art of daylighting to become mainstream.On May 22, 2009, at a conference... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25424-U_S_Department_of_Energy_DOE_Releases_Commercial_Lighting_Solutions_at_LightFair_2009_in_New_York_Heavy_Focus_on_High.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25424-U_S_Department_of_Energy_DOE_Releases_Commercial_Lighting_Solutions_at_LightFair_2009_in_New_York_Heavy_Focus_on_High.php?rssid=20615 Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT 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... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25419-Now_that_Earth_Day_2009_Is_Over_NOW_WHAT_.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25419-Now_that_Earth_Day_2009_Is_Over_NOW_WHAT_.php?rssid=20615 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT I don’t know if you are like me, but when I opened my inbox today it was filled with ump-teen emails regarding Earth Day.  Save the planet was the model for all and how their product or service... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25420-DAYLIGHTING_TOPLIGHTING_WITH_SKYLIGHTS_Reducing_Natural_Light_Levels_To_Achieve_Thermal_Efficiency_Is_Not_Necessarily_A.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25420-DAYLIGHTING_TOPLIGHTING_WITH_SKYLIGHTS_Reducing_Natural_Light_Levels_To_Achieve_Thermal_Efficiency_Is_Not_Necessarily_A.php?rssid=20615 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT There is a lot of misinformation out there when it comes to toplighting or daylighting with skylights for energy savings.  The miss information has even lead many northern city’s building codes... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25418-EPACT_AND_ENERGY_EFFICIENCY_CAP_AND_TRADE_ARE_ONLY_HALF_THE_STORY.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25418-EPACT_AND_ENERGY_EFFICIENCY_CAP_AND_TRADE_ARE_ONLY_HALF_THE_STORY.php?rssid=20615 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Besides the recent information posted on this blog on the reduction in CO2 production that daylighting provides through reduction of kWh energy usage, The Energy Performance Act of 2005 (EPACT)... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25414-DAYLIGHTING_AND_EPACT_2005_What_You_Need_To_Know.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25414-DAYLIGHTING_AND_EPACT_2005_What_You_Need_To_Know.php?rssid=20615 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT In 2008, the U.S. Federal Government amended Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) to include the use of qualified new renewable energy sources  to count towards the EO13423 Requirement under... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25407-The_Sweet_SPOT_for_Daylighting.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25407-The_Sweet_SPOT_for_Daylighting.php?rssid=20615 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Daylighting systems, which use natural lighting to supplement electric lighting, have the potential to cut energy use, reduce peak demand, and create a more desirable indoor environment, yet these... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25410-Self_Commissioning_Dual_Loop_Sensor_Dimming_Technology_Installed_at_Wal_Mart_in_West_Sacramento.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25410-Self_Commissioning_Dual_Loop_Sensor_Dimming_Technology_Installed_at_Wal_Mart_in_West_Sacramento.php?rssid=20615 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Daylight harvesting has the potential to save significant electric lighting energy by bringing daylight into buildings while dimming or shutting off electric lighting based on available daylight.... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25421-THE_CALL_FOR_ENERGY_EFFICIENCY_IN_THE_U_S_HAS_FINALLY_HIT_MAIN_STREAM_.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25421-THE_CALL_FOR_ENERGY_EFFICIENCY_IN_THE_U_S_HAS_FINALLY_HIT_MAIN_STREAM_.php?rssid=20615 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT On February 5, 2009, newly elected President Barack Obama spoke in a press conference held at the U.S. Depart of Energy and declared that now is the time for America to become more energy... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25412-The_Most_Sustainable_Green_Energy_Practice_Starts_with_a_Simple_Flip_of_the_Switch.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25412-The_Most_Sustainable_Green_Energy_Practice_Starts_with_a_Simple_Flip_of_the_Switch.php?rssid=20615 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:30:00 GMT On January 12th, Time Magazine’s cover story came with the title, “Why We Need To See The Light About Energy Efficiency.”  Well, it’s about “Time” that the mainstream media finally... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25416-Daylighting_A_Simple_Solution_to_Reducing_Everyone_s_Carbon_Footprint.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25416-Daylighting_A_Simple_Solution_to_Reducing_Everyone_s_Carbon_Footprint.php?rssid=20615 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:43:00 GMT Could an answer to our growing climate crisis and failing electrical infrastructure simply be daylighting? Properly designed, high performance daylighting measures can play a major roll in... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25406-Increase_Your_Productivity_While_Reducing_Your_Carbon_Footprint_and_Energy_Bill_in_the_Process_Through_Daylighting.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25406-Increase_Your_Productivity_While_Reducing_Your_Carbon_Footprint_and_Energy_Bill_in_the_Process_Through_Daylighting.php?rssid=20615 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:02:00 GMT In 1999, Dr. Joseph Romm, the former Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, published a book titled Cool Companies – How the... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25411-The_Two_Sides_To_Green_World_s_Largest_Daylighting_User_Hits_Environmental_Milestone_While_Putting_Profits_Back_Into_Their.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25411-The_Two_Sides_To_Green_World_s_Largest_Daylighting_User_Hits_Environmental_Milestone_While_Putting_Profits_Back_Into_Their.php?rssid=20615 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:35:00 GMT In 2008, Wal-Mart, the world largest user of high performance daylighting solutions, achieved a significant environmental milestone. They have eliminated the equivalent output of a 500-megawatt... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25408-ICSC_RetailGreen_Conference_and_Trade_Exposition_Shedding_Light_on_the_value_of_Daylighting_in_Retail_Spaces.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25408-ICSC_RetailGreen_Conference_and_Trade_Exposition_Shedding_Light_on_the_value_of_Daylighting_in_Retail_Spaces.php?rssid=20615 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:58:00 GMT From Addison, Texas The 2008 International Council of Shopping Centers’ RetailGreen Conference opened today with a focus on the sustainable design and practices for the retail sector.  One of... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25405-Daylighting_and_Retail_Sales_Save_Energy_While_Increasing_Sales.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25405-Daylighting_and_Retail_Sales_Save_Energy_While_Increasing_Sales.php?rssid=20615 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:28:00 GMT Daylighting of retail sales is not a new concept, but over the last few years, more and more national brand retailers are turning to daylighting as a way to reduce the rising cost of energy while... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25422-Open_Ceiling_Plans_Provides_Reduction_in_Energy_Expenditures.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25422-Open_Ceiling_Plans_Provides_Reduction_in_Energy_Expenditures.php?rssid=20615 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:48:00 GMT The U.S. Department of Energy has finally seen the light with the opportunity available in reduction of stress on our electrical grid and product through daylighting. In June 2008, TIAX LLC... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25415-ASHRAE_90_1_2007_Recognizes_High_Performance_Daylighting_As_An_Energy_Efficiency_Tool.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25415-ASHRAE_90_1_2007_Recognizes_High_Performance_Daylighting_As_An_Energy_Efficiency_Tool.php?rssid=20615 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:59:00 GMT In 2007, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers recognized the energy efficiency opportunity available through high performance daylighting with the addition... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25409-High_Performance_Daylighting_The_most_cost_effective_solar_option_for_any_building_owner.php?rssid=20615 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/The_Passive_Solar_Power_of_Daylighting/25409-High_Performance_Daylighting_The_most_cost_effective_solar_option_for_any_building_owner.php?rssid=20615 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:16:00 GMT You can’t pick up a magazine today without hearing about sustainability and alternative energy. Solar power, wind energy, and alternative fuel solutions make headline news on a daily basis....