5 cool DIY projects using LEDs to recycle plastic waste

This first week of September, instead of fixating on the imminent end to summer and all things lush and green, let’s try to remember that fall actually brings some exciting beginnings: a new school year, political elections, an opportunity to make smart choices in our...

Lighting Retrofits and the Link between LEDs and Sensors

A lighting retrofit is the process of replacing parts of an older system with their updated, often more energy-efficient counterparts, in addition to other components that make it possible to do so. Retrofits can ultimately save building owners enough energy, and thus...

Believe in the Business of Your Dreams

What is stopping you from believing in the business of your dreams? Insecurity? Fear? Lack of confidence? All of the above? How can you overcome these obstructions? Your Mantras You may be wondering if you have the necessary skills, time, connections, and a million...

LED streetlights coming to a town near you, now Cambridge

For months now, an internet search for lighting news has easily generated several articles from small, local newspapers reporting to their readership that LED streetlights are coming to town. From Hawaii to, as of recently, Massachusetts (the Patrick Administration...

Aetna Corp.’s field guide to NEBFM14

Last week, at the Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference (NEBFM14), the spotlight was on energy efficiency. Although companies and organizations of all different sorts showed a wide variety of products and services for buildings and...