Green Building

Tyco Gets Into LED Lighting; Bridgelux a Partner

Tyco Gets Into LED Lighting; Bridgelux a Partner

Michael Kanellos: January 31, 2011

Military, aerospace, and lighting for organic produce.

Cree Unfurls Household LED Bulb

Cree Unfurls Household LED Bulb

Michael Kanellos: January 27, 2011

The price isn’t out yet, but it cranks 800 lumens. Could it be the true 60-watt replacement?

Tea Party Activists Lambast Light Bulb Laws Passed by…Bush!

Tea Party Activists Lambast Light Bulb Laws Passed by…Bush!

Michael Kanellos: January 26, 2011

You can pry this incandescent bulb out of my cold, dead hands.

Clarian: Moving Solar to the Mainstream

Clarian: Moving Solar to the Mainstream

Eric Wesoff: January 25, 2011

How does the industry get solar to go mainstream? Lowering the entry price, according to Clarian.

Dynamic Chilling Goes Big Time

Dynamic Chilling Goes Big Time

Katherine Tweed: January 24, 2011

Can Optimum Energy’s partnership with Johnson Controls take it across North America, to the Middle East and beyond?

LED Light Bulb Update: Lemnis Leading the Charge

LED Light Bulb Update: Lemnis Leading the Charge

Eric Wesoff, : January 20, 2011

Consumers will be able to buy an LED light bulb for less than $10 in 18 to 24 months.

Scientific Conservation Raises $15.65 Million More; Ambitious Growth Plans for 2011

Scientific Conservation Raises $15.65 Million More; Ambitious Growth Plans for 2011

Michael Kanellos: January 19, 2011

The company that uses neural networks to analyze your building wants to colonize 150 million square feet of office space this year.

Intematix Simplifies LED Manufacturing, Aims for IPO

Intematix Simplifies LED Manufacturing, Aims for IPO

Michael Kanellos: January 18, 2011

The ChromaLit system separates LED chips into phosphors and chips. An IPO may occur in the next year. Video too.

WaterSmart: The OPower of the Water World

WaterSmart: The OPower of the Water World

Eric Wesoff: January 11, 2011

How much is your home water bill?

Will CALGreen Building Codes Be Adopted in Other States?

Will CALGreen Building Codes Be Adopted in Other States?

Katherine Tweed: January 6, 2011

The code asks for a 20 percent reduction in water use and could make energy-efficient construction cheaper.

Greentech Media LED Film Festival

Greentech Media LED Film Festival

Michael Kanellos, Eric Wesoff: January 3, 2011

Lights, camera, LEDs!  It’s the People’s Choice Awards of solid state lighting.

China Pushes Toward Efficiency and Johnson Controls Moves In

China Pushes Toward Efficiency and Johnson Controls Moves In

Michael Kanellos: December 22, 2010

American know-how and Chinese demand meet.

Guest Post: The Hidden Opportunity in Distributed Generation

Guest Post: The Hidden Opportunity in Distributed Generation

Jeff Lipton: December 15, 2010

An important subset of DG: portable power

An 88 Percent Reduction in Light Power? The Movie

An 88 Percent Reduction in Light Power? The Movie

Michael Kanellos: December 15, 2010

We’re back with the LED Film Festival: Digital Lumens shows off its LED spotlight.