Macy’s will double LED installation this year
How many lightbulbs does it take for a national retailer to save many kilowatt-hours of electricity? Close to 400,000, apparently.
In 2010, as part of a broad program to reduce energy consumption, retailer Macy’s replaced more than 130,000 60-watt halogen bulbs with LED ones from MSI. This year, the company plans to more than doubled that installation with another 280,000 LED lights planned in more than 200 store locations.
According to a press release describing the installation, one of the most dramatic benefits of the LED bulbs is the fact that they can last for almost a decade. That compares with an average replacement cycle of about six months for a typical 60-watt halogen bulb burning 12 hour per day. Macy’s is using the MSI iPAR series for its replacement project.
Over the past two years, Macy’s has cut its electricity consumption by 10 percent. That’s after a 9 percent reduction in the five years prior to that. Over the next three years, the retailer hopes to cut energy consumption on a kilowatt-hour-per-square-foot basis by another 8 percent to 10 percent over 2009 levels. Obviously, the LED project is just part of that. But it is a big part.
NXP Semiconductors recently announced the GreenChip smart lighting solutions to connect lighting networks to the Internet. According to NXP, the market for LED light bulbs will take off in 2017 and become the mainstream. NXP also plans to authorize its JenNet-IP software which allows 500 nodes to be supported simultaneously.
According to NXP, GreenChip smart lighting solution can decrease the number of components used but still maintain the same quality of light needed. In addition, the solution integrates lighting with wireless IP, energy-efficient lighting and standby power consumption all in one to provide a new way to management light and energy consumption. Currently there are two versions, GreenChip iCFL for compact fluorescent lamps and GreenChip iSSL for LED lightings.
According to NXP, the global production of LED light bulb is around 50-60 million units, but it only accounts for 2% of the total production of light bulbs. The scale of the economy is smaller, hence the cost to produce remains high. NXP expects by 2017, the economy of scale of the LED lighting market will reach 20 billion units, close to 30% of penetration.
NXP added that the current cost for IC driver is around US$2-3 and this cost will increase 2-3 times if smart lighting system is incepted. But to measure cost using the entire lighting module, the inception of the smart lighting system will only increase the cost by US$2-3. Also, by using smartphones, tablet and desktop PCs, or television switches to control every light bulb and adjust brightness can reduce the amount of energy consumption.
2011年5月26日 星期四
Bayer continues investment in China
Bayer continues investment in China
The latest in a string of investments being made in China, Bayer MaterialScience AG recently announced an agreement to develop a polycarbonate color competence and design center, as well as a polyurethane systems house, in the western Chinese city of Chongqing.
Rainer Rettig, the head of Bayer’s polycarbonates Asia Pacific business unit, discussed plans for the center at a news conference held to coincide with Chinaplas 2011 held in Guangzhou.
“The industries traditionally in Shanghai and Guangzhou have built new capacity in Chongqing,” said Rettig. “We follow our customers, which then helps us spread to local manufacturers.”
While Bayer did not feature exhibit at Chinaplas, the company’s continuing investment in the market has been hard to miss over the past six months.
In December, Bayer announced plans to double capacity in the polyurethane raw material MDI at its Shanghai facility by 2016. The company plans to invest 110 million euros ($155 million) in downstream facilities by 2012. In addition, Bayer is in the process of moving its global headquarters for polycarbonates to Shanghai.
“We want to increase group sales in Greater China to around 5 billion euros by 2015,” said Marijn Dekkers, chairman of Bayer AG, in a statement. “MaterialScience is expected to contribute at least half of this amount.”
While Rettig said Bayer “always had to be big in China,” the boom in China’s domestic market has encouraged the company to think even bigger. The Shanghai expansion will increase capacity to 500,000 tons per year, adding two new lines. The first step of the expansion will be to install the two lines, said Rettig, and then debottleneck them in phases until 2016, when they will run at full capacity.
“For the time being, China is still importing a lot of material,” Rettig said. “We still bring in a lot of material from Europe.” By bringing up capacity, Rettig hopes to bring their production closer to customers.
“We want to be self-sufficient in China,” he said.
The investment in both up and downstream facilities reflects a dual strategy for Bayer in China, Rettig said. The company wants to add value for its customers while at the same time offering commodity materials.
China consumes one third of the world’s polycarbonate, but per capita PC consumption is still low.
“Markets tend to start with polypropylene then go to ABS,” said Rettig. As they get more sophisticated, markets will eventually land on polycarbonate. “Average polycarbonate consumption is still quite low in China,” said Rettig. “The customers that are coming to us have made the decision to use polycarbonate.”
In China, Rettig sees two particularly promising areas: lightweighting in the automotive sector and what he called China’s “illumination market.”
“We still have a lot of traditional lamps in China,” he said. “But, these lamps will eventually be replaced by LED or another generation of new lights.
“This is a step change and whenever an industry makes a step change, there are opportunities,” he said.
LEDs on their own do not disperse light well. The bulbs create a focused point of light. “To disperse the light, you need clever lenses,” Rettig explained.
In many cases, Bayer hopes to develop new applications for polycarbonates in collaboration with its customers. According to Michelle Jou, vice president of Bayer MaterialScience’s polycarbonate business unit in China and Hong Kong, the company has been hosting technical days on site at some customers’ plants.
“We are getting customers to come to us earlier,” Rettig said.
The latest in a string of investments being made in China, Bayer MaterialScience AG recently announced an agreement to develop a polycarbonate color competence and design center, as well as a polyurethane systems house, in the western Chinese city of Chongqing.
Rainer Rettig, the head of Bayer’s polycarbonates Asia Pacific business unit, discussed plans for the center at a news conference held to coincide with Chinaplas 2011 held in Guangzhou.
“The industries traditionally in Shanghai and Guangzhou have built new capacity in Chongqing,” said Rettig. “We follow our customers, which then helps us spread to local manufacturers.”
While Bayer did not feature exhibit at Chinaplas, the company’s continuing investment in the market has been hard to miss over the past six months.
In December, Bayer announced plans to double capacity in the polyurethane raw material MDI at its Shanghai facility by 2016. The company plans to invest 110 million euros ($155 million) in downstream facilities by 2012. In addition, Bayer is in the process of moving its global headquarters for polycarbonates to Shanghai.
“We want to increase group sales in Greater China to around 5 billion euros by 2015,” said Marijn Dekkers, chairman of Bayer AG, in a statement. “MaterialScience is expected to contribute at least half of this amount.”
While Rettig said Bayer “always had to be big in China,” the boom in China’s domestic market has encouraged the company to think even bigger. The Shanghai expansion will increase capacity to 500,000 tons per year, adding two new lines. The first step of the expansion will be to install the two lines, said Rettig, and then debottleneck them in phases until 2016, when they will run at full capacity.
“For the time being, China is still importing a lot of material,” Rettig said. “We still bring in a lot of material from Europe.” By bringing up capacity, Rettig hopes to bring their production closer to customers.
“We want to be self-sufficient in China,” he said.
The investment in both up and downstream facilities reflects a dual strategy for Bayer in China, Rettig said. The company wants to add value for its customers while at the same time offering commodity materials.
China consumes one third of the world’s polycarbonate, but per capita PC consumption is still low.
“Markets tend to start with polypropylene then go to ABS,” said Rettig. As they get more sophisticated, markets will eventually land on polycarbonate. “Average polycarbonate consumption is still quite low in China,” said Rettig. “The customers that are coming to us have made the decision to use polycarbonate.”
In China, Rettig sees two particularly promising areas: lightweighting in the automotive sector and what he called China’s “illumination market.”
“We still have a lot of traditional lamps in China,” he said. “But, these lamps will eventually be replaced by LED or another generation of new lights.
“This is a step change and whenever an industry makes a step change, there are opportunities,” he said.
LEDs on their own do not disperse light well. The bulbs create a focused point of light. “To disperse the light, you need clever lenses,” Rettig explained.
In many cases, Bayer hopes to develop new applications for polycarbonates in collaboration with its customers. According to Michelle Jou, vice president of Bayer MaterialScience’s polycarbonate business unit in China and Hong Kong, the company has been hosting technical days on site at some customers’ plants.
“We are getting customers to come to us earlier,” Rettig said.
2011年5月24日 星期二
Go green by recycling Congress
Go green by recycling Congress
You won’t usually hear me saying “Go green,” but I think it is time to recycle … Congress! We need legislators who will secure our borders, make English our national language, mandate quarterly drug tests for everyone on welfare and food stamp programs, balance the budget by cutting spending, reserve freebies (education, health care, welfare, food stamps, etc.) for American citizens only, repeal the obscene health care bill, end the birthright provision that allows illegals to give birth to automatic American citizens, end congressional pensions for legislators with only one term of service, require proof of American birth for all presidential nominees and adhere to the U.S. Constitution.
I am tired of electing representatives who quickly become part of the existing system that buys votes by selective redistribution of taxpayer money. Our country was based on limited — very limited — federal government powers. In most matters not involving national security, the states and the people were to have maximum responsibility and power. That has now been turned upside down.
The federal government is controlling our toilets and our light bulbs, and is starting on our health care. Meanwhile, it is neglecting its national security responsibility (securing our borders), and even suing a state for trying to do so.
Let’s take the power back. Recycle Congress. Every election, throw out every member who does not work toward limiting the federal government to Constitutional principles. Accept no excuses.
ANGIE MANY
Eckert
Carbon dioxide is necessary for life on Earth
Liberals and environmentalists are proving that they don’t care one bit about global warming, greenhouse gases or saving the environment. All they really want is bring the downfall of big bad oil. How, you ask? By pushing compressed natural gas, or CNG, as an alternative.
Sure, burning CNG produces none of the carbon monoxide, soot, smog, etc that burning gasoline does, yet it still produces the one and only greenhouse gas which is supposedly causing global warming: Carbon dioxide. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for switching to CNG. It’s cleaner, cheaper, doesn’t contaminate the Gulf of Mexico when it spills and produces one of the two most important gases essential to the survival of life on this planet: Carbon dioxide.
That’s right. Carbon dioxide is not killing the planet. Plants need it. They breathe it in and exhale oxygen, which all animals need to live. Animals in turn exhale more carbon dioxide. Life on this planet needs carbon dioxide. The environmentalists claim that carbon dioxide is killing the planet, yet they push for switching to CNG, which produces nothing but “planet killing” carbon dioxide. So which is it? Why the double-talk? Because all the left cares about is killing big bad oil. They care nothing for saving the planet.
You won’t usually hear me saying “Go green,” but I think it is time to recycle … Congress! We need legislators who will secure our borders, make English our national language, mandate quarterly drug tests for everyone on welfare and food stamp programs, balance the budget by cutting spending, reserve freebies (education, health care, welfare, food stamps, etc.) for American citizens only, repeal the obscene health care bill, end the birthright provision that allows illegals to give birth to automatic American citizens, end congressional pensions for legislators with only one term of service, require proof of American birth for all presidential nominees and adhere to the U.S. Constitution.
I am tired of electing representatives who quickly become part of the existing system that buys votes by selective redistribution of taxpayer money. Our country was based on limited — very limited — federal government powers. In most matters not involving national security, the states and the people were to have maximum responsibility and power. That has now been turned upside down.
The federal government is controlling our toilets and our light bulbs, and is starting on our health care. Meanwhile, it is neglecting its national security responsibility (securing our borders), and even suing a state for trying to do so.
Let’s take the power back. Recycle Congress. Every election, throw out every member who does not work toward limiting the federal government to Constitutional principles. Accept no excuses.
ANGIE MANY
Eckert
Carbon dioxide is necessary for life on Earth
Liberals and environmentalists are proving that they don’t care one bit about global warming, greenhouse gases or saving the environment. All they really want is bring the downfall of big bad oil. How, you ask? By pushing compressed natural gas, or CNG, as an alternative.
Sure, burning CNG produces none of the carbon monoxide, soot, smog, etc that burning gasoline does, yet it still produces the one and only greenhouse gas which is supposedly causing global warming: Carbon dioxide. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for switching to CNG. It’s cleaner, cheaper, doesn’t contaminate the Gulf of Mexico when it spills and produces one of the two most important gases essential to the survival of life on this planet: Carbon dioxide.
That’s right. Carbon dioxide is not killing the planet. Plants need it. They breathe it in and exhale oxygen, which all animals need to live. Animals in turn exhale more carbon dioxide. Life on this planet needs carbon dioxide. The environmentalists claim that carbon dioxide is killing the planet, yet they push for switching to CNG, which produces nothing but “planet killing” carbon dioxide. So which is it? Why the double-talk? Because all the left cares about is killing big bad oil. They care nothing for saving the planet.
2011年5月16日 星期一
How to Choose Ideal Flexible LED Strip for Your Car
How to Choose Ideal Flexible LED Strip for Your Car
Recently, flexible LED strips are becoming more and more popular for its well-known advantages, such as super bright, twistable, waterproof, environmentally friendly and easy to install. Particularly, car / auto LED strips and LED headlights are greatly welcome by riding enthusiastic. People who are intended to decorate their cars, trucks or trailers often choose to DIY. But they may come across some problems. Here we provide you some tips while you are prepare to decorate your cars.
1. Measure the length you want to install the LED tape. Then you can cut the tape to any size you like and fold into any size due to its flexibility. Usually the flexible LED strips have self adhesive tapes on the back, so they are easy to apply.
2. The circuit of LED strips is usually series or parallel circuit. But if the length is more than 5 meter, the strips must be in shunt-wound connection, but not in series.
3. If you are particular about color, LED strip lights can meet your requirement for they are available in various emitting colors. Basically, they are available in single color like red, yellow, green, blue, cool white and warm white. They are also available in RGB multi colors that can be controlled by RGB a led controller.
4. If you are particular about the intensity of the light, a dimmer can be of great help. So you can control the strips when the lights are illuminated. Working with a dimmer, a wide range of light intensity would be possible for the LED tape.
5.Often the LED headlights have two types: the waterproof one and non-waterproof one. The Waterproof design is advisable, making it very easy to customize the car exterior without worrying about any water damage.
6.To ensure the lights run at normal brightness, a proper power supply is needed. As we known, too much can cause your transformer to overload and potentially damage your light strip. Here we advise you to add 20%+ tolerance. For instance, the power consumption of the led tape is 24 watt, a 24*(1+20%)=29W power supply will be advisable.
7. Only one RGB LED controller is needed no matter how long is the strip tape.
Some people may get confused at first, but with this tips in mind, you will have a better understanding of how to choose proper material for your car. Therefore you could successfully complete any size LED strips installation project.
Recently, flexible LED strips are becoming more and more popular for its well-known advantages, such as super bright, twistable, waterproof, environmentally friendly and easy to install. Particularly, car / auto LED strips and LED headlights are greatly welcome by riding enthusiastic. People who are intended to decorate their cars, trucks or trailers often choose to DIY. But they may come across some problems. Here we provide you some tips while you are prepare to decorate your cars.
1. Measure the length you want to install the LED tape. Then you can cut the tape to any size you like and fold into any size due to its flexibility. Usually the flexible LED strips have self adhesive tapes on the back, so they are easy to apply.
2. The circuit of LED strips is usually series or parallel circuit. But if the length is more than 5 meter, the strips must be in shunt-wound connection, but not in series.
3. If you are particular about color, LED strip lights can meet your requirement for they are available in various emitting colors. Basically, they are available in single color like red, yellow, green, blue, cool white and warm white. They are also available in RGB multi colors that can be controlled by RGB a led controller.
4. If you are particular about the intensity of the light, a dimmer can be of great help. So you can control the strips when the lights are illuminated. Working with a dimmer, a wide range of light intensity would be possible for the LED tape.
5.Often the LED headlights have two types: the waterproof one and non-waterproof one. The Waterproof design is advisable, making it very easy to customize the car exterior without worrying about any water damage.
6.To ensure the lights run at normal brightness, a proper power supply is needed. As we known, too much can cause your transformer to overload and potentially damage your light strip. Here we advise you to add 20%+ tolerance. For instance, the power consumption of the led tape is 24 watt, a 24*(1+20%)=29W power supply will be advisable.
7. Only one RGB LED controller is needed no matter how long is the strip tape.
Some people may get confused at first, but with this tips in mind, you will have a better understanding of how to choose proper material for your car. Therefore you could successfully complete any size LED strips installation project.
2011年5月11日 星期三
Jenoptik and LEIDS cooperate to develop LED lighting
Jenoptik and LEIDS cooperate to develop LED lighting
Jenoptik's business unit Optoelectronic Systems (Triptis, Germany), manufacturer of optoelectronic systems and polymer optical components, and ALDER Optomechanical Corp. subsidiary LEIDS GmbH & Co. KG (Backnang, Germany) are jointly presenting LED illumination products at the tradeshow transport logistic 2011 (May 10-13) for the first time. The companies have partnered for a five-year development and cooperation agreement regarding LED industrial lighting.
The partnership is expected to leverage the LED production expertise of LEIDS and system design, and the Optoelectronic Systems business unit of Jenoptik's Optical Systems division competencies in high-performance optics development and production.
LEIDS and Jenoptik will develop and manufcature components, modules, and efficient LED illumination systems for industrial applications such as warehouse and workplace lighting.
Goals of the partnership include increasing efficiency of the LED light source, electronics, and heat dissipation as well as cost reduction by implementing industrial and flexible processes. Future developments will focus on advancing the lighting performance of the LED lamps.
Integrating high-performance optics into industrial lamps helps to generate light distribution exactly adapted to industrial applications and to produce a higher light intensity, according to the companies. Using optics produced via mass replication techniques reduces the number of LEDs needed and is anticipated to achieve cost benefits that will affect final products and their operation.
Jenoptik's business unit Optoelectronic Systems (Triptis, Germany), manufacturer of optoelectronic systems and polymer optical components, and ALDER Optomechanical Corp. subsidiary LEIDS GmbH & Co. KG (Backnang, Germany) are jointly presenting LED illumination products at the tradeshow transport logistic 2011 (May 10-13) for the first time. The companies have partnered for a five-year development and cooperation agreement regarding LED industrial lighting.
The partnership is expected to leverage the LED production expertise of LEIDS and system design, and the Optoelectronic Systems business unit of Jenoptik's Optical Systems division competencies in high-performance optics development and production.
LEIDS and Jenoptik will develop and manufcature components, modules, and efficient LED illumination systems for industrial applications such as warehouse and workplace lighting.
Goals of the partnership include increasing efficiency of the LED light source, electronics, and heat dissipation as well as cost reduction by implementing industrial and flexible processes. Future developments will focus on advancing the lighting performance of the LED lamps.
Integrating high-performance optics into industrial lamps helps to generate light distribution exactly adapted to industrial applications and to produce a higher light intensity, according to the companies. Using optics produced via mass replication techniques reduces the number of LEDs needed and is anticipated to achieve cost benefits that will affect final products and their operation.
2011年5月9日 星期一
12 Watt GL-DL06 Capella Series LED Downlight from GlacialLight
12 Watt GL-DL06 Capella Series LED Downlight from GlacialLight
4 May 2011, Taipei, Taiwan – GlacialLight, a sub‐division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc, today launches all-new Capella Series of LED products with the GL‐DL06 LED Downlight. This high‐performance 6‐inch 12 watt LED downlight acts as a bulb and fixture all‐in‐one. Simply, wire the GL‐DL06 into a 6‐inch hole in a ceiling and immediately receive 120 degrees of light of up to 730 lumens. This high‐brightness lighting solution's slim, sleek, and fashionable circular design make it perfect for commercial uses in malls, supermarkets, showrooms, offices, and hallways. It is also an excellent product for residential lighting applications.
For indoor use, the GL‐DL06 LED Downlight takes an AC 100‐240V power source. Users can choose CCT of 3000K, 4000K, or 6000K that emit 560, 560, and 730 lumens of light respectively. With rated lifespans of 30,000 hours, GlacialLight's Capella Series Downlights provide functional, high‐quality, well‐designed light to users and are a fashionable choice for commercial and residential lighting applications. GlacialLight plans to add to the currently available 6‐inch diameter Capella Series LED Downlight with 4‐inch, 8‐inch, and 10‐inch sizes as well.
Thinking of the environment, GlacialLight designed the Capella Series GL‐DL06 LED Downlight to be RoHS compliant. Furthermore, it contains no hazardous chemicals, such as mercury, and does not emit harmful UV or IR rays, making it more eco‐friendly than traditional lighting fixtures. With a power conversion efficiency of greater than 80%, GlacialLight is extremely excited to give consumers the LED Capella Series.
LED Capella Series features
- For indoor use only
- Power conversion efficiency >80%
- Eco‐friendly: RoHS Compliant, No UV, no IR, & no mercury
- Low power consumption – energy‐saving green product
- Slim, compact and fashionable design
Excellent LED lighting products you can trust
Design of LED lighting products is based on three core technologies including electrical design (LED drivers), mechanical design (cooling devices), and optical design (lamp holders), respectively performed by GlacialPower, GlacialTech, and GlacialLight in the GlacialTech family. With the three core technologies in hand, GlacialTech has integrated all the resources required for exceptional designs and manufactures excellent LED lighting products you can trust.
Advantages and benefits of LED lighting compared to traditional lighting
- Directional lighting: ideal for flashlights/torches and spotlights
- No warm‐up time in cold environments: LEDs don't require warm‐up time like conventional CFLs
- No harmful radiation and no hazardous metals: LEDs don't emit harmful radiation such as Ultraviolet or Infrared emitting halogen lamps and don't contain hazardous metals such as mercury contained in mercury lamps
- Extremely long lifetimes free users from frequent bulb replacement
- Extremely small carbon footprints: an environmentally‐friendly technology
12 Watt GL-DL06 Capella Series LED Downlight
4 May 2011, Taipei, Taiwan – GlacialLight, a sub‐division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc, today launches all-new Capella Series of LED products with the GL‐DL06 LED Downlight. This high‐performance 6‐inch 12 watt LED downlight acts as a bulb and fixture all‐in‐one. Simply, wire the GL‐DL06 into a 6‐inch hole in a ceiling and immediately receive 120 degrees of light of up to 730 lumens. This high‐brightness lighting solution's slim, sleek, and fashionable circular design make it perfect for commercial uses in malls, supermarkets, showrooms, offices, and hallways. It is also an excellent product for residential lighting applications.
For indoor use, the GL‐DL06 LED Downlight takes an AC 100‐240V power source. Users can choose CCT of 3000K, 4000K, or 6000K that emit 560, 560, and 730 lumens of light respectively. With rated lifespans of 30,000 hours, GlacialLight's Capella Series Downlights provide functional, high‐quality, well‐designed light to users and are a fashionable choice for commercial and residential lighting applications. GlacialLight plans to add to the currently available 6‐inch diameter Capella Series LED Downlight with 4‐inch, 8‐inch, and 10‐inch sizes as well.
Thinking of the environment, GlacialLight designed the Capella Series GL‐DL06 LED Downlight to be RoHS compliant. Furthermore, it contains no hazardous chemicals, such as mercury, and does not emit harmful UV or IR rays, making it more eco‐friendly than traditional lighting fixtures. With a power conversion efficiency of greater than 80%, GlacialLight is extremely excited to give consumers the LED Capella Series.
LED Capella Series features
- For indoor use only
- Power conversion efficiency >80%
- Eco‐friendly: RoHS Compliant, No UV, no IR, & no mercury
- Low power consumption – energy‐saving green product
- Slim, compact and fashionable design
Excellent LED lighting products you can trust
Design of LED lighting products is based on three core technologies including electrical design (LED drivers), mechanical design (cooling devices), and optical design (lamp holders), respectively performed by GlacialPower, GlacialTech, and GlacialLight in the GlacialTech family. With the three core technologies in hand, GlacialTech has integrated all the resources required for exceptional designs and manufactures excellent LED lighting products you can trust.
Advantages and benefits of LED lighting compared to traditional lighting
- Directional lighting: ideal for flashlights/torches and spotlights
- No warm‐up time in cold environments: LEDs don't require warm‐up time like conventional CFLs
- No harmful radiation and no hazardous metals: LEDs don't emit harmful radiation such as Ultraviolet or Infrared emitting halogen lamps and don't contain hazardous metals such as mercury contained in mercury lamps
- Extremely long lifetimes free users from frequent bulb replacement
- Extremely small carbon footprints: an environmentally‐friendly technology
12 Watt GL-DL06 Capella Series LED Downlight
Lighting Systems Supplier Shines Light on Green
Lighting Systems Supplier Shines Light on Green
LEaDer Lights, LLC, a LED lighting systems designer, supplier and installation specialist located in Grand Rapids, MI has joined the Green Business Bureau (GBB) to become green business certified.
“We know we must sustain our environment,” says Dan Damghani, LEaDer Lights’ VP of Operations. “Every few years something comes along that makes good sense, provides an opportunity for growth and development and is ready for those who will take the challenge.”
Damghani says that “something” is LED lighting - a relatively new technology in America. These lights are highly-efficient, environmentally-friendly, and certified hazardous free.
“We believe LED lights are the product for our future – NOW,” says Damghani.
LEaDer Lights’ vision is to impact the world one LED light at a time, in homes, businesses, schools, wherever light is needed. The company believes that LED lights will illuminate our world with efficient, energy saving, bright lights.
Damghani says that joining the GBB encouraged LEaDer Lights to go forward with that vision.
“Knowing that there are groups like GBB is exciting because we all need each other and we need to join together to take our commitment to the world,” says Damghani. “We are confident that our relationship with the GBB will benefit our company, and we are dedicated to supporting the GBB’s mission in the days and years ahead. “
LEaDer Lights chose to join the GBB over other programs because of the work it had already accomplished, says Damghani. LEaDer Lights was impressed with the GBB’s vision, its customer service and its dedication in partnering with businesses like LEaDer Lights in working towards a cleaner world.
As a member of the GBB, LEaDer Lights joins the nation’s fastest growing green business network. GBB members work towards sustainable business -665632863 practices by completing over 300 green initiatives designed to help them minimize their impact on the environment and realize significant cost savings.
To find out more about LEaDer Lights, its products and services, please visit
A LED lighting system designer, supplier and installation specialist, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We offer a cost-saving evaluation, using cutting edge technology, designed to meet customer goals, while complying with the new energy saving regulations. We are a complete interior and exterior evaluator, specializing in LED lights, tubes and fixtures for both residential and commercial lighting consumers. From our first evaluation to the final installation, LEaDer Lights is dedicated to serving our customers with exceptional service.
LEaDer Lights, LLC, a LED lighting systems designer, supplier and installation specialist located in Grand Rapids, MI has joined the Green Business Bureau (GBB) to become green business certified.
“We know we must sustain our environment,” says Dan Damghani, LEaDer Lights’ VP of Operations. “Every few years something comes along that makes good sense, provides an opportunity for growth and development and is ready for those who will take the challenge.”
Damghani says that “something” is LED lighting - a relatively new technology in America. These lights are highly-efficient, environmentally-friendly, and certified hazardous free.
“We believe LED lights are the product for our future – NOW,” says Damghani.
LEaDer Lights’ vision is to impact the world one LED light at a time, in homes, businesses, schools, wherever light is needed. The company believes that LED lights will illuminate our world with efficient, energy saving, bright lights.
Damghani says that joining the GBB encouraged LEaDer Lights to go forward with that vision.
“Knowing that there are groups like GBB is exciting because we all need each other and we need to join together to take our commitment to the world,” says Damghani. “We are confident that our relationship with the GBB will benefit our company, and we are dedicated to supporting the GBB’s mission in the days and years ahead. “
LEaDer Lights chose to join the GBB over other programs because of the work it had already accomplished, says Damghani. LEaDer Lights was impressed with the GBB’s vision, its customer service and its dedication in partnering with businesses like LEaDer Lights in working towards a cleaner world.
As a member of the GBB, LEaDer Lights joins the nation’s fastest growing green business network. GBB members work towards sustainable business -665632863 practices by completing over 300 green initiatives designed to help them minimize their impact on the environment and realize significant cost savings.
To find out more about LEaDer Lights, its products and services, please visit
A LED lighting system designer, supplier and installation specialist, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We offer a cost-saving evaluation, using cutting edge technology, designed to meet customer goals, while complying with the new energy saving regulations. We are a complete interior and exterior evaluator, specializing in LED lights, tubes and fixtures for both residential and commercial lighting consumers. From our first evaluation to the final installation, LEaDer Lights is dedicated to serving our customers with exceptional service.
2011年5月3日 星期二
Coming of age in 9/11 aftermath
Coming of age in 9/11 aftermath
In light of Osama bin Laden's death Monday almost 10 years after the terror attacks that rocked Americans, college students in Shasta County reflected on the day that introduced many of them to war for the first time.
But for some who were children on Sept. 11, 2001, that day led to more than just fear or sadness.
"I actually feel like I don't trust our government as much as I did before. They're in so much power and control," said 21-year-old Shasta College student Jessie Peckham.
Much like those growing up during the Vietnam War, many local students say coming of age in the aftermath of 9/11 molded their views on everything from prejudice to foreign policy.
Kristen Hall, an 18-year-old Shasta College student, said she's certain that dealing with the 9/11 attacks as a child shaped her anti-war beliefs.
"Seeing how my mom reacted to it, it's just not something I like at all. I'm virtually against war just because of that," she said.
Hall said she hadn't thought about war much before 9/11, but feeling personally threatened changed her point of view on the subject.
"If that hadn't have happened ... I heard about the Vietnam War, but that didn't have an impact on me at all," she said. "It does have a huge impact on me and my view of war, because it was here."
Rory Anderson, 24, of Shasta Lake said he witnessed prejudice for the first time after 9/11 and the backlash from the attacks led him to be more open-minded.
"I didn't like afterward and how they're generalizing and blaming one people for several people's actions," he said. "Everyone was like, 'Bomb Iran! Bomb Iraq! Bomb Afghanistan!' And you know that not every one of them had to do with it."
Claire Settlemire, 17, a Shasta High School senior who takes classes at Shasta College, agreed.
"The sad thing is, there's innocent civilians being affected by this, and I feel so bad for those people, just being stereotyped," she said.
But Settlemire said, unlike many of her peers, she supports the wars in the Middle East, although foreign conflict isn't ideal.
"I think it's something we couldn't really get around," she said. "I just wish it didn't make us have to act." And having four friends who have enlisted in the military in the past year has made her more sensitive to war, Settlemire said, adding that they all felt a need to protect their country after the terrorist attacks.
"They feel it's their duty; they have that sort of attitude," she said.
But Peckham said she doesn't feel war was justified, and the government didn't give enough information to the public for her to endorse it.
"I thought it was all propaganda. I still don't think they have any proof," she said. "They treat us like we're stupid. They would talk in circles."
Peckham said she supports the troops because her brother enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after 9/11, but she doesn't think they should be in the Middle East. And just because bin Laden was killed, it doesn't mean they'll be pulling out soon, she said.
"What does it change? We're still in Afghanistan. We're still in Iraq. We're still invading other countries," she said. "People say they're excited, but it's also been how many years? I don't trust a lot of it."
In light of Osama bin Laden's death Monday almost 10 years after the terror attacks that rocked Americans, college students in Shasta County reflected on the day that introduced many of them to war for the first time.
But for some who were children on Sept. 11, 2001, that day led to more than just fear or sadness.
"I actually feel like I don't trust our government as much as I did before. They're in so much power and control," said 21-year-old Shasta College student Jessie Peckham.
Much like those growing up during the Vietnam War, many local students say coming of age in the aftermath of 9/11 molded their views on everything from prejudice to foreign policy.
Kristen Hall, an 18-year-old Shasta College student, said she's certain that dealing with the 9/11 attacks as a child shaped her anti-war beliefs.
"Seeing how my mom reacted to it, it's just not something I like at all. I'm virtually against war just because of that," she said.
Hall said she hadn't thought about war much before 9/11, but feeling personally threatened changed her point of view on the subject.
"If that hadn't have happened ... I heard about the Vietnam War, but that didn't have an impact on me at all," she said. "It does have a huge impact on me and my view of war, because it was here."
Rory Anderson, 24, of Shasta Lake said he witnessed prejudice for the first time after 9/11 and the backlash from the attacks led him to be more open-minded.
"I didn't like afterward and how they're generalizing and blaming one people for several people's actions," he said. "Everyone was like, 'Bomb Iran! Bomb Iraq! Bomb Afghanistan!' And you know that not every one of them had to do with it."
Claire Settlemire, 17, a Shasta High School senior who takes classes at Shasta College, agreed.
"The sad thing is, there's innocent civilians being affected by this, and I feel so bad for those people, just being stereotyped," she said.
But Settlemire said, unlike many of her peers, she supports the wars in the Middle East, although foreign conflict isn't ideal.
"I think it's something we couldn't really get around," she said. "I just wish it didn't make us have to act." And having four friends who have enlisted in the military in the past year has made her more sensitive to war, Settlemire said, adding that they all felt a need to protect their country after the terrorist attacks.
"They feel it's their duty; they have that sort of attitude," she said.
But Peckham said she doesn't feel war was justified, and the government didn't give enough information to the public for her to endorse it.
"I thought it was all propaganda. I still don't think they have any proof," she said. "They treat us like we're stupid. They would talk in circles."
Peckham said she supports the troops because her brother enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after 9/11, but she doesn't think they should be in the Middle East. And just because bin Laden was killed, it doesn't mean they'll be pulling out soon, she said.
"What does it change? We're still in Afghanistan. We're still in Iraq. We're still invading other countries," she said. "People say they're excited, but it's also been how many years? I don't trust a lot of it."
Celebrate Earth Day by conserving energy, says commerce department
Celebrate Earth Day by conserving energy, says commerce department
In observance of the 41st Earth Day on April 22, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources is reminding consumers how easy it is to conserve energy and save money throughout the year.
“There are many simple and inexpensive actions consumers can take at home to help to protect and conserve natural resources,” said Mike Rothman, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which houses the Division of Energy Resources. “On Earth Day, and every day, we all can take small, but significant steps to cut our energy use. Doing so will help to conserve energy and save the environment and our state’s energy resources.”
Those changes can be as easy as low cost or no cost energy-efficiency improvements that reduce household consumption of gas and electricity. More substantial improvements such as replacement of mechanical systems require a fairly large financial investment, but can often be made more affordable with rebates from utilities and federal tax credits.
Consumers hoping to make a difference this Earth Day and conserve energy for the future can take these 10 easy steps:
Energy audit — Get an audit that includes a blower door test and infrared scan that will provide you with a detailed evaluation of energy use, insulation levels, air leakage and performance of mechanical systems. Schedule an audit through your gas utility or the Minnesota Building Performance Association.
Seal air leaks — An enormous amount of energy is wasted when inside air (either heated or cooled) can escape to the outside through leaks in attics, walls, windows and doors.
Check mechanical systems — Water heaters, air conditioners, furnaces, gas fireplaces and ventilation systems should be regularly inspected and tuned-up to keep them operating efficiently and safely.
Heat efficiently — Replace old, inefficient systems with new high-efficiency options; don't use fans to move air; seal ductwork and direct airflow through registers and baffles.
Install a programmable thermostat — Adjusting a thermostat 1 degree (down in the winter and up in the summer) while asleep and away at work (16 hours a day), you can save 2 percent on a home fuel bill.
Control hot water use — A standard showerhead can use up to 5.5 gallons of water a minute. Low-flow showerheads deliver a high pressure spray at less than two gallons per minute.
In observance of the 41st Earth Day on April 22, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources is reminding consumers how easy it is to conserve energy and save money throughout the year.
“There are many simple and inexpensive actions consumers can take at home to help to protect and conserve natural resources,” said Mike Rothman, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which houses the Division of Energy Resources. “On Earth Day, and every day, we all can take small, but significant steps to cut our energy use. Doing so will help to conserve energy and save the environment and our state’s energy resources.”
Those changes can be as easy as low cost or no cost energy-efficiency improvements that reduce household consumption of gas and electricity. More substantial improvements such as replacement of mechanical systems require a fairly large financial investment, but can often be made more affordable with rebates from utilities and federal tax credits.
Consumers hoping to make a difference this Earth Day and conserve energy for the future can take these 10 easy steps:
Energy audit — Get an audit that includes a blower door test and infrared scan that will provide you with a detailed evaluation of energy use, insulation levels, air leakage and performance of mechanical systems. Schedule an audit through your gas utility or the Minnesota Building Performance Association.
Seal air leaks — An enormous amount of energy is wasted when inside air (either heated or cooled) can escape to the outside through leaks in attics, walls, windows and doors.
Check mechanical systems — Water heaters, air conditioners, furnaces, gas fireplaces and ventilation systems should be regularly inspected and tuned-up to keep them operating efficiently and safely.
Heat efficiently — Replace old, inefficient systems with new high-efficiency options; don't use fans to move air; seal ductwork and direct airflow through registers and baffles.
Install a programmable thermostat — Adjusting a thermostat 1 degree (down in the winter and up in the summer) while asleep and away at work (16 hours a day), you can save 2 percent on a home fuel bill.
Control hot water use — A standard showerhead can use up to 5.5 gallons of water a minute. Low-flow showerheads deliver a high pressure spray at less than two gallons per minute.
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