Did you know that an average household will spend approximately 40 percent of their annual budget on heating and cooling costs? Did you know that windows are responsible for as much as 30 percent of the total cooling loads in a commercial building? Both of these facts come from the Department of Energy. The question is what product can reduce your energy costs and pay for itself in a relatively short period of time? Window Film.  You may have heard of it but have you incorporated window film into your energy conservation plan? Here are five reasons why window film...

BUFFALO, N.Y.—The Mayton Inn, a new construction 45-room boutique hotel in Cary, N.C., is the first hotel to use the power of BACnet integration to combine the InnPoint system from Zeno Controls LLC with Mitsubishi’s City Multi Central Network (CMCN). The technology enables property owners Colin and Deanna Crossman to use Zeno’s InnPoint solution to monitor and manage HVAC, lighting and environmental conditions in guestrooms and share the data on the Mitsubishi CMCN. Installation of the BACnet-compatible InnPoint front end solution will begin after the hotel breaks ground in September. The Mayton Inn is scheduled to open its doors...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—KGS Buildings, a cloud-based building performance analytics company and a member of the Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Technology Partner Program, announced a strategic technology agreement with Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, to bring its automated fault detection and diagnostics to Schneider Electric’s building energy management solutions and services. KGS’ flagship software, Clockworks, delivers energy and cost savings by utilizing extensive automated analytic libraries to produce prioritized energy efficiency and maintenance actions for facility managers, operators and service providers.Clockworks is based on 30-plus combined years of research and development, leveraging the team’s doctoral research and customer-driven development....

ATLANTA—Acuity Brands, Inc. expands the Acculamp specification grade series to include a dimmable 2000 lumen PAR38 LED lamp. The PAR38 LED lamp replaces 150-watt halogen lamps with only 25 watts, providing 83 percent energy savings when compared to traditional light sources.“We listened to the marketplace and identified a significant demand for high lumen output LED lamps that would meet the requirements of demanding applications,” said Seth Owen, Acuity Brands Lighting vice president, LED Lamps and Track Lighting. “Through the combination of a high lumen package, crisp beam angles and low glare, the 2000 lumen PAR38 is our solution.”The Acculamp...

WEST CALDWELL, N.J.—Engineered as cost-effective, specification-grade luminaires for commercial outdoor and indoor locations, MaxLite introduces highly durable T5 and T8 Fluorescent Vapor Tight Lighting Fixtures that effectively protect the light source from the elements in harsh environments. MaxLite, a global marketer and manufacturer of energy efficient lamps and lighting, has developed these Vapor Tight fixtures to help meet the latest building codes for parking garages, refrigerated coolers, stairwells and other utility lighting applications. “MaxLite has introduced its T5 and T8 Fluorescent Vapor Tight Fixtures as a testament to its continued support of fluorescent lighting,” said Pat Treadway, MaxLite’s vice president...

SPOKANE, WASH.—Ecova, a total energy and sustainability management company, recently released its second annual Big Data Look at Energy Trends: 2008-2012 report. The report draws from Ecova’s Big Data Warehouse, which contains more than 2.5 billion points of data from more than 700,000 facilities. This year’s analysis, specifically pulled from 150,000 facilities, including 2,200 lodging establishments, shows a decrease in total electric consumption intensity of 8.8 percent (5 percent decrease in lodging sector) and a 6 percent decrease in peak demand. The report also shows the lodging industry experienced a 30 percent increase in water and sewer prices from...

FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Traulsen announced the latest in a series of new customer-inspired equipment features for its refrigerators and hot-holding cabinets. The EZ-Clean Gasket and Bare Tube Coil follow the launch of the EZ-Open Foot Pedal and EZ-Change Interiors earlier this year.     “By listening to our customers Traulsen continually incorporates new ways to improve our products, services and business,” said John Davis, director of engineering and marketing for Traulsen. “Four new equipment features and our industry-leading three-year equipment warranty are all examples of innovations introduced in the past 12 months to help customers gain efficiencies in their operations.” Made...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the release of an upgrade to its popular online energy management and tracking tool, Energy Star Portfolio Manager. The upgraded tool can help businesses achieve the President’s call to make commercial buildings at least 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020. The new Energy Star Portfolio Manager delivers a more user-friendly interface, enhanced data sharing capabilities, better reporting, and for the first time, the ability to manage buildings across their lifecycle from design through occupancy.Tens of thousands of organizations—including school districts, retail chains, hotels, hospital systems, and local governments—currently use...

ATLANTA—The Las Vegas Convention Center selected approximately 2,000 Holophane DualBay high bay luminaires from Acuity Brands, Inc. to improve lighting and reduce costs in its 3.2 million-square-foot facility. Installed in the convention center’s central exhibit halls, DualBay high bay luminaires feature Holophane ISD Superglass reflectors, dual lamp technology, solid-state electronic ballasts, and a thermal management system to deliver better light quality, distribution and energy savings.“DualBay high bay luminaires have reduced the convention center’s energy consumption by nearly 40 percent while creating a vivid, uniformly lit environment with less glare and strain on the eyes,” said Joe Toro, electrical supervisor...

DALLAS—NYLO Dallas South Side has achieved LEED Gold certification—one of the highest possible rankings from the U.S. Green Building Council. The hotel, which opened in August 2012, is the first NYLO property to achieve LEED certification, the first historic hotel in Dallas to achieve LEED Gold certification and one of only 69 LEED Gold certified hotels in the United States.“This was NYLO’s first adaptive-reuse project, and it’s in a landmarked historic building to boot—which meant our design team did even more creative problem-solving than usual,” said Michael Mueller, NYLO Hotels’ CEO. “We couldn’t be happier or more proud of...