The Integrate Debate: Ceilings

In order to more easily incorporate technology – including direct lighting and chilled beams – into your ceilings, and to reduce the maintenance hassle for lighting, ventilation, and thermal comfort elements, consider implementing an integrated ceiling system.

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EPA, SBA Launch Water Technology Innovation Cluster
The EPA and the SBA have announced a collaborative effort known as the Water Technology Innovation Cluster (WTIC), designed to develop and commercialize technologies to solve environmental issues, encourage sustainability, and create jobs. Click here for complete article…

Recovery Act Weatherizes 300,000 Homes U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that more than 300,000 low-income homes have been weatherized under the Recovery Act. This milestone places progress at 50% of President Obama's goal of weatherizing 600,000 homes. Click here for complete article…

Next-Generation Food Packaging
Aharon Gedanken and his colleagues are reporting successful lab tests of "killer paper," a material intended as next-generation food packaging material to combat bacteria that cause spoilage. However, this food packaging material has a lot of potential for commercial use as well, as a germ-fighting coating for plastics, fabrics, and metals in hospitals, kitchens, and bathrooms.
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Ceiling Tile Trouble
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Integrate Ceilings and Lighting
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The Wireless Camera Advantage
Facade Ordinances
Let Your Building Lead the Way
Prepare to Repair
Brighter Isn't Better
Integrate Your Plans for Energy and Maintenance
Friend or Faux?
Mixing it Up

January 24, 2011