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Mich. Senate Approves Detroit Lighting Plan Bills

Let there be light! The Michigan Senate approved legislation Tuesday that brings the creation of a public lighting authority for Detroit one step closer to reality.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/04

An example design of a smart building exterior. Photo: University of Michigan

Smart Building Exteriors For Reduced Energy Costs, Cleaner Environment

Within the “envelopes” of commercial and residential buildings rests the promise of major, new energy efficiencies in the built-environment, according to University of Michigan researchers.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/22

Grakon Opens Design Center in Michigan

Seattle-based Grakon Tuesday announced the opening of an engineering and design center in Farmington Hills. The new office is intended to strongly support the strategic growth plans of the company. The staff located at the office will include engineers, designers and program managers.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/04/19

Ford’s Lighting Lab Replicates The Full Day To Test Glare

Flip a switch in a Ford lab, and you’ve just turned on 6,000 watts of electrical energy generated by 270 spotlights and floodlights that can replicate sunlight at any season or time of day.

2011/03/16

Ford’s Bright Idea: Replacing 50,000 Lights For Cost Savings, CO2 Reductions

The lights around Ford Motor Co.’s Dearborn campus are going to get more efficient, as a new lighting project kicks off that will bring an estimated energy reduction of more than 18.2 million kilowatt-hours — enough to power 1,648 typical American homes for a year.

2011/02/17