Monthly Archives: January 2009

Lamps and Mercury Pollution

Posted on 22 January 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

This morning I walked passed by another dead fluorescent lamp heading to Hong Kong’s scarce landfill (refer photograph). Sadly it is a common sight in this district. What I find annoying is that the current state of affairs makes no … Continue reading →

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Green Building – new insurance revenue

Posted on 20 January 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

For the insurance business most of the media reports and predictions are dire, focused on the increasing losses, particularly the financial crisis and increasing claims many resulting from increasing number of natural disasters it said. Finally big business has seen … Continue reading →

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Energy Audit – more wasted light energy

Posted on 19 January 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

1.00 pm, Sunday, 18 January 2008, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong It is a beautiful bright sunny Sunday afternoon, the store is obviously closed, and the shutters are down. Yet all seven (7) exterior lamps are burning brightly, here is a … Continue reading →

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Energy Audit – more about lighting

Posted on 15 January 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

Continuing the lighting audit theme for another post – A simple but often overlooked option for controlling energy costs is thoughtful design of the lighting circuitry and control system for lighting, particularly exterior lighting. Exterior lighting control is hardly rocket … Continue reading →

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Energy Audit – its not just about the lux

Posted on 11 January 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

It is not just about the recording lighting level (known as LUX) Lighting efficacy – Energy audits for buildings, typically include a lighting audit. But just recording the lighting level (known as the lux level) in the various rooms is … Continue reading →

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Green Bank – implementing energy audit findings

Posted on 8 January 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

New Resource bank (in USA) is the country’s first “green” bank and they love helping in green people in green ways……. read the full article here It is a positive step that at least one bank in the US is … Continue reading →

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