Shedding light on LED impacts in senior care facilities

Using guidelines developed by the Lighting Research Center (LRC) of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), ACC Care Center, and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have collaborated on a lighting retrofit and research project examining the effect of lighting on the melatonin levels of the care...
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Unlocking the accessibility requirements of doors

The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design went into effect almost five years ago, but there are several door-opening requirements that seem to still surprise design/construction professionals—and building owners. This topic is covered in greater depth in a new, sponsored e-book, “Unlocking the Secrets of...
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Preservation symposium coming to Salt Lake City

The Association for Preservation Technology (APT) will host its symposium, “Mesa to Mountain: Preservation in the American West,” in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 23 to 25. The symposium offers attendees insight into the history, sites, materials, conditions, and challenges of preservation in the American West, featuring both traditional...
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Aquarium of the Pacific Celebrates With Groundbreaking Ceremony for Its First Major Expansion, Pacific Visions

LONG BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ClarkConstruction–The Aquarium of the Pacific, one of the nation’s largest and most-visited aquariums, celebrated its future Pacific Visions wing with a groundbreaking ceremony today and announced Clark Construction as the general contractor. The 29,000-square-foot, two-story sustainable structure is designed by the San Francisco-based architecture...

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