Technical Reviews
| June 24, 2009 Integrated Design Lab - Boise Ground Source Heat Pump Systems |
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Earlier this month the Department of Energy announced nearly $50 Million in stimulus money for Ground Source Heat Pump (GHP) research and demonstration projects. These Heat Pumps harvest the majority of their heating energy from “phase delayed solar energy” (e.g. solar heat stored in the earth for several months) and is now classified as a renewable energy for the first time by the Federal Government (DOE‐1).
Binary Geothermal Process Overview
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| May 20, 2009 Integrated Design Lab - Boise LED’s brighten Boise business |
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Boise lighting technology design firm looks locally for new production. SemiLEDs Corp. is a Boise based company that could partner with Micron to begin producing Light Emitting Diodes or LED’s as there commonly known. SemiLEDs currently produces its components in Taiwan, but may put to use some of Microns idle production capacity.
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| May 20, 2009 Integrated Design Lab - Boise LED Lighting |
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Architectural applications for LED or Light Emitting Diode technology, has finally made its way to the hands of commercial and residential consumers. The LED has long been touted as the next step in the evolution of lighting.
Recently several manufacturers have released products that meet strict Energy Star requirements for efficiency, longevity, and lighting quality.
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April 20, 2009 Integrated Design Lab - Boise School commissioning for Idaho |
Building commissioning confirms that a building achieves the intended design performance. In the education industry, where the indoor environment quality directly affects the student’s ability to learn, the intended design performance must be achieved.
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| March 10, 2009 Integrated Design Lab - Boise |
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Energy efficient technologies used in Wal-Mart stores can be adapted for Idaho
Wal-Mart – love it or hate it – is lighting the way for energy efficient big-box stores.
In 2005 the retail giant built two new U.S. stores designed to reduce the amount of energy and natural resources required for operation and maintenance. Several technologies tested in these stores can be adapted for big-box stores in Idaho.