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Sammamish Community & Aquatic Center

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The Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center Makes a Splash

In the spring of 2016, the Community and Aquatic Center in Sammamish, Washington, opened to large crowds of active adults and playful children. Created in collaboration with the YMCA, it’s a facility that realizes  Sammamish’s goal of creating sustainable facilities for its growing population. Along with architects Barker Rinker Seacat, the City of Sammamish, contractors Porter […]
Working By Daylight How Circadian Lighting Increases Productivity, Glumac

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Working by Daylight:
How Circadian Lighting Increases Productivity

By now, we all know that low access to daylight can be detrimental to our health. Eye strain, exhaustion, and weakening mental health are all issues that share a root cause in poor access to light. But what if the implications of access to daylight went beyond wellness and energy savings, and we could prove it […]
Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Glumac MEP Engineering

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Lighting Design Hits an Ace for Indian Wells Tennis Garden

The Coachella Valley has long been home to a cluster of oases in the rocky desert of Southern California. One of these sought out destinations is the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Opened in 2000, the facility, nestled into the Old Hollywood getaway of Indian Wells, has undergone an award-winning renovation – recently having been recognized […]

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Lighting Control Basics:
Occupancy and Vacancy Sensors Explained

In a high-performance office building, lighting can account for 20% of energy use. Properly applied, lighting controls can easily reduce that portion by 25%. But, as with any high-performance strategy, there are subtleties to the technology and application. In this article, we’ll explain the basics of occupancy sensors and their important counterpart, the vacancy sensor. […]