Category Archives: Sustainability

Made in New York City: The Remains Lighting Factory on National Manufacturing Day

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Remains Lighting

Made in NYC asked us to post a few photos of our factory in Brooklyn, NY in honor of National Manufacturing Day. We are very happy to oblige. Manufacturing generates a huge, complex web of economic activity, from providing jobs … Continue reading →

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Please turn off your lights for Earth Hour

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Remains Lighting

This Saturday at 8:30pm (local time, wherever you are) turn off your lights, even if they are beautiful, and you bought them from Remains, and leave them off for at least an hour. Join me, the WWF, and participate in … Continue reading →

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FRANCE TAKES VANGUARD POSITION ON NIGHTTIME LIGHT POLLUTION

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Remains Lighting

The French government just announced that they are taking the vanguard position on light pollution and energy conservation with a new law to control lighting at night. The environmental ministry announced the law yesterday (to go into effect July 1 … Continue reading →

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Emerging Leaders: Trends and Culture Shifts of a New Generation at the Go Green Conference NYC

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Remains Lighting

Next Wednesday September 19th, I’m heading to the GoGreen NYC conference at The (New York) Times Center. I was asked to speak about green business with a panel of other business leaders. The conference is a gathering of environmental advocates, … Continue reading →

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EPA Panel at Brooklyn Navy Yard

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Remains Lighting

I had an interesting discussion with the EPA, yes, that EPA. Amy Anderson from The New York Industrial Retention Network, a local nonprofit that advocates for local and sustainable manufacturing, invited me to a panel with Andrew Kimball, President and … Continue reading →

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Green Roofs and Other Sustainable Technologies in New York City

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Remains Lighting

I was invited to present to a group of green building professionals, businesses, and community leaders along with a few other speakers, including Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, yesterday at Pratt Center for Community Development. The focus of the event was green … Continue reading →

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Renewable Power

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Remains Lighting

I was presenting some research to the LA chapter of the IESLA on the relative benefits of different lighting technologies from a sustainability point of view (basically: incandescent vs. fluorescent vs. LED) and I was asked by a gentleman at … Continue reading →

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The Carbon Footprint of Lighting

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Remains Lighting

Last Thursday David, Tarryn and I attended a local meeting of the Illuminating Engineering Society of LA with friend and Los Angeles-based lighting designer Sean O’Connor. We met at the Proud Bird, a restaurant and home to a wild display … Continue reading →

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