GREEN CREATIVE’S CRISP SERIES MR16 7W High CRI LED lamp is now ENERGY STAR qualified

GREEN CREATIVE, the commercial grade LED lighting manufacturer is proud to announce the ENERGY STAR qualification of its CRISP SERIES MR16 7W High CRI directional lamp.

South San Francisco, CA, January 29, 2014 -- GREEN CREATIVE, the commercial grade LED lighting manufacturer is proud to announce the ENERGY STAR qualification of its CRISP SERIES MR16 7W High CRI directional lamp. This is the first MR16 with a CRI 95 to ever receive ENERGY STAR qualification.

When asked about this accomplishment, GREEN CREATIVE’s Product Manager, Matthew Leonard, replied, “We are extremely proud to have the first and only CRI 95 MR16 ENERGY STAR qualified lamp. We always strive to make sure our products meet the industry’s highest standards, whether it’s ENERGY STAR, the CA Quality Spec, or DLC, and this MR16 is no exception.”

This 45W halogen replacement has a typical CRI 95 and features the latest in LED color rendering technology. LED CRI testing analyzes the chromatic effect of a light source over a scale of 14 standard colors (R1-R14) and assigns each tested color a value (100 is perfect). CRI is then calculated by taking the average of the R1-R8 values. This same CRI number commonly seen on packaging and specification sheets can mislead end users because it only refers to eight of the tested colors.

Although the R9-R14 colors are measured, they have no impact on a lamp’s CRI rating. So while some LEDs claim to have a high CRI, they may do a poor job rendering other key colors. GREEN CREATIVE’S MR16 7W High CRI lamp has exceptional R1-R14 values including typical R9 95 and R13 95 ratings. This ensures reds (R9) look richer and skin tones (R13) look natural.

Unlike most high CRI LEDs, the CRISP SERIES MR16 delivers outstanding color rendering without sacrificing efficiency. At 465 lumens, this 1:1 halogen form factor lamp features an extremely high 66 LPW efficacy. This is over 50% more efficient than any other high CRI 45-50W replacement MR16. This lamp was featured in the Illuminating Engineering Society’s 2013 Progress Report for its innovation and significance within the lighting industry.

Watch GREEN CREATIVE’S product video further explaining CRI and highlighting the lamp’s specifications here: http://www.gc-lighting.com/products/mr16-7w-high-cri/

GREEN CREATIVE designed this lamp specifically for applications that demand accurate color rendering such as retail, food, museums, and art galleries. In the past, people had to choose between having either high color rendering or energy saving efficiency with their lighting. Now they can have both.

The dimmable MR16 7W High CRI is ENERGY STAR qualified in 3000K and 2700K CCT in narrow flood and flood beam angles. This lamp is UL listed Class I & II, has a 30,000-hour lifetime, and is backed by a 3 year warranty.

Detailed information and data sheet about this product available here: http://www.gc-lighting.com/wp-content/uploads/GREEN-CREATIVE-LED-CRISP-S...

This product is available through GREEN CREATIVE distributors. For more information on where to purchase the products near you or how to become a distributor, please contact us at: sales@gc-lighting.com or (866) 774-5433.

About GREEN CREATIVE
GREEN CREATIVE is a major solid state lighting development and manufacturing company based in the Bay Area, CA. The company specializes in retrofit lighting for the commercial market, offering a comprehensive line of LED lighting solutions. GREEN CREATIVE is fully integrated with strong R&D capabilities to constantly offer the latest technology available. For more information on GREEN CREATIVE please visit www.gc-lighting.com. For all of the latest updates follow GREEN CREATIVE on Twitter and LinkedIn.


Contact:
Matthew Leonard
GREEN CREATIVE
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Tel: (866) 774-5433
info@gc-lighting.com
http://www.gc-lighting.com

GREEN CREATIVE’S new 6-inch and 4-inch High CRI Downlights meet the California Quality Specification

GREEN CREATIVE, the commercial grade LED lighting manufacturer announces the launch of its brand new TITANIUM LED CRISP SERIES 3.0 6” and 4” High CRI downlights.

South San Francisco, CA, January 29, 2014 -- GREEN CREATIVE, the commercial grade LED lighting manufacturer announces the launch of its brand new TITANIUM LED CRISP SERIES 3.0 6” and 4” High CRI downlights. Both lamps comply with the California Quality Specification set forth by the California Energy Commission. In addition to these downlights, GREEN CREATIVE offers an A19 and BR30 that also meet the California Quality Specification requirements.

Last year, the California Energy Commission (CEC) issued the Voluntary California Quality Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lamp Specification for LED lamps used in residential applications. This new specification, commonly referred to as “CEC” or “California Quality Spec,” has set an LED lamp performance baseline for utilities to consider that is more stringent than ENERGY STAR. Some large California Investor Owned Utilities such as PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E have already adopted this specification and currently offer higher-tier rebates for lamps that meet the requirements.

Two notable differences between ENERGY STAR requirements and the California Quality Spec deal with color rendering and color temperature consistency. While ENERGY STAR requires LED lamps to have a CRI =80 and R9 =0, the California Quality Spec demands a CRI =90 and R9 =50. As members of GREEN CREATIVE’S CRISP SERIES, the new 6” Downlight 16W and 4” Downlight 12W retrofit kits provide exceptional color rendering with typical CRI 92 and R9 60 values. These dimmable fixtures make individual colors look crisper and cleaner than typical CRI 80 LED lamps and are ideal for applications that demand accurate color rendering such as retail, food, museums, and art galleries.

In addition to a higher CRI, the California Quality Spec also requires a tighter chromaticity than ENERGY STAR. A lamp’s color temperature now must fall within a 4-step Macadam ellipse from the 2700K or 3000K points. This is stricter than ENERGY STAR’s 7-step requirement. A 4-step Macadam ellipse minimizes lamp to lamp color deviation, creates truer 2700K and 3000K CCTs, and ensures retrofit projects involving a large number of lamps have a consistent color temperature. Both the new 6” and 4” downlights meet the CEC’s 4-step requirement and deliver comfortable diffused light in Warm White CCTs.

Both the 6” and 4” LED downlights install in just minutes and are compatible with both existing incandescent housing and new LED housing. The dimmable 6” Downlight 16W replaces a 75W incandescent, has a 35,000-hour lifetime, comes in 2700K and 3000K CCT and is pending ENERGY STAR qualification. Data sheet available here: http://www.gc-lighting.com/wp-content/uploads/GREEN-CREATIVE-LED-6inch-1...
The dimmable 4” Downlight 12W replaces a 65W incandescent, has a 35,000-hour lifetime, comes in 2700K CCT and is pending ENERGY STAR qualification. Data sheet available here: http://www.gc-lighting.com/wp-content/uploads/GREEN-CREATIVE-LED-4inch-1...

These products are available through GREEN CREATIVE distributors. For more information on where to purchase the products near you or how to become a distributor, please contact us at: sales@gc-lighting.com or (866) 774-5433.

For questions on the CEC California Quality Spec or rebates email: rebate@gc-lighting.com

About GREEN CREATIVE
GREEN CREATIVE is a major solid state lighting development and manufacturing company based in the Bay Area, CA. The company specializes in retrofit lighting for the commercial market, offering a comprehensive line of LED lighting solutions. GREEN CREATIVE is fully integrated with strong R&D capabilities to constantly offer the latest technology available. For more information on GREEN CREATIVE please visit www.gc-lighting.com. For all of the latest updates follow GREEN CREATIVE on Twitter and LinkedIn.


Contact:
Matthew Leonard
GREEN CREATIVE
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Tel: (866) 774-5433
info@gc-lighting.com
http://www.gc-lighting.com

Top 10 Causes of New Home Built-In Toxic Mold, Warns Industrial Hygienist Phillip Fry

Industrial hygienist and mold consultant Phillip Fry explains the top ten reasons why new homes and commercial buildings frequently have built-in toxic mold growth infestations.

Montrose, MI, January 27, 2014 -- “Even before a new home buyer can move in, many new homes are seriously and dangerously infested with toxic mold growth that has been built into the wood timbers, plywood, osb (oriented strand board), particle or chipboard, and other construction materials, and then subsequently hidden from view by exterior siding, insulation, and drywall,” warns Phillip Fry, Professional Industrial Hygienist and Certified Environmental Hygienist, and webmaster since 1999 of the mold information website www.moldinspector.com.

Mold consultant Fry reports that one or more of the following top 10 construction problems can cause significant mold growth in a new home or commercial building under construction:

1. Mold growth at the lumber mill or in transit from the mill because of no protection of the timbers or building materials against rain or high humidity that enables the mold to begin eating the construction materials.

2. Mold growth at the lumber yard because of a similar lack of protection against rain and high humidity. Many lumber yards often store construction timbers unprotected in the outdoors.

3. Mold growth at the home construction site because of a similar lack of protection against rain and high humidity. In addition, timbers and other construction materials are often left setting directly on the ground, from which moisture can wick upwards into the materials from the water-containing ground.

4. Untrained construction workers don’t recognize or don’t care about visible mold growth on the timbers and construction materials as they build the home. Instead of rejecting moldy timbers, the workers use the contaminated timbers with no knowledge of, or concern about, the mold problems that they are building into the home or commercial building.

5. Owners, supervisors, and managers of home builders and commercial building contractors don’t inspect the building projects during construction for mold growth on the wood timbers and other building materials.
6. Home builders and commercial contractors don’t hire professional mold inspection and testing of homes and commercial buildings either during the construction phase or upon completion.

7. Wood timbers are not pre-treated before or during construction with mold and termite preventative fungicides such as non-toxic, EPA-registered Tim-Bor. Read the material safety data sheet and usage instructions for Tim-Bor at www.timborprofessional.com.

One of the best mold preventative strategies is to mix one pound of Tim-Bor per gallon of white, latex enamel paint, and then paint all surfaces and edges of each timber and plywood or osb sheet to adhere to Tim-Bor directly to the wood and to help keep the timbers and construction material dry in the event of a future roof leak or plumbing leak.

8. Building defects allow water intrusion are common in new homes and commercial buildings. For example, construction workers often improperly install sewer drain pipes, water supply pipes, and air conditioning condensation drain lines, with the unfortunate result that such plumbing defects enable water to leak into the structure. There are hundreds of possible building defects in new structures. Speed of construction and not the quality of construction is often the emphasis and priority of home builders, employees, and subcontractors.

9. Home and commercial building buyers fail to hire a mold-experienced industrial hygienist, environmental hygienists, and certified mold inspector to inspect carefully the home during construction, or prior to closing the purchase of the home or commercial building. Find a qualified inspector in the worldwide mold inspector directory www.certifiedmoldinspectors.com.

10. New home buyers fail to do on-going maintenance checkups of their structures to detect water intrusion and mold growth problems before the problems become big and expensive to repair.

For questions or help with new home or commercial building mold inspection, testing, prevention, and mold removal, contact mold expert Phillip Fry by emailing phil@moldinspector.com, or phoning toll-free 1-866-300-1616, or Phillip’s cell phone 1-480-310-7970, or visiting www.moldexpertconsultants.com.


Contact:
Phillip Fry, Co-Manager
EnviroFry
10104 Sheridan Rd.,
Montrose, Michigan 48457
Phone Toll-Free 1-866-300-1616
Cell Phone 1-480-310-7970
phil@moldinspector.com
http://www.moldexpertconsultants.com

Zoobookoo's New Product Range - More Than Just a Board Game

ZooBooKoo is launching the brand new Jungle Number Line and Insect Alphabet Line board games at the Spring Fair (Feb 2-6 at the NEC).


United Kingdom, January 27, 2014 -- ZooBooKoo is launching the brand new Jungle Number Line and Insect Alphabet Line board games at the Spring Fair (Feb 2-6 at the NEC). These unique board games neatly unfold from about the size of a DVD box to form a bright, colourful, board nearly one metre long with an integral spinner and appealing animal counters.

In the Jungle Number Line game players have to reach the end of the number line first or seize the other players’ counters to win. The messages on the spinner and number line tell the player how many spaces to ‘count on’ or ‘count back’ – great for addition and subtraction too. There are three skill levels, enabling players from around 3+ to 7+ years to play together. Similar principles apply in the Insect Alphabet Line with players moving up and down the letter line trying to reach ‘z’ first with additional word-building skill levels. The cute animal counters are neatly stored in the folded game and the integral spinner provides much activity and excitement that we have grown to expect from ZooBooKoo’s educational toys and games.

But it gets even better: on the reverse of each game is a metre long white board. The Insect Alphabet Line has large letters to trace and a hangman game. While the Jungle Number Line has large numbers to trace and a four-in-a-line connecting game.

The games have been put through their paces by children, parents and teachers with the kids wanting to play again and again; the parents particularly appreciating the compact size for storage and travelling; and teachers delighted to see beneficial enjoyable kids’ learning games with three levels that work really well.


So in true ZooBooKoo style, these charming games are great fun with significant learning value. Stephen Wattleworth, ZooBooKoo MD, told us, ’We are delighted with the Concertina Board Games. They reflect our ZooBooKoo toys and games ethos in every way: compact, intriguing, fun and affordable with multi-level learning value. We thought it would be hard to follow the wipeable Word Searchers and multiple choice Quizonics we launched last year but the Concertina Board Games do that just beautifully.’

The concertina board games are shrink-wrapped with a euro hook and retail at around £9.99 each. Visit us in Hall 3, stand number M50. Alternatively please contact sales@zoobookoo.com or 01473-735346 or visit ZooBooKoo for more information.


Contact:
Karen Wattleworth
ZooBooKoo International Ltd
4 Gurdon Road, Grundisburgh
Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6XA, UK
01473-735346
karen@zoobookoo.com
http://www.zoobookoo.com

New Novel by Award-Winning Author Randall Reneau

Author Randall Reneau is pleased to announce the release of his third “Trace Brandon” novel, Ruby Silver.

Austin, TX, January 25, 2014 – Author Randall Reneau is pleased to announce the release of his third “Trace Brandon” novel, Ruby Silver (ISBN: 978-1482797510). Ruby Silver finds protagonist Trace Brandon and his former adversary, Cyrus "the Virus" McSweeny, working together in a fast paced mining, murder, short-selling, offshore-trading, mobbed-up, mystery/thriller set in the Pacific Northwest.

The "Trace Brandon" novels are loosely based on Mr. Reneau's 36 years as an international geologist. During his career he worked in Africa, South America, Mexico, and the U.S. He later founded several publically-traded mining and oil and gas companies, serving as Chairman and CE0. Award-winning author Ken Hodgson has compared Reneau's style of writing and story telling to that of Clive Cussler. His style has also been compared to that of South African writer, Wilbur Smith.

Reneau's first novel, Deadly Lode (ISBN: 978-1479131792), won the Reviewers Choice Richard Boes Award for best debut novel, and the NABE Best Thriller of 2013 Award. The sequel, Diamond Fields (ISBN: 978-1480082267), won First Place (fiction) and overall Grand Prize in Five Star Publications' Royal Dragonfly Book Awards. His books are available on Amazon.com, Kindle, Barnes & Nobel, and other retailers. https://www.amazon.com/author/randallreneau

Mr. Reneau holds a BA in Geology from Central Washington University. He served 14 months in Vietnam and Cambodia in the late 60s, receiving a Bronze Star and two Army Commendation Medals. He later managed diamond and gold exploration in West Africa, silver exploration in Mexico, and Uranium Exploration in the U.S. He is currently working on his fourth novel. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Lynne, and their three dogs.

For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact the author at:


Randall Reneau
Ruby Silver
Austin, TX
512-657-6882
randy.reneau@gmail.com
http://www.randall-reneau.com

Clean Up Mold 10 Steps Recommended by Industrial Hygienist Phillip Fry for Homes & Workplaces

Industrial Hygienist Phillip Fry recommends that mold victims take ten steps to clean mold growth areas at home and at work in a safe and effective way.

Montrose, MI, January 25, 2014 -- Cleaning up mold household mold and toxic mold in homes and workplaces must be done in both a safe and effective manner by following ten steps in the proven mold clean up protocol for mold victims that was developed by Phillip Fry, Professional Industrial Hygienist, Certified Environmental Hygienist, Certified Mold Inspector, and Certified Mold Remediator, and explained in detail at www.moldinspector.com/mold_removal.htm.

Mold clean up should include these ten steps:

1. Proper worker protection. While cleaning and removing mold growth, the homeowners or company employees should wear the following safety gear that is readily available at hardware and home improvement stores: (a) N-95 breathing mask or 3M breathing respirator with organic vapor filters; (b) eye goggles with no holes (e.g., “ChemSplash”) or tape over the holes; (c) disposable paper painter’s coveralls or Tyvek environmental suits with parka hoods; (d) disposable paper shoe booties; and (e) disposable vinyl gloves.

2. Contain the mold cleanup work area. Cleaning up and removing mold growth can throw large numbers of mold spores into the air. Keep such airborne mold spores from cross-contaminating other areas of the home or building by installing wall to wall, floor to ceiling clear plastic sheeting containment walls. You can buy a zipper door opening to install into wall from a home improvement store. Alternatively, cut a vertical slit in the containment wall and tape over the slit with a lift up plastic sheet.

3. Use a HEPA vacuum cleaner. Use, buy or borrow a good quality HEPA vacuum cleaner with a brand new HEPA filter to do an initial vacuuming of the floor, walls, moldy areas, and all furniture/possessions inside the mold containment area. Such HEPA vacuuming will clean up landed or deposited mold spores and loosen mold colony growths.

4. Do high output ozone treatment. Run a high output ozone generator for eight hours inside the mold containment area to kill mold spores and mold colony growth. Read about affordable, high quality ozone generators at www.ozonegeneratorkillsmold.com. In addition, use the hose attachment of your ozone generator to inject ozone for eight hours into the return air duct of your heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. There can be no people, pets, or live plants in the house or treated workplace during the ozone treatment session or for 2 hours afterwards.

5. Furniture cleaning. All furniture and possessions inside the mold cleanup area should be removed to the outdoors to be scrubbed thoroughly and completely with boric acid powder, dissolved one pound per gallon of hot water. In addition to the boric acid scrubbing, each item should be HEPA vacuumed again on all sides including the bottom and back sides.

6. Remove airborne mold spores during the mold removal process. Because the removal of physical growth will throw mold spores into the air, get rid of those airborne mold spores by running either a professional air scrubber machine that is directly vented by a flexible hose to the outdoors, or open a window inside the containment area and run a box fan in the window to exhaust indoor moldy air to the outdoors.

7. Remove visible mold growth. After the above steps, remove visible mold growth by cutting out and disposing of moldy building materials in 6 mil thick garbage bags or by using a wire brush attachment to an electric, portable grinder to peel off the surface mold growth.

8. Prevent future mold growth step one. After physically removing mold growth, spray either boric acid powder or EPA-registered fungicide Tim-Bor onto the mold-remediated clean up areas. Mix one pound of boric powder or Tim-Bor per gallon of hot water. Use a hand-pumped garden sprayer to spray the fungicide. Non-toxic Tim-Bor is available at www.timborprofessional.com.

9. Prevent future mold growth step two. After the completion of step 8, mix boric powder or Tim-Bor into latex glossy enamel, white paint with one pound of mold preventative per gallon of paint. Then paint all remediated surfaces and adjacent areas with the mold preventative paint.

10. Mold test the mold cleaned up area. After completion of the above steps, mold test the mold remediated surfaces for mold lab analysis to learn if the area has been effectively mold remediated. Do it yourself mold test instructions are available at www.moldexpertconsultants.com, or hire the nationwide EnviroFry firm to do professional mold inspection and testing.

You can get free mold clean up answers and help by emailing EnviroFry manager Phillip Fry phil@moldinspector.com or by phoning him toll-free 1-866-300-1616 or Phillip’s cell phone 1-480-310-7970.

The international mold services company EnviroFry serves homeowners and commercial building owners and managers in California, Arizona, the entire Midwest and Eastern USA, plus most of southern USA, Ontario Province, and most countries in Southeast Asia.


Contact:
Phillip Fry, Co-Manager
EnviroFry
10104 Sheridan Rd.,
Montrose, Michigan 48457
Phone Toll-Free 1-866-300-1616
Cell Phone 1-480-310-7970
phil@moldinspector.com
http://www.moldexpertconsultants.com

New Directors in UK and Australia Join Independent Authors Association

Two new directors based in the UK and Australia join the Association of Independent Authors expanding the company’s directorship across five continents.

Pittsburgh, PA, January 24, 2014 -- The Association of Independent Authors announced the appointment of Tom Chalmers and Scarlett Rugers to its board.

Tom Chalmers is the founder and managing director of London-based IPR License, the first global digital platform for authors and publishers to submit their rights including foreign and translation rights for licensing.
Chalmers first became involved in publishing in 2005 when he established Legend Press. Since then he has been shortlisted for UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year, UK Young Publisher of the Year, UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur of the Year, and longlisted for the Enterprising Young Brit Awards. He is also an Enterprise Ambassador for the Prince’s Trust.

Based in Melbourne Australia, Scarlett Rugers has worked for several publishing houses in the area of design including Amazon’s imprint, Montlake. She has since established her own design businesses, Chick Lit Book Covers and Scarlett Rugers Book Design Agency.

A published author, Rugers has been writing for 16 years and enjoys helping other authors create compelling covers that match their stories.

Chalmers and Rugers join the board’s current directors who are based in Asia (Leigh K Cunningham), South Africa (Fiona Ingram) and the USA (Ron Fritsch, Stephen Windwalker, April Hamilton and Beth Kallman).
The Association of Independent Authors has 1,800 members in six continents. It was established in 2009 to advance the interests of the rapidly growing body of self-published authors.

The association has appointed one Fellow to date, JA Konrath.

About The Association of Independent Authors

The Association of Independent Authors (AiA) is the peak body representing, advancing, promoting and supporting independent (self-published) authors globally. Its membership spans six continents with directors based in the USA, UK, Asia, Australia and South Africa.

The AiA published a comprehensive guide to self-publishing with 80+ articles from experts in their field. SELF-PUBLISHING! Publish Your Book and Avoid the Pitfalls with Advice from Leading Experts and Experienced Authors is available exclusively in the Kindle Store.


Contact:
Melanie Walsh
Association of Independent Authors
Pittsburgh, PA
570-686-1214 (Beth Kallman Werner)
info@independent-authors.org
http://www.independent-authors.com