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Austin “DC” Power to Confront Dr. “AC” Evil in EMerge Booth at Greenbuild

November 10, 2013 by Jeff Shepard

In the EMerge Alliance booth at Greenbuild 2013 (Philadelphia, November 20-22) Austin "DC" Power will entertain and educate attendees about the history behind the ac-dc power struggle through conversation and interaction with Dr. "AC" Evil. The EMerge booth (#3101) will also feature a suspended ceiling and wall-mounted member product demonstration of numerous EMerge Alliance Registered dc-powered products. The booth will primarily feature products registered to the EMerge Alliance Occupied Space Standard; but on Wednesday, November 20th, the Alliance will make a special announcement about EMerge Alliance Data/Telecom Center Standard products.

Greenbuild attendees visiting the EMerge Alliance booth with leave with a better understanding of dc power benefits and the importance of worldwide adoption of EMerge Alliance Standards. The focus of the booth will be to provide attendees with a better understanding of the EMerge Alliance’s mission, vision and standards through a fun, entertaining and fresh experience. The booth will feature a stage area and seating where attendees can engage with Austin “DC” Power and watch the “power struggle” with Dr. “AC” Evil. There will also be four multimedia stations around the booth where attendees can interact with Alliance members and learn more about microgrids, dc power and EMerge Alliance membership.

The suspended ceiling member product demonstration and wall-mounted member product demonstration will include the following EMerge Alliance Registered® products: Lithonia Lighting ALED, Lithonia Lighting ACLED, and Lithonia Lighting RTLED from Acuity Brand; Day-Brite DuaLED and Lightolier Calculite Downlight from Philips; the OSRAM RLC22 from Osram Sylvania ; T-BAR LED Smartlight from JLC-Tech; DC FlexZone Suprafine Grid and DC FlexZone Silhouette Grid from Armstrong; Power Supply Modules from Nextek; and LVDC Cables from TE Connectivity.

Various members will be staffing the Alliance booth during the show, and the following members are exhibiting at the show: Acuity Brands, Inc. (#1801), BACnet International (#4025), Delta Products Corp. (#3819), JLC-Tech LLC (#4009), Johnson Controls (#1327), LEDingEDGE (#3861), Lutron (#3301), Osram Sylvania (#2519), and the Passive House Institute US (#1423).