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OM1?  OM3?  RCD2?  What do these cryptic fiber optic acronyms mean anyways?  In this case the first two are different grades of glass, the third being a horrible joke that got your attention.  Regardless, I’d like to take a minute to view the world of fiber from a strangers point of view.

Fiber optic cable: a wave of the future in the world of communications (and a slight trip to the past in some cases).  Simply put it’s just a piece of glass that’s drawn extremely thin with some “special” ingredients added to the center, aka core.  Light enters one end and on a good day, it will come out the other.  The real magic of fiber is what concoction of “special” ingredients they lace into the core.  Heading away from the glass there are a slew of different jackets, coatings, tubes and armor options available to help protect the glass for whatever application it’s needed for.  Five sentences later, you’ve just completed Fiber 101.   

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LED lights are here and they are here to stay. The efficacy of the products has got to the point where they have surpassed all of the existing technologies in many applications. Outdoor lights, cold storage facilities and refrigerated cases are ideal uses for LED (LED’s unlike other light sources produce more light and last longer in a cold environment). In these areas well designed LED light fixtures provide a more even distribution of light with far less power consumption than any other lighting technology.

Then why are we not seeing wholesale changes to the current lighting? The answer is cost. Most customers are afraid of the larger upfront cost for this new more efficient product. The LED products are three sometimes up to ten times more expensive than other products on the market. But are they really more expensive?

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Enfield, NH – July 7th, 2010 – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, today announced the addition of Bill Crane to the organization.  Bill will serve as a Project Manager and will oversee critical projects from requirements collection to final delivery. 

Bill, a LEED AP, has managed multi-million dollar projects in both the public and private sector, and brings a diverse skill set to the Project Management role.  “We feel extremely fortunate to add an individual like Bill to our team who has extensive experience and expertise in the Project Management role,” said Todd Boucher, Principal at Leading Edge Design Group.  “Bill’s skill set and proven dedication to customer-centric project delivery will help our entire organization continue to grow, operate efficiently, and to exceed the expectations of our clients.”

Bill has  officially joined Leading Edge  Design Group as of June 30th and will begin actively managing projects immediately.

Enfield, NH – July 2, 2010 – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, is working closely with the University of New Hampshire to redesign the Research Computing Center, which supports sponsored research and critical projects at the University. 

One of these critical projects includes supporting mapping systems that are tracking the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  The program, developed by UNH in the Research Computing Center, tracks “dozens of layers of information,  ranging from the location of bird’s nests and oyster beds to wind speeds and ocean currents.”

Leading Edge Design Group will be tasked with keeping this high profile project, and the remainder of the data center, online throughout the entire construction process for the Research Computing Center upgrade, as efforts in the Gulf Coast are ongoing. 

Read more about the mapping system here, and view the interactive map of the Oil Spill here.