Construction spending during May 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $964 billion, about 1% below the revised April estimate of $972.5 billion and 11.6% below the May 2008 estimate of $1,090.7 billion. During the first five months of 2009, construction spending reached $368.8 billion, nearly 12% below the $417.5 billion for [...]
July 2009
People: Rick Leaman Named President/CEO of OSRAM SYLVANIA
OSRAM SYLVANIA recently named Rick Leaman as president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Leaman will succeed Charlie Jerabek, who will assume a new role as the company’s vice chairman. Leaman has been executive vice president and general manager of OSRAM’s global Automotive Lighting division in Munich, Germany since 2006. His 25-year lighting career has included [...]
Controls, Products + Technology
Echelon Promotes Smart Streetlights with New Video
Recently, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), PG&E, BetaLED and Echelon Corp. came together to demonstrate how smart streetlight technologies and systems can reduce energy use and carbon emissions while increasing street safety. Streetlighting can consume up to 40% of a city’s electric bill. Echelon is promoting a concept [...]
Lighting Industry, Products + Technology
BEGA-US Unveils New Website
BEGA-US has relaunched its website, saying it offers more information, easier navigation and expanded search tools. Check it out here.
Light-Art Concert
On December 19, 2008, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra in Jena, Germany, performed works by composers Alexander Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky and Georg Friedrich Haas in a concert hall filled with 170 weather balloons that changed color to complement and enhance the music–the joint effort between an artist and members of the Future Lighting Solutions network. The [...]
NEMA Publishes Two Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment Standards
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published two new roadway and area lighting equipment standards, ANSI C136.25-2009 Ingress Protection (Resistance to Dust, Solid Objects, and Moisture) for Luminaire Enclosures and ANSI C136.35-2009 Luminaire Electrical Ancillary Devices (LEAD). ANSI C136.25-2009 provides guidance for protecting luminaires from ingress based on the anticipated environment and explains how [...]
Left 4 Dead Game Uses Lighting to Instill Fear and Horror
Hat tip to Jim on Light for this one, courtesy of one of his readers … As a fan of zombie movies, I’ve played this game and I have to tell you the lighting effects do an amazing job at bringing you into its tense, movielike atmosphere. It is one scary ride and lots of [...]
People: Keith Ward Joins Luminus as President and CEO
Keith T.S. Ward has joined LED company Luminus Devices Inc. as its new president, CEO and member of the board of directors. Previously, he was president and COO of EYE Lighting International of North America, a subsidiary of Iwasaki Electric Co. Ltd., of Tokyo Japan. Before EYE Lighting, Ward served as general manager at the [...]
Lighting Controls Association Offers New Online Course on LED Lighting Control
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has announced that EE300: Lighting Control of LEDs has been added to the Association’s popular online Education Express distance education courses. Residing at the Association’s website, www.aboutlightingcontrols.org, Education Express provides in-depth education about lighting controls and controllable ballast technology, application, system design and commissioning, as well as meta-issues such as [...]
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