December 2009

Thelermont Hupton’s whimsical blown-up lighting creations can be found here.

The Department of Energy has completed Round 9 of product testing through the the SSL CALiPER testing program. A summary of the results is now available for download here. Round 9 focused mainly recessed downlights, 2×2 troffers and flat panel fixtures, linear replacement lamps and small replacement lamps MR16, PAR and R lamps, A-lamps and [...]

Tom Manning, whose family founded Manning Lighting and who headed the business himself before retiring, passed away on December 17. Manning Lighting’s offices were closed today out of respect for his passing.

Now this is what I want for Christmas. Take a table, turn it into an interactive video image of your living space, and control everything.

Long-awaited growth is finally poised to return to the U.S. economy, albeit at a far more modest rate than the typical recovery from previous recessions, according to a new report. The Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI Quarterly Economic Forecast predicts that inflation-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) will decline 2.5% in 2009, before rebounding to 2.4% growth in 2010, [...]

Columbia Lighting’s Morph Fluorescent Exterior Area Lights use T5HO technology to generate up to 52% energy savings over traditional 400W systems, which can be accelerated due to bilevel switching capability and optional controls. Available in pole- or wall-mounted configurations and with Type II or Type V distributions, these International Dark-Sky Compliant luminaires can illuminate a [...]

Sea Gull Lighting, manufacturer of more than 3,500 decorative and functional lighting products, has introduced a new logo treatment. The company has also announced new product introductions along with new sales and marketing tools to coincide with the unveiling of this logo. The company’s full-line 600-page catalog is also now available, and the company has [...]

Winter officially begins today.

More news from Hubbell Lighting, which has created an electronic version of its 1,047-page Product Selection Guide. Now in CD form and also available as a download for the first time, the user-friendly electronic version of the full-line catalog allows anyone find lighting fixture descriptions and product details for any product in the entire family [...]