August 2010

LIGHTFAIR International has announced a call for speakers to submit proposals for the 2011 conference in its new location at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on May 15-19, 2011. Industry experts are invited to submit lighting-related topics from novice to advanced, including (but not limited to) applications, software, control systems, product updates, building integration, [...]

WattStopper recently introduced Digital Lighting Management, a distributed lighting control system offering the benefits of energy code compliance, higher energy savings than conventional controls, and high return on investment in new and existing buildings. With DLM, each room or space has its own control network where room controllers, switches and sensors are simply connected as [...]

Venture Lighting has announced that it is welcoming GCA/EMS, Electrical – Lighting (GCA) as the newest member of its network of sales representatives for its pulse-start metal halide products, covering the Florida market.

NOTE: The bad link at the bottom has been fixed. The Lighting Research Center‘s DELTA program recently field tested photovoltaic-powered LED luminaires installed at three public, outdoor sites in the Catskill Mountains region of upstate New York. The luminaires were prototypes designed by Sullivan Renaissance, Philips Hadco and SolarOne Solutions. Click here to learn the [...]

Lunera Lighting, Inc., a Silicon Valley company that designs, manufactures, and markets LED lighting, recently announced the launch of an LED eBook to help commercial building owners and facility managers, lighting specifiers and others interested in LED lighting systems better understand the advantages of the new technology. The first chapter ,titled “Why LED Lighting is [...]

The interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) has unveiled a new logo. The logo represents a seal of excellence linking NALMCO’s name with quality and ethics in the lighting industry. In addition, the logo’s modern design shows NALMCO’s dedication to being on the cutting edge of innovation.The new logo is intended to differentiate NALMCO [...]

Manufactured in Italy and previously available in the European market, the Omikron line is now available in the USA and Canada exclusively through YLighting. Check it out here.

Nessen Lighting has announced that it has been purchased from Philips Lighting, which owned the company since early 2008, along with sister company D’ac Lighting, launched by Nessen in 1995, by a newly formed holding company called Coldstream Group, owned and run by Nessen Lighting’s management. The announcement was made jointly by Charles J. Florio, [...]

NOTE THAT THE DATES HAVE BEEN REVISED BY NGL, WITH THE NEW DATES INSERTED IN BOLD. The 2010 Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) SSL Design Competition “Intent to Submit” deadline is fast approaching. Intents will be accepted through September 13, 2010. Forms must be submitted online at www.ngldc.org, where competition criteria and required documents can also [...]