January 2011

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Hanley Wood, LLC have unveiled the first issue of the recently revamped Architect magazine. Now the new official publication of the AIA, Architect will be the largest of the four titles published as part of the partnership. The other magazines include Residential Architect, EcoHome and Eco-Structure. In addition, [...]

Litecontrol has announced that its Mainstream product has won a 2010 Green GOOD DESIGN Award. Mainstream by Litecontrol is a micro-scaled pendant LED luminaire that features uniform and controlled illumination, optimized thermal management, internal power conversion and higher efficacy than comparable fluorescent direct luminaires. The luminaire measures 2-in. x 2-in. and is suitable for applications [...]

LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) will again cover a broad range of today’s most relevant topics, presented by the industry’s leading experts. Set to take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the 2012 LFI Conference program will align with topics addressed on the show floor as well as within the industry as a whole. The LIGHTFAIR [...]

Nora Lighting is expanding its showroom representation in the western U.S. with the addition of two new sales firms. Sites and Sites, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, will handle showroom sales in Alaska, northwestern Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Isaac Trujillo, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will oversee sales in New Mexico and western Texas. In business [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy has published a report covering a demonstration project involving LED retrofit lamps installed at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco, CA. The report, developed under DOE’s GATEWAY program, covers lighting performance, economic performance and projected energy savings. Halogen wall-grazing luminaires, track lights, and recessed downlights in the lobby and other [...]

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy Some of you may have come across references to IES LM-79 that imply that the test procedure is flawed or unnecessary or both, and that there’s a better alternative. You may have heard or read terms like “effective lumens” or “equivalent lumens,” or seen sales literature claiming [...]

The Department of Energy has announced that it will modify the competition requirements for the L Prize PAR 38 category. Effective today, DOE has temporarily closed the PAR 38 competition, and entries will not be accepted until the competition reopens in May 2011. The intent is to change the requirements based on lessons learned from [...]

Good Clean Tech is reporting that IKEA is no longer selling incandescent lamps. The article somewhat erroneously states, however, that all retailers will soon be following IKEA as the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 provisions related to general service incandescent lamps begin to take effect in 2012-2014. Energy-saving halogen-screw in lamps will be [...]

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