May 2011

HUNT Dimming has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), comprised of a panel of three judges, has issued a precedent ruling in favor of HUNT, denying Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Philips) trademark application 79006105 for “SENSE and SIMPLICITY” in International Class 9 for opposed lighting goods, culminating a six-year process. The [...]

Venture Lighting International has announced that Paul Johnson has joined the company as Director, Strategic Marketing and Business Development. Johnson brings to his position 25 years of experience in the electrical industry, including sales, marketing and management positions at Cooper Industries – Bussmann Division, Littelfuse, Daniel Woodhead Company, Ericson Manufacturing and Halex, including a 3 [...]

Lightsearch.com has added a new page to its Lighting Resource Center which lists Mobile Apps for iPad, iPhone and Android mobile devices. The list is comprised of a wide range of tools that could be useful to lighting professionals which includes: calculators, light meters, wireless lighting and DMX controllers, manufacturers product catalogs, and even a [...]

Finelite recently sent me a sample of their Curve task luminaire. It’s a beautiful thing: diminutive, architectural form with a replaceable Cree LED package emitting 363 total lumens. Here it is in my office. I’m loving it. Thanks, Finelite!

The MFA Lighting Design program at Parsons The New School for Design has spent the last two years exploring lighting issues in a large part of the world where the electric lighting we know doesn’t exist–the developing word. In fact, 1.6 billion people in the world, more than 25%, live in energy poverty, and thus [...]

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Emergency Lighting Section has launched its Premium Exit Sign Program, which establishes standards for and encourages the use of high-performance exit signage. Unlike other NEMA Premium programs, this effort does not focus strictly on energy efficiency. Instead, the goal of the NEMA Premium Exit Sign Program is to increase [...]

Tivoli has launched a redesigned website and new online design gallery at TivoliLighting.com. The new site was created to enhance the user experience and engage the visitor, offering mobile access to all of Tivoli’s product information and a variety of application and design guides. It provides lighting designers, architects and other lighting specifier’s instant access [...]

Manufacturer Kurt Versen recently announced the launch of its new website. Highlights include: * Three search methods (product criteria, keyword, classic Kurt Versen electronic catalog) * New comparison feature * IES files with design assist room calculator * Featured products * Kurt Versen news Click here to visit the new Kurt Versen website.

Total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 6,576 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) in 2009, a decrease of 5.8% from the 2008 level, according to Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2009, a report recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Since 1990, U.S. GHG emissions have grown at [...]