Total construction put in place (CPIP) for 2014 will be $62 billion greater than last year—a 7% increase, according to the latest report from FMI. CPIP should finish this year around $972 billion and is expected to top $1.04 trillion in 2015. Commercial and manufacturing construction are two of the largest growth sectors, accounting for [...]
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GE Lighting Announces Call for Entries for 2014 GE Edison Award Competition
GE Lighting recently announced the call for entries for its 32nd annual GE Edison Award competition, recognizing excellence and quality in professional lighting designs that employ the significant use of GE Lighting products. Online entries must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 19, 2015. To submit a project, applicants should go to [...]
2015: The Year of Light
The United Nations has designated 2015 the “year of light and light-based technologies.” How’s that for recognition of the value of lighting? This year, more than 100 organizations in 85 countries will celebrate light, focusing on natural, scientific and cultural themes. Included is a celebration of light-based technologies, from lighting to lasers, and their impact [...]
Product Monday: Dart by Focal Point
Focal Point’s Dart is a direct/indirect linear suspended luminaire with a wall-mount companion. The luminaire uses LED lamping at up to 1,250 lumens/sq.ft. (106 lumens/W) based on five standard lumen output levels, with customizable levels available via factory-programmable drivers. Its Gradient Optic feature, a saw-tooth reflector that diffuses the edges of the indirect distribution, prevents [...]
Jim Brodrick on What’s New in OLED
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy Greetings from Rochester, NY, where the OLED community — with some facilitating by DOE — is meeting to share updates on the efforts of a new OLED Coalition, explore basic science and [...]
The Lumen Method and Point by Point Calculations Explained
Two more educational videos from Philips Lighting today. Back to basics … This video describes the lumen method and how it’s used to determine average light level. This video describes how to calculate light level at a given point by applying the inverse square law.
EYE Lighting Publishes Guide to DLC Premium and Standard Classifications
The DesignLights Consortium™ Premium classification demands higher-performance requirements for luminaires and retrofit kits related to efficacy, lumen maintenance and integral controls. EYE Lighting has published a guide here.
Jim Brodrick on the Nobel Prize in Physics
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy As we approach a holiday that’s all about gratitude, I’d like to take this opportunity to express my personal gratitude to Shuji Nakamura, Isamu Akasaki, and Hiroshi Amano. In awarding the three [...]
The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education Issues Call for Proposals
The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education, an endowment fund in support of college-level programs that inspire students with an understanding of light in architecture, has issued a call for proposals. E ach year, the Fund solicits proposals from colleges and universities for innovative educational ideas consistent with the Fund’s objectives, and awards grants after rigorous [...]
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