Data from NEMA’s monthly survey on the electroindustry business environment showed a slight decline in business conditions in October, but an improvement in expectations for future conditions. The Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American business conditions fell to 48 from 53.6 in September. A reading above 50 indicates more panelists than not [...]
Craig DiLouie
October Issues of LightNOW Published
Check out the stories here (issue #1) and here (issue #2). Click here to join the 14,300+ lighting professionals who receive LightNOW in their in-box every month. Subscription is free, takes moments, and we strictly respect your privacy. There is also an option to subscribe to the Lighting Controls Association’s lightingCONTROL newsletter, which offers a [...]
General Colin Powell to Give Keynote Address at Greenbuild Conference
Former Secretary of State and retired Gen. Colin L. Powell will give the keynote address at USGBC’s annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo being held Nov.17-19, 2010, in Chicago. Click here to learn more.
People: WAC Lighting Appoints Timothy Vislay to Western Regional Sales Manager
WAC Lighting President Shelley Wang has appointed Timothy E. Vislay to Western Regional Sales Manager. Vislay served as National Sales Manager for Maxlite and Minka Lavery, a division of Minka Lighting. He also worked as Product Development manager for MINKA and was Store Manager for EXPO Design Center and Lamps Plus. In his new position [...]
European Entrepreneur Has Solution to Incandescent Lamp Standards: Introducing the Heat Ball
A European entrepreneur is selling incandescent lamps as “heat balls” to get around the European ban going into effect this year. No, I’m not making this up! We’ll probably see all sorts of shenanigans like this in 2012 when the U.S. standards start to go into effect. What is so terrible about simply buying energy-saving [...]
IES Recommendations for Mitigating Glare
IES RP-1-04, Recommended Practice for Office Lighting IES RP-3-00, Recommended Practice for Lighting Education Facilities IES RP-7-01, Recommended Practice for Lighting Industrial Facilities General glare (excessive luminances or luminance contrasts in field of view) 1. Avoid high-brightness contrasts in field of view 2. Increase brightness of background to very bright objects 3. Raise the glare [...]
Quote of the Day
“There is no more worthy, more glorious or more potent work, than to work with light.” —Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov, philosopher and alchemist
Product Monday: Station by Peerless
Station by Peerless Lighting is a sleek direct luminaire designed for illumination of large-volume public spaces using one or two T5, T5HO or T8 lamps enclosed within a rugged aluminum housing. A full cutoff direct distribution can be specified or 10% controlled uplight in a symmetric or asymmetric pattern to provide volume. Click here to [...]
People: Karen Owyeung Named CEO of Lunera Lighting, Inc.
LED company Lunera Lighting, Inc. has announced that former Hewlett Packard and Lumileds executive, Karen Owyeung, has joined Lunera as its new CEO. Owyeung brings with her nearly 20 years of marketing, operations, and general management experience in the LED industry. Owyeung began her career in LED technology at Hewlett Packard’s Optoelectronics Division. She held [...]
Controls Friday: Panasonic Joins the Lighting Controls Association
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA), a consortium of lighting control manufacturers dedicated to educating the public about lighting control design and technology, has announced that it has welcomed Panasonic as a new member. For nearly 100 years, Panasonic, a globally recognized brand, has designed and manufactured consumer and industrial electronics. The Panasonic Full-2Way lighting control [...]
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