Craig DiLouie

Hubbell Lighting has announced a new education market solutions-oriented web resource for engineers, lighting designers, facilities managers and education board members here. From K-12 to higher education facilities, schools have a myriad of functions requiring different lighting solutions. The new page at Hubbell Lighting’s website features some of the many Hubbell solutions for indoor, outdoor, [...]

IBE Consulting Engineers (IBE) has announced the launch of IBE Lighting, a new in-house department that offers comprehensive interior and exterior lighting design services from earliest concept development through installation. IBE Lighting is overseen by lighting designers Hank Dahl and Stephen Bakin, whose combined expertise represents more than 50 years experience in architectural lighting design. [...]

The New York City section of the Illuminating Engineering Society has announced a lighting fundamentals series to be held on Thursdays, September 23 through November 4, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, at Philips/Lightolier, 250 Park Ave South, 9th Floor, in Manhattan. The cost is $360 for IESNYC Members and $465 for non-members. In a [...]

The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for July inched closer to the 50-point threshold again (a score higher than 50 is an indication of growth), climbing nearly two full points from June to 47.9. While there is growing optimism that billings may grow in the near future, business conditions at [...]

Research and Markets has published a new report titled Emerging Lighting Technologies and Global Market (2009-2014). Key findings: The global emerging lighting technologies market is expected to be worth $109.2 billion by 2014, growing at an estimated CAGR of 8.1% from 2009 to 2014. Fluorescent lighting forms the largest market segment and is expected to [...]

The Energy Center of Wisconsin will host a seminar by lighting designer Jim Benya on how to achieve energy-efficient lighting and daylighting designs that maximize both lighting quality and energy efficiency. In this seminar, Benya will examine the latest technologies and strategies to achieve superior lighting design essential for energy efficient and high performance buildings. [...]

NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index (LSI) dipped 0.3% on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the second quarter of 2010. On a year-over-year basis, the index registered a 5.3%gain versus 2Q 2009. However, since that quarter marked the lowest reading ever recorded for the LSI, this rate of year-over-year growth indicates that lighting equipment demand remains at a [...]

Hadco’s Evolaire is an LED street and area luminaire drawing 33-100W of power while delivering comparable performance to 70-200W high pressure sodium. Ideally suited for retrofit of existing cobra-head and shoe-box luminaires used on main and secondary streets as well as in parking lots, the luminaire is also suitable for lower mounting heights such as [...]

Construction job gains were more widespread across the country and job losses were generally less severe in July than in June, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of state employment data recently released by the Labor Department. Twenty–six states added construction jobs in July, compared to 19 in June, while six [...]