The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) has announced that more than 1,000 lighting industry professionals from North America and Europe and 200 students and educators from New York’s higher educational programs attended its LEDucation IV event to learn firsthand about the latest developments in LED technology.
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People: Bill Watkins Joins Bridgelux, Peter Weller and Dan Weed Join Lumenergi
Bill Watkins has been appointed CEO of Bridgelux, an LED company. Lumenergi has announced that Peter Weller has joined the company as VP of Sales and Dan Weed has joined the company as VP of Customer Operations.
The Lighting Quotient Announces Student Scholarship
The Lighting Quotient (formerly SRSDI), parent company of Elliptipar and Tambient, has announced a new $2,500 student scholarship. In honor of Sylvan R. Shemitz, founder of the company, it has partnered with the IES to sponsor a scholarship for second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-year undergraduate or graduate students in accredited lighting degree programs. Students are [...]
Kunstler on Suburbia: America Has Become a Nation of Places Not Worth Caring About
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New Jersey Installing 96,000 Induction Lights
The Star-Ledger recently reported that utility Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) is installing 96,000 induction streetlights to replace older streetlights in 81 municipalities, including Newark, as part of a $50 million infrastructure project. U.S. Lighting Technologies is a key supplier to the project. Induction lighting was chosen for energy savings (30-40% compared to mercury [...]
Education + Resources, Energy + Environment, LED + SSL
Raleigh, NC Section of IES Announces LED Utility Outdoor Lighting Workshop to be Held April 14, 2010
On April 14, 2010, from 9AM to 4PM, the Raleigh Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society will present a seminar on LED outdoor lighting for electric utility personnel and other interested people. The event will occur at Progress Energy W. Raleigh Operations Center, 7001 Pinecrest Road, Raleigh, NC 27613, in the second-floor conference room. A [...]
NEMA Lamp Indices Gain Ground During Fourth Quarter of 2009
NEMA’s lamp indices for incandescent and compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps increased 6.7% and 15.5%, respectively, during the fourth quarter of 2009. Sales of incandescent lamps during the quarter were sufficient in tempering the rate of erosion in year-over-year growth for this index component, declining by 2.2% compared to the 12% average over the previous three [...]
Index Expressing Electroindustry Business Conditions Climbs to Highest In Nearly Four Years
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions advanced sharply for a second straight month in February, climbing to its highest level in nearly 4 years. The index rose 7.4 points to 64.6 in the latest month, which came on the heels of an increase of nearly 9 points in January. Though [...]
Metropolis Magazine Profiles Speirs and Major Associates
Speirs and Major Associates, a lighting design firm I particularly admire, was given well-deserved coverage in Metropolis Magazine recently. The article profiles the firm and reviews some of its notable projects, such as the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi and the Infinity Bridge in the United Kingdom.
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