Lighting Industry

Shipments of metal halide high intensity discharge (HID) lamps grew by 4.6 percent to 87.1 during the third quarter of 2010. The index showed solid year-over-year growth increasing 5.7 percent. Conversely, sodium vapor HID lamp shipments retrenched 10.4 percent during the quarter to 82.1, the second lowest level on record for the index. Mercury vapor [...]

Late in 2011, the total footprint of commercial projects certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Green Building Rating System surpassed one billion square feet. Another six billion square feet of projects are registered and currently working toward LEED certification around the world. Since it was first introduced to the marketplace in 2000, [...]

NEMA’s shipment indexes for linear fluorescent T5, T8, and T12 lamps increased during the third quarter of 2010. T5 lamps showed the largest rate of growth, advancing 6.6 percent, while T8s and T12s registered more modest gains of 0.6 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The T5 index grew 48.7 percent from a year ago and has [...]

The interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) recently announced that Jim Frank, CLMC, CSLC, is the 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. Frank is the Division Manager for Facility Solutions Group of Shawnee, KS. Facility Solutions Group is a single source provider of lighting, electrical and energy products and services. FSG provides a [...]

Nora Lighting is expanding its showroom representation in the western U.S. with the addition of two new sales firms. Sites and Sites, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, will handle showroom sales in Alaska, northwestern Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Isaac Trujillo, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will oversee sales in New Mexico and western Texas. In business [...]

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that it has acquired Optimum Lighting LLC, a privately owned company specializing in customized energy-efficient lighting solutions for the office, industry and retail segments. “Office lighting uses approximately 30% of the total energy consumption in buildings, so there is a great opportunity to upgrade the older inefficient lighting currently used [...]

Space Lighting has announced that is has moved to new offices and showroom in the Wynwood art district of Miami. The company’s new address is: 282 N.W. 25th Street Miami FL 33127 Tel: 305-373-4422 Fax: 305-373-7722

The Luminaires Group, a Canadian corporation encompassing several lighting companies, has purchased a substantial interest in AmerillumBrands, a southern California lighting manufacturer.