Lighting Industry

Cooley Monato Studio, a New York-based lighting design firm operated by two of my favorite lighting designers, Renee Cooley and Emily Monato, has moved to a new location: 137 East 25th Street 11th Floor New York, NY 10010 All phone numbers and email address remain the same.

Happy Labor Day to working stiffs everywhere.

Valmont Services Group, an organization dedicated to performing expert inspection, analysis, repair and replacement of poles, lattice-towers and related structures, has announced the launch of a new web site, www.valmontservicesgroup.com. The site provides pole and tower safety news, info about inspection services and Valmont’s LightHouse Calculator, a tool that helps engineers and property owners perform [...]

Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG) and Royal Philips Electronics have announced that they have settled all of their commercial and intellectual property disputes by way of a comprehensive agreement that revives their former commercial alliance. The agreement provides that trade in LED lighting products between the companies will be intensified, that LSG takes out a [...]

Phoenix Products Company, Inc., a manufacturer of special purpose lighting fixtures and ovens, has announced the launch of its newly designed website, www.phoenixproducts.com. With an improved navigation and a new look, the website provides quicker access to the information users need. The product pages have been enhanced, allowing for greater accessibility to specification sheets, IES [...]

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published LL 9-2009 Dimming of T8 Fluorescent Lighting Systems. This new standard is the first coordinated guidance from industry on the dimming of T8 fluorescent lighting systems; LL 9 covers ranges between 100% and approximately 35% output (60mA lamp current). The publication was a result of discussions between [...]

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Four more designers at Schuler Shook are now LEED Accredited Professionals. Michael White, Senior Designer in the Minneapolis office; Paul Whitaker, Lighting Designer and Theatre Planner also in Minneapolis; Giulio Pedota, Principal in the Chicago office; and Miory Kanashiro, Lighting Designer in the Chicago office. This rigorous exam–and it is, ask anybody who has taken [...]

Kim Lighting has announced the launch of its newly expanded KimNOW! 5-Day quick ship program. The KimNOW! program was created for when project deadlines require roadway, site, pathway/landscape, signage and façade lighting be delivered on-site within tight schedules. KimNOW! now offers 12 product families with more than 35 configurations, encompassing 28 accessories and 13 mounting [...]