Industry News
Electrical Industry Conditions Improve in November
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America measured 58.3 in November as a larger share of panelists reported conditions improved (33%) than reported they deteriorated…
EcoSense Acquires Journee
EcoSense recently announced that it has acquired the assets of Journée Lighting, a privately owned, CA-based lighting company that specializes in the design and development of specification-grade lighting. This acquisition…
Product Monday: ASL Area/Site/Roadway LED Luminaire by Hubbell
Hubbell Lighting’s new ASL area/site/roadway LED luminaire replaces up to 400W HID luminaires in roadways and parking lots on college campuses, stadiums, arenas, amusement parks and municipal areas. Available in…
Global OLED Market Expected to Reach $ 37.2 Billion by 2020
According to a new report published by Allied Market Research titled, World Organic LED Market – Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 – 2020, the world OLED market is estimated to generate…
2015 Construction Spending Pegged at $1.1 Trillion
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce recently announced that construction spending during October 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,107.4 billion, 1% (±1.8%)…
CIE Issues Position Statement on New Color Metrics
CIE, the global lighting organization that maintains the CRI standard, is now studying TM-30: The CIE recognizes that the colour fidelity metrics including the CRI do not assess other important…
Product Monday: Spectral PAR, Light and Color Meter by Gigahertz-Optik
Gigahertz-Optik’s hand-held, spectrometer-based Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) meter provides PAR, illuminance, color and spectral data to fully analyze any type natural and electric light source, including SSL/LEDs employed in plant…
NEMA Responds to IES TM-30-15 with NEMA LSCR-PP 1-2015 Light Source Color Rendition
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) responded to IES TM-30-15 with NEMA LSCR-PP 1-2015 Light Source Color Rendition. The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently published TM-30-15 IES Method for Evaluating…
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