Industry News
First Quarter Proves to be a Mixed Bag for Consumer Lamp Indexes
NEMA’s shipments indexes for consumer lamps saw mixed results during 2015Q1, as year-over-year (y/y) declines were registered in two of the four lamp types. This market is changing fast. With…
New DOE Report Estimates LED Savings in Common Lighting Applications
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released its latest report in a series analyzing markets where LEDs compete with traditional lighting sources. The new report, Adoption of Light-Emitting Diodes…
AIA Consensus Forecast: Healthy Growth Expected for Nonresidential Construction Market
Despite the adverse weather conditions that curtailed design and construction activity in the first quarter of the year, the overall construction market has performed extremely well to date. The greatest…
Product Monday: DLE Intelligent High-Bay LED Luminaires by Digital Lumens
Digital Lumens’ DLE Intelligent high-bay luminaires feature four independently aimable light bars, which can be inverted and offer flexibility of light distribution, with both direct and indirect lighting. The luminaires…
10 Largest Luminaire Manufacturers Control 22 Percent of Global Market
IHS Electronics360 recently reported on the transition to LED technology in the global lighting market. They reported: * LED lamp revenues were 30% of the global lamp market in 2014,…
Lighting Industry Roundup
TARGETTI GROUP has announced new operations in the U.S. that will operate under the name TARGETTI USA and led by U.S. Business Development Manager, Marie Paris. TARGETTI USA’s headquarters will…
May 2015 Construction at $1.036 Billion Annual Rate
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce recently announced that construction spending during May 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,035.8 billion, 0.8% (±1.5%)…
OSRAM SYLVANIA Publishes Results of 7th Annual SYLVANIA Socket Survey
OSRAM SYLVANIA has revealed the results of this year’s SYLVANIA Socket Survey, a national survey of consumer attitudes and awareness of lighting technology. Key findings:
Product Monday: Rincon by Griplock
Griplock Systems has introduced a new brand for its single conductor-powered suspension system as a result of the increasing demand and new products on the horizon – Rincon. Rincon is…
Interview with Acuity’s Jeannine Fisher Wang on OLED Lighting
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jeannine Fisher Wang, PE, LC – Director Business Development, Acuity Brands. The topic: OLED lighting–where it is now, where it’s going. I’m happy…
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