Industry News
U.S. Construction Spending Hits Highest Level in Seven Years
Residential, industrial and power sector construction has boosted construction spending to its highest projected level in seven years, based on Commerce Department numbers issued in July. Commerce said construction spending…
OSRAM SYLVANIA Recalls T8 LED Tubes Due to Fire Hazard
Another linear LED lamp recall following Cree’s announcement earlier this year. This time, it’s OSRAM SYLVANIA. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled OSRAM SYLVANIA’s instant-start T8 LED SubstiTUBE…
LIGHTFAIR Announces Call for Speakers
LIGHTFAIR is looking for interested parties to submit to speak at LIGHTFAIR 2016 next April in San Diego, CA. This must-attend event, which had 29,900 registered attendees this year, is…
IES Publishes A New Method for Evaluating Light Source Color Rendition (TM-30-15)
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) has announced the publication of IES Method for Evaluating Light Source Color Rendition (TM-30-15). Quantifying the color rendition characteristics of a light…
Product Monday: Boom by Bega US
BEGA’s BOOM Collection is a selection of hand-crafted luminaires constructed using traditional methods and fine materials including copper, cast bronze, brass, cast aluminum and hand-blown glass. These stylish luminaires combine…
Research and Markets Profiles Architectural Services Market
A new 2015 market research report by Research and Markets provides an in-depth evaluation of the architectural services industry in the United States. Sample findings: * In 2011, industry sales…
Hubbell’s Chris Bailey on Retrofit Versus Relight
Hubbell’s Chris Bailey wrote an interesting blog post about the economics of retrofit versus replacing an existing lighting system. Check it out here.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Covers LED Drivers
I wrote a feature article about LED drivers for the April issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, which I’m happy to share with you here. The article describes the purpose and functionality…
My Interview with Scott Roos and Kristin Fedoruk on LED High-Bay Lighting
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Roos, Vice President, Product Design, and Kristin Fedoruk, director, Energy Sales and Solutions, Juno Lighting Group. The topic: LED high-bay lighting. I’m…
Product Monday: Linear Lighting System by JESCO
JESCO’s DL-FLEX-HD and DL-FLEX-CTA are architectural-grade, low-wattage, dimmable, flexible linear LED lighting systems. DL-FLEX-HD offers “high LED density” comprised of 66 LEDs/410 lumens per foot with uniform, tight beam patterns…
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