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Institutional Project Demand Drives Architecture Billings Index Up
Paced by continued demand for projects such as new education and healthcare facilities, public safety and government buildings, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) increased in June following fluctuations earlier this…
Lighting Aspects of ASHRAE Standard 189.1-2014
In November 2014, ASHRAE published ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. This updates the 2011 version and covers energy efficiency, site…
Inside Look at ENERGY STAR Luminaires Spec 2.0
ENERGY STAR is a voluntary testing and labeling program that verifies that energy-efficient lighting products provide comparable performance as incumbent-technology products while saving energy. ENERGY STAR is used as a…
Product Monday: Flyte, a Levitating Wireless Lamp
Seen at Kickstarter: Flyte, an LED lamp with a wireless power receiver and electromagnet in its bottom that allows it to levitate over a wooden base containing a power transmitter…
My Interview with Mariana Figueiro on Light and Health
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Mariana G. Figueiro, PhD, Professor and Light and Health Program Director, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The topic: what we know, what…
tED Publishes Article on LED Retrofits
I wrote this article for the July issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. LED performance continues to increase, making it increasingly competitive with traditional lighting, while costs continue to…
Second Quarter Construction Outlook Remains Positive
Construction activities are expected to grow at 5% in 2015, leveling off from the previous forecast of 8 percent in Q1 2015, according to FMI Corporation’s Q2 Construction Outlook. Although…
DOE Profiles Commercial Building Stock
The Lighting Controls Association recently published a whitepaper I wrote about the 2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, published in stages this year by the Department of Energy. The 2012…
Product Monday: Bionic and P40 with FusionOptics by Prudential
Prudential Lighting’s Bionic and P40 Series utilize the company’s FusionOptics technology to give both lines very good optical control, shaping light in new ways while maintaining efficacies as high as…
Jim Brodrick on Glare
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy There’s a growing awareness of glare these…
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