Industry News
CEOs Upbeat on Economy
A first-quarter survey by the Business Roundtable indicates CEOs expect U.S. GDP to increase 2.8% in 2015, up from 2.4% last quarter. Reuters has the story here.
Brodrick on LED Lighting in High-Temperature Environments
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 High-flux lighting applications in high-temperature environments present…
Trends in LED Indoor Luminaire Design
I wrote this article for the March issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. The year 2014 represented a major milestone in adoption of LED technology in terms of demand…
Whiter Than White
I wrote this article for the April 2015 issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. From walls to paper to plastics to clothing, white abounds in the built environment. Lighting…
Product Monday: GE Align Lighting
An estimated 50-70 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep issues, according to the National Institute of Health. In honor of National Sleep Awareness Week, GE Lighting has developed a light…
FMI: Construction Put In Place to Grow 8 Percent in 2015
Total construction put in place (CPIP) for 2015 is predicted to grow 8%, according to FMI’s recently released Q1-2015 Construction Outlook. This supports that earlier FMI predictions that CPIP will…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Article on Home Lighting Design
I contributed a special feature on home lighting design to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR’s March issue: “Residential interior lighting is as much art as science. A good residential lighting design is functional…
Presidential Challenge for Advanced Outdoor Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Presidential Challenge for Advanced Outdoor Lighting recently amped up its goal of transforming America’s streetlights to higher efficiency. As part of the DOE’s Better…
X-ray Images of Lamps
Every get a craving to see what lamps look like in an X-ray image? Me neither, but the results are pretty cool. Check out Jim Hutchison’s collection from around the…
Product Monday: Linea S by HessAmerica
HessAmerica’s Linea S exemplifies minimalist design in a bollard, offering pathway illumination specifically designed for pedestrian-scale spaces. The luminaire may be specified in single-configuration or twin-mounting for installation within interiors…
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