Industry News
Obama Signs New Tax Act Extending 179D
On December 19, President Obama signed the Tax Increase Prevention Act, which contains extenders of 50+ tax relief provisions. Of particular interest in the lighting industry is a one-year extension…
LightShow West Announces Call for Speakers
LightShow West, the west coast-based lighting show, will take place October 21 and 22, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. LightShow has issued a call for speakers for their…
Lumen Awards Call for Submissions
Submissions are now being accepted for the Illuminating Engineering Society’s New York City Section’s (IESNYC) 47th Annual Lumen Awards now through February 14, 2015. The Lumen Awards recognize excellence in…
2015 Illumination Awards Call for Submissions
The IES Illumination Awards recognizes individual for professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design based on the individual merit of each entry. The Illumination Awards is comprised of five program…
Quantifying Lighting’s Benefits
Peter Boyce, former head of human factors at the Lighting Research Center, recently contributed a very interesting article to LD+A. In his article, Boyce objects to vague claims the lighting…
Product Monday: LED High-Bay by Precision-Paragon
Precision-Paragon [P2]’s QHC LED high-bay luminaire features TIR-based short wavelength light suppression optics, preventing emission of light waves below 500 nm. This allows installation in sensitive applications such as certain…
2014 Detroit SSL Workshop Presentations Posted
The Department of Energy has posted the presentations from its 2014 Detroit SSL Workshop. A lot of great presentations, particularly, “Specifying LED in a World of Continuous Change,” all available…
FMI: 2014 Construction Put In Place to End Strong
Total construction put in place (CPIP) for 2014 will be $62 billion greater than last year—a 7% increase, according to the latest report from FMI. CPIP should finish this year…
GE Lighting Announces Call for Entries for 2014 GE Edison Award Competition
GE Lighting recently announced the call for entries for its 32nd annual GE Edison Award competition, recognizing excellence and quality in professional lighting designs that employ the significant use of…
2015: The Year of Light
The United Nations has designated 2015 the “year of light and light-based technologies.” How’s that for recognition of the value of lighting? This year, more than 100 organizations in 85…
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