Industry News
McGraw-Hill Construction: New Construction Starts to Climb 6% in 2013
New construction starts are forecast to rise 6% this year to $506 billion, according to the mid-year update to the 2013 Construction Outlook from McGraw-Hill Construction. This is the same…
National Lighting Bureau: CFL Safety Issues a Myth
The National Lighting Bureau recently issued a press release addressing CFL behavior at end of life. In some cases, the CFL may fail in a manner in which a sizzling…
LEDucation 8 Issues Call for Speakers
The Designers Lighting Forum of New York recently announced its “Call for Speakers” for LEDucation 8, a single-day exhibition and educational event dedicated solely to the ever evolving LED market…
Product Monday: $99 LED Streetlight by Cree
Cree, Inc. recently announced the XSPR LED Residential Street Light at a cost as low as $99 for common applications. Extending the technical breakthroughs of the XSP Series LED Street…
Lighting Controls Association Publishes Webinar for Utilities and Energy Efficiency Organizations
The Lighting Controls Association invites the electric power industry into a partnership to advance education about energy-saving lighting controls. I recently produced a 16-minute webinar introducing electric utilities, independent system…
Interview with Stephen Blackman, President and Chief Design Officer for Blackjack Lighting
Stephen Blackman, President and Chief Design Officer, BlackJack Lighting, recently published a whitepaper about OLED technology that really got me thinking about its design possibilities. I enjoyed the opportunity to…
Interview about Healthcare Facilities Lighting with Tony Sarti, Healthcare Sales Manager for Kenall Manufacturing
I recently had the opportunity to interview Tony Sarti, Healthcare Sales Manager for Kenall Manufacturing, for an article I wrote about healthcare facilities lighting for The Electrical Distributor (TED) Magazine.…
Is L90 Really Better Than L70?
Kenall Lighting’s Nate Heiking makes the case that L90 may not be all it’s cracked up to be when evaluating rated life for LED luminaires. What do you think? ARCHITECTURAL…
DOE Publishes Major New Study on Residential Lighting Use
DOE has published a collaborative study focused on developing new estimates of residential lighting usage and energy consumption at the national and regional levels. The study, Residential Lighting End-Use Consumption…
Product Monday: ELeaf OLED Modules by Panasonic
Universal Lighting Technologies is bringing Panasonic ELeaf OLED modules to North America, providing luminaire OEMs new opportunities in product design. Only 9mm thick, each OLED module features a square light…
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