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Conclusions of Commercial Lighting Market Research Study

Jul 11, 2013

Editor’s note: This is the executive summary of the Commercial Lighting Market Attitudes Study, which I produced in 2004 based on surveys of participants across the commercial lighting product sales…

Construction + Economy

Strong Rebound for Architecture Billings Index

Jul 10, 2013

Following the first reversal into negative territory in ten months in April, the Architecture Billings Index has bounced back in May. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the…

Lighting Industry

OSRAM Is Now Officially Independent from Siemens

Jul 09, 2013

The spin-off of OSRAM Licht AG from Siemens is complete; OSRAM is now officially independent and is going public on the stock exchange.

Lighting Industry

Career Opportunity with Seattle City Light

Jul 09, 2013

SEATTLE CITY LIGHT Evaluation Supervisor (Energy Planning Supervisor) Salary: $42.54 – $49.56 Hourly Location: City Light, Conservation Resources Division, 901 Fifth Avenue, Room 1814, Seattle, Washington Job Type: Classified Civil…

Lighting Industry

GE Lighting and Cooledge Lighting Collaborating on LED Light Sheets

Jul 09, 2013

GE Lighting has entered a joint-development agreement with Cooledge Lighting Inc. to develop a customized GE Lightech LED power-supply driver as a key component in Cooledge’s first full range of…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Flexible LED Light Sheets by Cooledge Lighting

Jul 08, 2013

Cooledge’s flexible LED light sheets are engineered to provide high-quality lighting utilizing a highly dense pattern of LEDs on a thin plastic substrate. Their unique form factor allows large panels,…

Awards

IES Announces Award of Merit Recipients for the 2013 Illumination Awards

Jul 05, 2013

The Illuminating Engineering Society has announced the Award of Merit Recipients for the 2013 IES Illumination Awards. The Illumination Awards committee received 471 projects for consideration. From the submittals, 355…

Construction + Economy

North American EBCIs Indicate Improving Conditions for the Eighth Consecutive Month in June

Jul 04, 2013

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America rose in June, up from 55.9 in May to 56.7, and continued to show signs of improvement in…

LED + SSL

DOE Releases Report on LED Environmental Testing

Jul 03, 2013

The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a new study addressing the potential environmental impacts from landfill disposal of three light-source technologies used in residential homes: incandescent, CFL and LED.…

Energy + Environment

2012 CEE Report Demonstrates Importance of Efficiency

Jul 02, 2013

The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) recently released its 2012 Annual Industry Report, painting the most complete picture of energy efficiency and demand response program activity available in one place.…

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