Industry News
Jim Brodrick on Commercial Ambient LED Lighting
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy This week, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) CALiPER program…
DOE Publishes Exploratory CALiPER Study on Commercial Ambient LED Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released an exploratory CALiPER study on the problems and benefits likely to be encountered as LED products intended to replace linear fluorescent lamps…
Product Monday: Light Replicator by Telelumen
The Telelumen Light Replicator enables any light to be recorded either in an instant or over time, matched by software, and reproduced.
Zia Eftekar and Mark Rea Discuss Measuring and Promoting Lighting’s Value
Mark Rea, Director of the Lighting Research Center, and Zia Eftekhar, former Chairman of Philips Lighting North America, recently sat down to discuss promoting the value of light to end-users.…
The Illuminating Engineering Society New York Section Announces the Winners of The 2013 New York City Student Lighting Competition
Out of 125 submissions from New York City lighting design students, “Atherisch,” designed by Peter Ossi, a BID industrial design major at Pratt Institute, was awarded the grand prize at…
Linear Fluorescent Lamp Shipments Wane During 2012
NEMA’s shipment indexes for T5 and T8 liner fluorescent lamps increased 2.1 and 15.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 to reach 156.8 and 103.1, respectively. However, the quarterly…
Electroindustry Business Confidence Slips Slightly in March 2013
NEMA’s March Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American business conditions continues to indicate improvement in the business environment despite slipping from 69.6 in February to 65.9 in…
Product Monday: Staple Suspended and Wall-Mount Luminaires by Peerless
Peerless’s Staple suite of value suspended and wall-mount luminaires feature subtle contours around the perimeter of their rectangular bodies, creating a contemporary aesthetic, while illuminating spaces via a soft-glowing acrylic…
Philips LED Technology Helps Shine Light on Bay Bridge as Sustainable Art
The Bay Lights, the new LED lighting system for the Bay Bridge that was developed by Philips Color Kinetics, recently went live. Fulfilling the brainchild of Ben Davis, chairman of…
FMI Releases First Quarter 2013 Construction Outlook Report
FMI reports after the first quarter it is continuing to forecast an increase of 8% in total put-in-place construction in 2013 over 2012 levels, or $919 billion. The biggest improvement…
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