Industry News
Lightswitch Architectural Illuminates Decades of Progress in Fight Against AIDS
Lightswitch Architectural San Francisco recently joined with other local architects, designers and artisans to raise awareness and funding at the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS’ 2012 DINING BY DESIGN benefit.…
People: New Executive Appointments at Sylvania, GE, LSG, Coldstream
Graham WarkOSRAM SYLVANIA Ltd., the company’s Canadian business, has appointed Graham Wark president. He succeeds James Johnson, who has been named President and General Manager of Valeo Sylvania. Lighting Science…
Product Monday: Hue by Philips
Wireless, efficient, color tuning. Wow, and wow. Learn more here.
DOE Releases CALiPER 2012 Year in Review
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a CALiPER 2012 Year in Review report that summarizes recent testing results and provides an overview of multi-year trends, available here. Since its…
Jim Brodrick on LED Reflector Lamps
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Because they’re directional, reflector lamps are an important tool for both ambient and accent lighting, especially in residential and light commercial…
Making the Case for Fluorescent for Outdoor Lighting
This whitepaper, published on the Magnaray website, questions whether LED is superior than fluorescent for outdoor lighting applications, making a case for fluorescent.
Jesco and Challenger Join Forces
JESCO Lighting Group LLC and Challenger Lighting Company, Inc. recently announced that each manufacturer’s interior lighting products and systems for use specifically in the FF&E (“Fixtures, Furnishings & Equipment”) hospitality…
NGLDC Intent to Submit Deadline Extended to January 25
The 2013 Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Indoor Design Competition has officially launched. Written Intents to Submit are due by January 25, 2013, and must be submitted online here.
Product Monday: Integrated Ceiling and Lighting System by GE and USG
GE Lighting has teamed up with USG Corporation to bring architects and designers a new monolithic, integrated ceiling and lighting system using cutting-edge products from two leading brands. USG’s Logix…
Final ENERGY STAR Luminaires Spec V.1.2 Posted
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted the final ENERGY STAR Luminaires Specification Version 1.2 criteria. You can view the specification at the Light Fixtures web page here.
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