Industry News
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.
LEDucation 7 Returns to New York March 20, 2013
The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) has announced an expanded show floor for its seventh annual LEDucation program on LED technology. LEDucation 7 will take place on Wednesday,…
Wake Forest Researchers Develop New EL Lamp
Researchers at Wake Forest University have produced what they say is a new light bulb–shatterproof, flicker-free, highly efficient, long lasting, and with a color quality that matches daylight. The technology…
IES Illumination Awards Open to Submissions Through February 7
The IES today announced that submissions for the 2013 Illumination Awards program are now being accepted online. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, February 7, 2013. The IES Illumination Awards…
Lighting Services Inc and Lumenpulse Sign Licensing Agreement
LSI President & CEO: Daniel Gelman and Lumenpulse President & CEO: François-Xavier SouvayLighting Services Inc and Lumenpulse recently announced signing a licensing agreement for “Lumentalk” technology. Lumentalk technology enables digital…
Architecture Billings Index Signaling Gains for Fourth Straight Month
Billings at architecture firms across the country continue to increase. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflects the approximate 9- to 12-month lag…
Product Monday: LightFlex Prismatic Daylighting System by Sunoptics
Sunoptics’ LightFlex system is a high performance prismatic daylighting solution for suspended-ceiling applications. The LightFlex toplighting system uses the Sunoptics Signature Series prismatic skylight, which allows the system to efficiently…
DOE Releases CALiPER Application Summary Report on LED PAR38 Lamps
The U.S. Department of Energy has completed Series 20 of testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting CALiPER program, available here. Report 20 evaluates the independently tested photometric performance of 38…
T12 Fluorescent Lamp Index Tumbles During Third Quarter of 2012
NEMA’s T12 lamp shipment index tumbled to 37.5, a decline of nearly 40% on a year-over-year (y/y) basis during Q3 – the first quarter following the implementation of the new…
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