Industry News
Product Monday: Litecontrol Mod 66 Approved for Tech Zone
Litecontrol fixtures have been approved for fit and finish in the recently released Armstrong TechZone Ceiling Systems WoodWorks and MetalWorks Panels. Litecontrol’s Mod 66TZ offers 6” wide individual and continuous…
Cloud by Focus Lighting
Another amazing project from the folks at Focus Lighting … As the entry piece at the Boffo Show House, Focus Lighting’s interactive installation – “Cloud” – unifies the four Show…
Norma Frank of Colorado Lighting Honored as Outstanding Woman in Business
Outstanding Women in Business were honored from across the State of Colorado during the 14th Annual Denver Business Journal event earlier in 2012. Colorado Lighting Inc. Chief Executive Officer Norma…
Soora Signs Deal with Ushio
Soraa recently announced that as of November 1, the company’s full spectrum GaN on GaNTM LED MR16 lamps became available through Ushio group companies and its subsidiaries in Japan, China,…
Fifth Public Comment Period Open for Update to USGBC’s LEED Green Building Program
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced the opening of the fifth public comment period for the proposed update to its LEED green building program. The comment period, which…
Product Monday: Quality LED Floodlights from Philips Wide-Lite
The Quality LED Floodlighting (QLF) Series features a simple, geometric architectural design that complements the company’s Quality LED Area & Site and Wall Mount product families. Optical distributions range from…
Lighting Up The 2012 Olympics
Philips Lighting will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 on the topic of the sports lighting. Mike Simpson, technical director at Philips, will talk about design lessons and…
Bipartisan Legislation to Revamp Tax Deduction for Energy-Efficient Upgrades to Commercial Buildings
A bill introduced into the Senate, the Commercial Buildings Modernization Act (S.3591), seeks to extend the Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction (179D) created by the Energy Policy Act to the end…
Increase for Architecture Billings Index
Billings at architecture firms in September increased at their fastest pace since late 2010. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI), maintained by the…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Publishes Article About T5 Luminaire Efficiency
Is it possible that some T5 lighting fixtures are perfectly efficient? One might get that idea based on some efficiency ratings of 98–100 percent, although it might not seem possible.…
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