Industry News
Utility Energy Efficiency Programs Experienced Rapid Growth Over Last 10 Years
Energy efficiency programs have been helping electric utility customers reduce and manage their energy costs for 30 years or more in many states. Born out of the energy crises of…
U.S. Ranks Ninth in World in Energy Efficiency
The United Kingdom comes in first in a new energy efficiency ranking of the world’s major economies, followed closely by Germany, Japan, and Italy, according to the first-ever International Energy…
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on LED Roadway Lighting
The Department of Energy has published the first evaluation report from a GATEWAY demonstration on NE Cully Boulevard, a residential collector road in Portland, OR. Six different types of roadway…
Acuity Brands Web Tool Calculates Life Cycle Costs of Lighting Systems
Acuity Brands, Inc. has developed a financial tool that allows users to determine the true economic value of a lighting system, greatly exceeding the simple data output found on many…
Product Monday: ElumTools 2013 by Lighting Analysts
Lighting Analysts, Inc. has announced the availability of ElumTools 2013, an enhanced and updated software add-in to Autodesk Revit 2013 MEP or Architecture. ElumTools 2013 contains several user-driven enhancements such…
Brownlee Lighting Expands With New Building Addition
Brownlee Lighting recently announced the completion of a 16,000-sq.ft. building expansion. The new addition, located at 4600 Dardanelle Drive, has doubled inventory storage capacity and is home to an additional…
Demand for Halogen A-Lamps Accelerated in First Quarter of 2012
NEMA’s shipment index for halogen A-line lamps showed a continued acceleration in growth during Q1 2012, improving by 110% on a year-over year basis. Halogen A-line lamps garnered a share…
2012 IES Street and Area Lighting Conference to be Held September 9-12
The 31st annual Illuminating Engineering Society Street and Area Lighting Conference will be held in Miami September 9-12, 2012. This event was created for industry professionals to openly exchange information…
GE Lighting Announces New Professional Solutions Organization
GE Lighting recently announced it is aligning its Lighting Solutions sales and applications solutions teams with its North America professional sales teams under a single structure and single leader. Jaime…
Product Monday: Mino LED by Peerless
Peerless Lighting’s Mino is a suite of three direct ambient 2×2 LED luminaires–Recessed, Surface and Pendant–that deliver quality illumination, modern design and energy efficiency. Designed to be kind to the…
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