Industry News
IALD Enlighten Americas 2012 Call for Presentations Now Open
The International Association of Lighting Designers is seeking experts in lighting, design, architecture, building integration and business skills to present at Enlighten Americas 2012. Enlighten Americas will be held October…
Lightswitch Relaunches Website
Lighting design firm Lightswitch has redesigned its site for easier use on mobile devices, better showcase its projects and help users become acquainted with the firm’s designers. Check it out…
Product Monday: Enform 1 by Énergie
Énergie now offers the highly efficient Enform 1 luminaire from German manufacturer Trilux, which utilizes a single 26W T5 lamp with a lower ballast factor (0.95) to achieve significant energy…
AIA Report Finds Ongoing Credit Crunch Accounts for 20 Percent of Stalled Projects Nationwide
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently released a comprehensive report which concludes that the major obstacle holding back job creation in the United States is the persistent lack of…
Code Alerts
On August 10, 2011, the Utah Uniform Building Codes Commission voted to adopt the 2011 National Electrical Code. Only a single amendment was approved by the Commission: to revert to…
Jim Brodrick on Round 13 of CALiPER Product Testing
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy Results of the latest round of CALiPER testing were released recently, and as usual they can tell us a thing or two…
Lunera Lighting Names Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO
Lunera Lighting, Inc. has announced the appointment of Doug Hickey as Executive Chairman of the Board and Michael Keddington as CEO. Hickey has more than 20 years of operational experience…
LIGHTFAIR to Return to Phillly in 2013
The 2013 LIGHTFAIR International event will take place April 23-25, 2013 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Staged alternately annually on the West Coast and the East Coast, LFI…
Howard Yaphe Named CEO of Axis Lighting
Axis Lighting has announced the appointment of Howard Yaphe as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 22, 2011. Yaphe joins Axis Lighting owners Morris and Joseph Feldman to form the company’s…
Product Monday: Serrano by Columbia Lighting
Columbia Lighting’s Serrano offers a stylish, 3-element diffuser that combines a performance-optimized center optic with two high-transmission, lenticular side lenses to provide high optical efficiency and a batwing distribution. Two…
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