Industry News
Weak Market Conditions Persist According to Architecture Billings Index
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) saw more poor conditions last month, indicating a drop in design activity at U.S. architecture firms, and suggesting upcoming weakness in spending on nonresidential construction…
NEMA Publishes Best Practices for Operating Fluorescent Lighting Systems
NEMA LSD 27: Best Practices for Operating Fluorescent Lighting Systems, recently published by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), summarizes information and recommendations found in more detailed NEMA papers on…
Industry Cuts Spending in Response to Gridlock in Congress
THE NEW YORK TIMES: “A rising number of manufacturers are canceling new investments and putting off new hires because they fear paralysis in Washington will force hundreds of billions in…
Nonresidential Construction Spending Expected to Increase through 2012 with Stronger Growth Projected for 2013
Even with the myriad of obstacles preventing a full-scale recovery for the overall U.S. economy, the design and construction industry appears to have reasons to be at least modestly optimistic…
Product Monday: io Tile Gen II Luminaires by Cooper Lighting
Cooper Lighting’s io Tile Gen II LED luminaire, which recently won a Best of NeoCon Award, is a luminous, clean, geometric form that can be surface-mounted, pendant-mounted or recessed into…
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…
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