Industry News
IES Updates DG-10-12, Choosing Light Sources for General Lighting
This thoroughly updated Design Guide from the Illuminating Engineering Society introduces most of the light sources employed in general and accent lighting, including solid-state lighting. Table of contents: Introduction Lamp…
IES Podcast Series on Daylighting
Great podcast series about daylight, produced by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Part 1: Why Daylight? Part 2: Daylighting with Windows Part 3: Daylighting with Skylights Part 4: Controlling the Sun…
Product Monday: Panasonic Announces New OLED Module
Panasonic Corporation Eco Solutions Company has launched a thin, narrow-frame, easy-to-embed Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Lighting Module to provide extraordinary color rendering and energy efficiency, as well as long…
Positive Conditions Persist for Architecture Billings Index
The commercial sector continues to lead the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) which has remained in positive territory for the fifth consecutive month. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,…
Energy Center of Wisconsin to Present Free LED Webinar on May 22
The Wisconsin Energy Center will be hosting an LED webinar, “Exploring LED Lighting Technology for Facilities” presented by Liesel Whitney-Shulte, on May 22, 2012, 1:00 to 2:30 PM Central Time.…
DOE Releases CALiPER Application Summary Report 14
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed Series 14 of testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting (SSL) CALiPER program. A summary of the results is now available for download…
EBCI Indicates Improvement in North American Conditions Slowed in April
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions retreated nearly 13 points in April to 59.1, following a sharp run-up earlier in the year to its highest…
Product Monday: KUK by Leucos
Designer Paolo Crepax drew inspiration from the Finnish word for the unique ice forms that crystallize into flowers, which often emerge on the snow-clad fields during the Scandanavian winter. A…
Net Zero Energy Buildings on the Rise Across the U.S.
A new report released by the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and the Zero Energy Commercial Building Consortium (CBC) reveals that zero energy commercial buildings—highly efficient buildings that produce as much…
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on Museum LED Retrofit Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final evaluation report from a retrofit of track lighting used to illuminate a special photography exhibition at the J. Paul Getty…
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