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HBA Announces the Launch of Illuminate, A New Lighting Design Firm
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates, a hospitality design firm, is bringing 45 years of experience in creating lighting projects to the global design community through Illuminate. An independent lighting consultancy, Illuminate will…
Leni Schwendinger Offers Podcast Tour Of Tidal Radiance Project
Leni Schwendinger Light Projects recently announced the latest installment in a series of podcasts, produced by CultureNow’s MuseumWithoutWalls, highlighting the project Tidal Radiance. To set the stage for a dramatic…
Product Monday: Verbatim Launches Color-Tunable Commercial OLED Products
Verbatim Americas, LLC recently announced the availability of color-tunable OLED (organic LED) lighting panels at LIGHTFAIR in Philly. Intended for sale to OEMs for general lighting, furniture lighting and other…
LD+A Publishes “Confessions Of A Light Addict”
Ingo Maurer’s so-called “addiction to light” began many years ago in Venice when the then-graphic designer had a tad too much white wine during a leisurely lunch. After returning to…
ASHRAE Tells Congress To Resume Work On Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey
Recently, LightNOW reported that the Department of Energy botched the 2007 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, and then postponed work on the 2011 CBECS due to budget cuts. Our take…
Jim Brodrick On Round 12 Of CALiPER Testing
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy This week, the Round 12 Summary Report for the CALiPER testing program was published, and as usual, the results are worth noting.…
GE Lighting To Acquire LED Driver Manufacturer Lightech
GE Lighting today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Lightech, a privately held company based near Tel Aviv, Israel, with commercial teams in Europe, the USA and Asia.…
DOE Releases Summary Results From Round 12 of CALiPER Testing
The Department of Energy has completed Round 12 of product testing through the DOE SSL CALiPER program. A Summary Report containing the results from Round 12 testing is now available…
In Q211 Construction Outlook FMI Predicts 2 Percent Decline In Nonresidential Construction In 2011
“In our Construction Outlook for the second quarter 2011, there are signs that the economy is recovering, even for contractors, but you have to look hard to see them. The…
Survey Profiles Influence Of Electrical Contractors In Lighting Market
Electrical contractors are an important influence in the lighting market, according to a new survey published by ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. The survey of more than 700 readers, conducted by Renaissance Research…
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