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Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Index Positive for Second Straight Month

Jan 20, 2012

After showing struggling business conditions for most of 2011, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has now reached positive terrain in consecutive months. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,…

Education + Resources

Video Walkthrough of the New IES Lighting Handbook

Jan 20, 2012

David DiLaura walks you through the 10th edition of the IES Lighting Handbook.

Education + Resources

Cooper Lighting Announces 2012 Class Schedule for The SOURCE Educational Facility

Jan 19, 2012

Cooper Lighting has announced the 2012 SOURCE calendar of educational classes for the lighting and design community. The SOURCE is located at Cooper Lighting’s headquarters in Peachtree City, Georgia, and…

Construction + Economy, Research

Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey Back on Schedule

Jan 18, 2012

The Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CEBCS) provides valuable information about the U.S. commercial building stock and its energy consumption. The 2007 CEBCS was canceled due to a bad data…

Awards

IES Illumination Awards Now Accepting Project Submittals

Jan 17, 2012

The Illuminating Engineering Society is now accepting project submittals for the 2012 Illumination Awards. The deadline is February 13, 2012. Check it out here.

Light + Art

Light And Dark on Saturn

Jan 17, 2012

Beautiful images of the Saturn system courtesy of the NASA Cassini Mission.

LED + SSL, Light + Art, Products + Technology

Product Monday: Lumina Panel by Sensitile Systems

Jan 16, 2012

The Lumina panel from Sensitile Systems offers a material that transforms a single integrated LED source into a surface within which thousands of points of light appear to seemingly float.…

LED + SSL

2011 Solid State Lighting Wrap Up

Jan 13, 2012

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy (Originally published December 2011) As this will be the last Posting of 2011, it’s a good opportunity to look back and review…

Lighting Industry

Career Opportunity with the Lighting Design Lab

Jan 13, 2012

SEATTLE CITY LIGHT Job Title – Lighting Design Lab Manager (Mgr I – Utils) Location – Various – Seattle area Salary – $32.45 – $48.67 POSITION DESCRIPTION: Seattle City Light…

People

Philips Lumileds Names Pierre Yves Lesaicherre New CEO

Jan 13, 2012

Philips Lumileds has announced the appointment of Pierre Yves Lesaicherre as CEO of Philips Lumileds. Lesaicherre succeeds Michael C. Holt and will report directly to Philips Lighting’s acting Chief Executive…

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Events

IES26: The Lighting Conference

Denver, CO

August 13-15, 2026

CEDIA Expo / Commercial Integrator Expo

Denver, CO

September 1-4, 2026

ArchLIGHT Summit

Dallas, TX

September 15 -16, 2026

DALI Alliance North America Summit + Technical Training 2026 (co-located with ArchLIGHT Summit)

Dallas, TX

September 16-17, 2026

ALA Conference 2026

Tucson, AZ

September 27-29, 2026

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