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IALD Enlighten Americas 2012 Call for Presentations Now Open

Dec 13, 2011

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…

Lighting Industry

Lightswitch Relaunches Website

Dec 13, 2011

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…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Enform 1 by Énergie

Dec 12, 2011

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…

Construction + Economy

AIA Report Finds Ongoing Credit Crunch Accounts for 20 Percent of Stalled Projects Nationwide

Dec 09, 2011

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…

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Code Alerts

Dec 08, 2011

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…

LED + SSL, Research

Jim Brodrick on Round 13 of CALiPER Product Testing

Dec 07, 2011

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…

People

Lunera Lighting Names Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO

Dec 07, 2011

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…

Events

LIGHTFAIR to Return to Phillly in 2013

Dec 06, 2011

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…

People

Howard Yaphe Named CEO of Axis Lighting

Dec 06, 2011

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…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Serrano by Columbia Lighting

Dec 05, 2011

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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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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