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Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Index Moves Upward

Dec 05, 2011

After a sharp dip in September, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) climbed nearly three points in October. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate…

Construction + Economy, Legislation + Regulation

Obama Signs Repeal of 3 Percent Withholding Mandate

Dec 02, 2011

President Obama has signed a bill repealing the 3% withholding mandate. H.R. 674, championed by Rep. Wally Herger, R-CA, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-OR and supported by the American Institute…

Construction + Economy

North American Business Conditions Improve for Second Consecutive Month in November

Dec 01, 2011

Results from NEMA’s latest business conditions survey showed the economic environment facing the North American electroindustry improved for a second straight month in November. Though the Electroindustry Business Confidence Index…

Energy + Environment

EPA Reports 3.9 Percent Increase In U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions in 2010

Nov 30, 2011

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels were 5,638 million metric tons carbon dioxide (MMTCO2) in 2010, an increase of 3.9% from the 2009 level, according to…

Construction + Economy

Another Drop for Architecture Billings Index in September 2011

Nov 29, 2011

Following the first positive score in four months, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reversed direction again in September. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Vertex by Litecontrol

Nov 28, 2011

Litecontrol recently unveiled its new Vertex luminaire, a high-performance indirect/direct pendant fixture sized for T8 lamps and optically designed to provide efficiencies as high as 90%. The Vertex provides a…

LED + SSL

Cree Announces New High-Voltage LEDs

Nov 25, 2011

Cree, Inc. recently announced the commercial availability of high-voltage XLamp XT-E and XM-L LEDs. These new LEDs enable the use of more efficient, smaller drivers to reduce cost for compact…

Energy + Environment

OSRAM SYLVANIA And Veolia Environmental Services Expand Recycling Partnership to Canada

Nov 24, 2011

Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLLC, the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. (VESNA), and OSRAM SYLVANIA recently announced the expansion of their joint online program to…

Education + Resources

Shemitz Memorial Scholarship for Lighting Design Students Now Open

Nov 23, 2011

The Lighting Quotient and the Illuminating Engineers Society have announced the third annual Sylvan R. Shemitz Memorial Scholarship, created in honor of Lighting Quotient founder Sylvan R. Shemitz, which aims…

LED + SSL, Research

DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on LED Retrofit Lamps

Nov 22, 2011

The U.S. Department of Energy has published the final evaluation report from a retrofit of 32 track lights used to illuminate artwork in the lobby of the Bonneville Power Administration…

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