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Aecom Technology Corp. Acquires Tishman Construction Corp. for $245 Million
Aecom Technology Corp. has acquired Tishman Construction Corp. for $245 million. Get the story here.
AIA: Nonresidential Construction Recovery Possible by Latter Part of 2011
Even with modest improvements in the overall U.S. economy, nonresidential construction spending is expected to decrease by more than 20% in 2010 with a marginal increase of 3.1% in 2011…
People: John Selander Assumes Presidency of IES for 2010-2011 Term
John Selander, LC, assumed the office of President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) effective July 1, 2010. He succeeds Fred Oberkircher, LC, FIES (Emeritus, Texas Christian…
People: GE Lighting Names Jaime Irick President and CEO of GE Lighting Solutions
GE Lighting has hired Jaime A. Irick to lead GE Lighting Solutions as its president and CEO, reporting to Michael Petras, president and CEO of GE Lighting. In his new…
Nearly 600 Lighting Products Now Carry the Lighting Facts Label
In late 2008, DOE and the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance launched the Quality Advocates Initiative. Participating manufacturers voluntarily pledge to follow certain guidelines and labeling to report performance claims…
PowerSecure Expands LED Lighting Business
PowerSecure International, Inc. recently announced that it has launched an expansion of its LED lighting business through the acquisition of a majority interest in a leading LED lighting development company,…
Luminus Devices Joins The Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance
Luminus Devices recently announced that it has joined the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance (NGLIA), an organization that partners with the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate the adoption of…
Jim Brodrick on CALiPER Round 10 Testing
Guest Post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy [Recently] DOE published the latest round of results for the CALiPER program, which tests a wide range of SSL products that are…
TED Magazine Publishes Article on LEED 2009
Sustainable construction represents about 10% of the current commercial and institutional building market, according to McGraw-Hill, which predicts that demand will increase to 20-25% by 2013, or $96-140 billion. LEED…
Product Monday: Bruck Lighting Unveils the Ledra Chroma 10W LED Spot
Bruck Lighting Systems, Inc. recently announced the launch of the new Ledra Chroma and Chroma II. This is a fully adjustable, high-output 10W LED spot fixture with fixture-to-fixture color consistency…
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