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Philips Lighting Introduces New Energy Advantage Ceramic Metal Halide Lamps with Exclusive AllStart™ Technology

Philips Lighting has introduced its new family of Energy Advantage ceramic metal halide lamps featuring exclusive AllStart™ Technology. A direct retrofit lamp to both probe start and pulse start metal…

Shipments of Lighting Equipment Rise During Third Quarter of 2009

NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index (LSI) increased 3.3% on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the third quarter of 2009. This marks the LSI’s first increase in nine quarters. Nonetheless, the index is…

Generation Brands Files for Chapter 11

Generation Brands, a provider of light fixtures and ceiling fans for the building construction and home improvement industries–and some of its subsidiaries–have filed voluntary petitions to implement an agreed restructuring…

Hubbell Lighting Publishes Roadmap to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

To help end users in the education, healthcare, military, municipality and government markets, Hubbell Lighting has published two booklets intended to guide them as well as lighting specifiers through the…

DOE Webtool Helps Designers of Retail Buildings Save Energy and Optimize Lighting Quality

The November issue of Electrical Contractor published an article here that I wrote about the Department of Energy’s Commercial Lighting Solutions for Retail webtool residing here. I was pleased to…

Cold Miser Vs. Heat Miser

Another Christmas blast from the past. This one’s for you, Andrew.

Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Hanukkah!

People: Zia Eftekhar Appointed CEO of Philips Professional Luminaires Business

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that Zia Eftekhar has been appointed CEO of Philips Professional Luminaires North America effective January 1, 2010. Eftekhar will succeed Kaj den Daas, who will…

How Will Augmented Reality Technology Impact Lighting?

HowStuffWorks.com has a great article about a technology I’ve been following for some time–augmented reality, or mixed reality. Check it out here. Here’s a good description they provide: “Researchers and…

LightNOW Editor to Speak at 2010 LIGHTFAIR International

I’m happy to announce that LIGHTFAIR has invited me and my distinguished colleague Howard Wolfman to speak at 2010 LIGHTFAIR International on the topic of “What’s New in Lamps and…

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