Industry News
ACEEE: California, Massachusetts and Connecticut Lead Nation in Implementing Energy Efficiency
The current economic downturn is not sidetracking state-level efforts to make the most of energy efficiency as the cheapest, cleanest and quickest of all energy resources, according to a 50-state…
Happy Veterans (and Remembrance) Day
Today is Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada.
People: Cooper Lighting’s Jim McCarthy Honored with ALA’s 2009 Pillar of the Industry Award
Cooper Lighting’s Jim McCarthy, Senior Marketing Specialist, has been awarded a 2009 Pillar of the Industry award from the American Lighting Association (ALA). Established in 2000, the ALA Pillar of…
Osram Opto Semiconductors Develops Low-Profile OLED in Research Project
As part of a research project, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has developed OLED prototypes that are only a few hundred micrometers thick. Thanks to new technology, these OLEDs do not need…
Windows and Energy Use
Reprinted with permission from Enlighten: The Bimonthly Newsletter of the Daylighting Collaborative, June 2009: Aesthetics often drive the glazing selection process: color, transparency, reflectivity, and translucency all have a tremendous…
NanoMarkets, LC Publishes OLED Forecast Report
An Opportunity Analysis for OLED Lighting: 2009 to 2016 is a new report published by research firm NanoMarkets, LC. Check it out here.
People: Derek Phillips, FIALD Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
The 2009 IALD Lifetime Achievement Award, the greatest honor bestowed by the International Association of Lighting Designers, was presented to Derek Phillips, FIALD, founder of DPA Lighting Consultants and first…
October Issue of LightNOW Published
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Guest Post by Jim Brodrick: DOE Transferring ENERGY STAR Responsibility to EPA
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, reprinted with permission from Postings: from the desk of Jim Brodrick As many of you already know, DOE is in the process of transferring its…
Illuminate Editorial: “Change Has Arrived”
Big changes are in the works that will impact future lighting designs by eliminating some of the least-efficient and lowest-cost products from the market, while establishing ambitious new goals for…
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