Industry News
NEMA’s CFL Lamp Index Posts Solid Growth During First Quarter of 2010
NEMA’s compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) index reversed a negative trend that dated back to the first quarter 2009, registering a 3% year-over-year increase. Conversely, the incandescent lamps index fell to…
Fake Lighting Facts Label Spotted at LIGHTFAIR
LEDs Magazine just reported that the Department of Energy caught a fake Lighting Facts label on an LED lamp displayed at LIGHTFAIR. The lamp was manufactured by Greenlite, based in…
Maximizing Visual Comfort: An Introduction to Glare
Excessive luminances or luminance contrasts may also lead to a visual sensation called glare, which, even though it is also light, can impair or disable vision rather than enable it.…
Specifying Color Quality of Lamps
Specifying color quality appropriate for the application is essential. In a high-end retail application, good color quality can make products, especially clothing, appear more vibrant, truer and ultimately more appealing.…
Maximizing Visual Comfort: Tired Eyes and Uniformity
Lighting quality goes beyond task performance to address other needs related to aesthetic judgment, mood and atmosphere and visual comfort, all of which indirectly affect user satisfaction and task performance.…
Cleveland Mayor Axes Lighting Deal with Chinese LED Manufacturer
On May 18, LightNOW reported here that Cleveland was considering a 10-year deal giving Sunpu-Opto Semiconductor Ltd. exclusive rights to sell millions of LED lights to the city in exchange…
Task Visibility and Performance
One of the most important functions of a lighting system is to support visual performance by ensuring appropriate visibility of tasks and objects the designer wants seen. The human eye…
Lighting Systems Index Climbs for Third Consecutive Quarter
NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index (LSI) increased 1.1% on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the first quarter of 2010. On a year-over-year basis the index posted a similar increase of 1.2%, marking…
New Philips Electronic Ballast Packaging Design Reduces Carton Size by 37%
Philips Lighting has announced that it has redesigned the packaging of its ICN T8 Instant Start, IOPA T8 Instant start high efficiency, and ICN T5HE family of electronic ballasts, diminishing…
Architecture Billings Index Reaches Highest Mark in Over Two Years: Business Conditions Slowly Improving
For the third straight month, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has gone up. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate 9- to 12-month lag…
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