Industry News
Philips Lighting and Philips Lighting Electronics (Advance) to Merge
Philips has confirmed that it will be combining its lamp and ballast organizations into one, presenting a single contact to distribution for customer service, warranty resolution, shipping, marketing and sales.…
We Light London
Enjoy. We Light London from d wythe, s neuman, s stammers on Vimeo.
CLTC to Host Open House on January 20, 2010
The California Lighting Technology Center Open House will be held at 633 Peña Drive in Davis, CA from 3PM to 7PM on January 20, 2010 to showcase the organization’s new…
Electroindustry Business Confidence Plummets, with Improving Prospects for First Half of 2010
The Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions fell 5.7 points in December to 48.2. The index failed to top the critical 50-point threshold for the first…
Using Color to Create an Uncomfortable Atmosphere
Lighting designer Keith Parham shows us how color was used to create an uncomfortable atmosphere in his lighting of “Adding Machine: A Musical.” Check it out here.
HUNT Dimming Celebrates Golden Anniversary
HUNT Dimming has announced that it has begun celebrating its fiftieth year as a lighting control manufacturer and technology development company. The invention of the transistor in 1956, which launched…
Cash for Clunkers
In his most recent “Energy Advisor” column, Bill Warren, my favorite columnist in the lighting industry, talked about how the Clash for Clunkers program, which targeted autos, is being geared…
Liberty Building Forensics Group: Green Building Codes Present Potential Risks
Liberty Building Forensics Group has published a post on its blog here about potential downsides to coming green building codes such as ASHRAE 189.1, Standard for the Design of High…
L Prize Contestant Now Undergoing Photometric Testing
In September 2009, the Department of Energy received the first entry in the L Prize competition, an LED replacement for the 60W incandescent bulb from Philips Electronics. Philips’ entry is…
Wall Street Journal Takes on International Dark Sky Association
Give me glare or give me death!The Wall Street Journal paints the International Dark Sky Association as Big Brother in Eric Felten’s opinion piece here. Once again, lighting takes a…
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