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Starbucks Begins LED Retrofit of More than 8,000 Stores

Dec 17, 2009

I just discovered General Electric’s nifty blog and learned about a big sale of LED lighting systems to more than 8,000 Starbucks stores, replacing existing incandescent and halogen lamps. So…

LED + SSL

Guest Post by Jim Brodrick: Color Quality and Solid-State Lighting

Dec 16, 2009

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, reprinted with permission from Postings: from the desk of Jim Brodrick If you’ve ever shopped for white paint, you know there’s not just one universal…

Products + Technology

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

Dec 16, 2009

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…

Construction + Economy

Shipments of Lighting Equipment Rise During Third Quarter of 2009

Dec 15, 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…

Lighting Industry

Generation Brands Files for Chapter 11

Dec 14, 2009

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…

Education + Resources, Legislation + Regulation, Products + Technology

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

Dec 14, 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…

Education + Resources, Lighting Design

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

Dec 14, 2009

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…

Lighting Industry

Cold Miser Vs. Heat Miser

Dec 14, 2009

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

Lighting Industry

Happy Hanukkah!

Dec 12, 2009

Happy Hanukkah!

People

People: Zia Eftekhar Appointed CEO of Philips Professional Luminaires Business

Dec 12, 2009

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…

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