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Electroindustry Business Confidence Advances for Third Straight Month, Suggesting Cyclical Trough

Jun 04, 2009

Here’s a reason for some optimism: NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions advanced for a third straight month in May. Since December 2008, the index…

LED + SSL

Jim Brodrick on LED Product Service Life

Jun 04, 2009

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Reprinted with permission from “Postings: From the Desk of Jim Brodrick.” For more information about the DOE’s solid-state lighting program, click…

Education + Resources

Philips Day-Brite To Host Sustainability Seminar at The Lighting Institute on June 11 and 12

Jun 03, 2009

The Lighting Institute seminar series from Philips Day-Brite continues with a seminar on sustainability at its LEED-CI Certified facility on June 11 and 12. This seminar is designed for owners,…

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

WAC Introduces OLED Prototypes

Jun 03, 2009

WAC Lighting showcased two innovative OLED fixture prototypes at Lightfair last month, including an OLED mini chandelier and an OLED wall sconce. The OLED Wall Sconce features six color changeable…

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NLB Announces Call for Entries in 30th High-Benefit Lighting Awards

Jun 02, 2009

The National Lighting Bureau’s 30th annual High-Benefit Lighting Awards Program is under way. This unique program is open to virtually anyone associated with a “High-Benefit Lighting” installation: owners, designers, facility…

LED + SSL, Lighting Industry

Braemar Energy Ventures Invests in Fulham

Jun 02, 2009

Braemar Energy Ventures, a venture capital fund making early- to mid-stage investments in the energy technology sector, recently announced a $10 million investment in Fulham, an assembler and distributor of…

Products + Technology

Philips Introduces 49W T5HO Lamp

Jun 01, 2009

The T8 lamp has been around longer than the T5 lamp and is a bigger market, so there are more offerings. Now we are seeing T5 technology diversifying. For example,…

Education + Resources, Lighting Industry

Is Anybody Home at Lighting.com?

Jun 01, 2009

Lighting.com was founded in the 1990s and has since endeavored to serve as a portal for the lighting community. I buy advertising in their newsletter for one of my clients.…

Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Design

Message from Marsha Turner, IALD Exec. VP, on Texas HB2649

May 29, 2009

Excerpted from IALD Reflections, the newsletter of the IALD: Thank you, all of you, who took the time to weigh in on this issue. Your efforts, and those of our…

Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Design

Texas Regulation of Lighting Design: What’s Next

May 29, 2009

I got an email this morning explaining why Senator Averitt added the language to the bill. Apparently, residential builders and owners in the Senator’s district had complained about people representing…

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