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Energy + Environment, LED + SSL, Products + Technology

ENERGY STAR Proves Vulnerable to Easy Fraud

Apr 07, 2010

The Feather-Duster Fly-Strip Air FreshenerNow you can buy that gasoline-powered alarm clock you’ve always wanted. And ENERGY STAR apparently has some major work to do to regain its credibility. Consumers…

People

People: Zumtobel AG Appoints Harald Sommerer as New CEO

Apr 07, 2010

Harald Sommerer was appointed as a member of the Management Board of Zumtobel AG and will succeed Andreas Ludwig as the CEO of Zumtobel AG effective May 1, 2010.

Energy + Environment

Amory Lovins on Weaning the U.S. Off Oil

Apr 07, 2010

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

TED Publishes Article on LED Outdoor Lighting

Apr 06, 2010

An article I wrote about LED outdoor lighting was published in the August 2009 issue of TED Magazine. TED is the official publication of the National Association of Electrical Distributors…

Energy + Environment, Legislation + Regulation

Congress Considers Bill to Fund Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Retrofits

Apr 06, 2010

A coalition of 80 contractor groups, unions, manufacturers, businesses, financial services companies and energy-efficiency advocates to advance the adoption of Building STAR, a proposal to makeover America’s commercial and apartment…

Education + Resources

IESNYC Announces Meet and Greet Evening with Parsons Lighting Design Students on April 8

Apr 06, 2010

The IESNYC Student Chapter invites the lighting community to a meet and greet with Parsons Lighting Design students on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 6:00 PM. The Chapter will offer…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Itre Introduces Trex, Designed by Karim Rashid

Apr 05, 2010

Trex, a soft-edged light, is hexagonal and made of a glossy opal heat-formed acrylic. Its flat configuration will mesh with a room’s architecture, but bring dimension thanks to a triangular…

Awards, Interviews + Opinion, LED + SSL, Products + Technology

SSL Next Generation Luminaires Competition: Interview with Lara Cordell, Judge

Apr 05, 2010

Lara Cordell, LC, LEED-AP is director of technology for national lighting distributor Wiedenbach-Brown Co., Inc., for which I produce an annual lighting magazine for large corporate end-users called ENLIGHTEN. I…

Construction + Economy

eVolo Magazine Announces Winners of the 2010 Skyscraper Competition

Apr 05, 2010

Check it out here.

Lighting Industry

New Novel by LightNOW Editor Now Available in Bookstores and Online Booksellers

Apr 03, 2010

As many LightNOW readers know, I write fiction as a hobby, with several novels published, including a psychological thriller, speculative fiction, science fiction and now, horror–specifically, post-apocalyptic fiction–and more specifically,…

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Events

DLC Summit 2026

Los Angeles, CA

October 26-27, 2026

IES Street & Area Lighting Conference

Phoenix, AZ

November 8-11, 2026

Light Expo London

London, UK

November 18 - 19, 2026

Canada Light Expo 2026

Toronto, Canada

November 18-19, 2026

Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show

Dallas, TX

January 6-9, 2027

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Launched in 2001, LightNOW covers the rapidly changing lighting world for lighting people. Check-in daily to see new posts by Editor David Shiller, Craig DiLouie, and other experts in the lighting field including consultants and lighting designers. Posts include news items to keep you up to date, short opinion pieces to invite you to consider another point of view, new products every Monday, and links to new research and tools to help you design with light. Also be sure to subscribe to the LightNOW newsletter (free), which is published every two weeks as a digest of articles on the site. We always welcome your feedback, so feel free to comment on any of the stories that appear here at LightNOW. If you are a manufacturer, LightNOW offers a low-cost ad vehicle to reach thousands of specifiers, contractors, reps, distributors, consultants, owners, and other stakeholders in the sales channel. For advertising inquiries, contact Suelynn Shiller. Thank you for visiting, and we hope you find LightNOW useful for your career in lighting

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