Industry News
GE Unveils 23W CMH PAR38 Lamp
At 55.4 lumens/W, GE’s new 23W ConstantColor CMH Integral PAR38 lamp leads the industry in efficacy among integrally ballasted ceramic metal halide lamps, compared with competitive offerings that produce 51…
OSRAM SYLVANIA Files Suit to Enforce and Protect Induction Lighting Patents
OSRAM SYLVANIA has commenced a lawsuit in Canada against Canadian lighting distributors Lakefront Lighting Inc. of Cobourg, Ontario and Luxlite Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario for selling and offering to sell…
LED Journal: “Creating Tunable White Light with High Color Rendering Index Using Color Mixing”
An interesting potential advantage of LED lighting for buildings is the ability to add a new dimension of control–color–enabling adjustment of color temperature based on different uses of a space…
NLB: Upcoming Ballast Phaseout to Create Major Lighting Upgrade Opportunity
Despite strong, on-going sales of 4-ft. T12 fluorescent lamps, the magnetic ballasts commonly used for the lamps’ operation will start becoming relics of the past on July 1, 2010, when…
Neo-Ray VERSYS Series 1B Seamlessly Integrates Building Equipment And Lighting
Cooper Lighting’s Neo-Ray VERSYS Series 1B introduces a lighting system that seamlessly integrates building equipment while providing high-performance lighting. The fixture’s modular design features a single-lamp floating lensed microlouver on…
Litetronics Introduces New Efficiency and Safety Program for Cinemas and Movie Theaters
Litetronics International, Inc., a specialty lighting manufacturer, has announced the Litetronics Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, and Safety Program for Cinemas and Movie Theaters. The custom fit cinema lighting solution includes dimmable,…
Cooley Monato Studio Moves to New Manhattan Home
Cooley Monato Studio, a New York-based lighting design firm operated by two of my favorite lighting designers, Renee Cooley and Emily Monato, has moved to a new location: 137 East…
NEMA: CFLs, Now at Record 26.6% of Residential Lamp Sales, Gaining Ground Against Incandescents
NEMA’s index for incandescent lamps registered a reading of 59.4 for the second quarter of 2009, which is essentially unchanged compared to the first three months of this year. However,…
Next Generation Luminaires Competition “Intent to Submit” Deadline Looms (9/15)
AZARA LED fixture by Journee Lighting, one of three Best in Class award winners in last year's competition.The 2009 Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) SSL Design Competition will accept “Intents to…
Are There Incandescent Lamps That Comply with The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007?
Starting January 1, 2012, 100W bulbs will be regulated, followed by 75W bulbs in 2013 and 40W and 60W bulbs in 2014. I have been writing for some time that…
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