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People: Rick Leaman Named President/CEO of OSRAM SYLVANIA

Jul 13, 2009

OSRAM SYLVANIA recently named Rick Leaman as president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Leaman will succeed Charlie Jerabek, who will assume a new role as the company’s vice chairman. Leaman…

Controls, Products + Technology

Echelon Promotes Smart Streetlights with New Video

Jul 13, 2009

Recently, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), PG&E, BetaLED and Echelon Corp. came together to demonstrate how smart streetlight technologies and systems can reduce…

Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

BEGA-US Unveils New Website

Jul 13, 2009

BEGA-US has relaunched its website, saying it offers more information, easier navigation and expanded search tools. Check it out here.

Lighting Industry

Happy Birthday, Tesla!

Jul 10, 2009

Today is Nikola Tesla’s birthday.

LED + SSL, Light + Art

Light-Art Concert

Jul 10, 2009

On December 19, 2008, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra in Jena, Germany, performed works by composers Alexander Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky and Georg Friedrich Haas in a concert hall filled with 170…

Codes + Standards

NEMA Publishes Two Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment Standards

Jul 09, 2009

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published two new roadway and area lighting equipment standards, ANSI C136.25-2009 Ingress Protection (Resistance to Dust, Solid Objects, and Moisture) for Luminaire Enclosures…

Light + Art

Left 4 Dead Game Uses Lighting to Instill Fear and Horror

Jul 08, 2009

Hat tip to Jim on Light for this one, courtesy of one of his readers … As a fan of zombie movies, I’ve played this game and I have to…

People

People: Keith Ward Joins Luminus as President and CEO

Jul 08, 2009

Keith T.S. Ward has joined LED company Luminus Devices Inc. as its new president, CEO and member of the board of directors. Previously, he was president and COO of EYE…

Controls, LED + SSL

Lighting Controls Association Offers New Online Course on LED Lighting Control

Jul 07, 2009

The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has announced that EE300: Lighting Control of LEDs has been added to the Association’s popular online Education Express distance education courses. Residing at the Association’s…

Lighting Design, Products + Technology

LightNOW Comments Run Against “BUG,” A Classification System for Outdoor Light Fixtures

Jul 06, 2009

Back in April, I posted about BUG (Backlight, Uplight, Glare), a new classification system for outdoor light fixtures currently being promoted by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). Based on the…

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