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AIA Report: Green Building Programs Increase 50% Since 2007
In the wake of an extended global economic slump, local communities are pushing ahead and expanding their green building programs. More than one in five U.S. cities with populations greater…
November Issue of LightNOW Published
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Philips and Acuity Brands Sign LED Fixture License Agreement
Philips and Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced that they have entered into a license agreement allowing Acuity Brands to access Philips’ LED-based patent portfolio. Philips makes its patent portfolio for…
London Designers Unveil Concept for The Cloud: Inflatable, Light-Emitting Spheres, for 2012 Olympics
A team of leading architects and engineers has unveiled designs for The Cloud–a landmark structure to commemorate London’s role as host of the 2012 Olympics. The lightweight transparent tower, composed…
New Energy Standards for Lighting
Chain Store Age’s Marianne Wilson produced a very well-written story about the new DOE energy standards for general-service fluorescent and incandescent reflector lamps and how these standards will affect retailers.…
CSI and CSC to End Support of MasterFormat 95 on December 31, 2009
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that the organization will cease to license and support MasterFormat 95 as of December 31, 2009. The CSI Board of Directors voted to stop…
Neon Lights for Christmas
Lighting artist Ben Livingston recently wrote to me to let me know he is creating and selling another limited edition of 60 signed and numbered neon “NEA Nightsticks” for the…
Taikkun Li’s Prayer Wheel Energy Generator Powers LED Street Lighting
Talk about enlightenment … Designer Taikkun Li’s Prayer Wheel Energy Generator is a Tibetan prayer wheel that harvests mechanical energy (tourists spinning the wheel) to power LED street lighting. Check…
Cooper Buys Industrial Lighting Business from Federal Signal
Pauluhn's ProCor HID light fixture.Federal Signal Corporation has announced it has completed the sale of its industrial lighting manufacturer subsidiary, Pauluhn, to the Cooper Crouse-Hinds division of Cooper Industries for…
Architecture Billings Index Reaches Highest Point Since August 2008
Amidst a continued high level of inquiries for possible new projects, the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reached its highest mark since August 2008, just before…
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