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Energy + Environment

Top 25 ENERGY STAR Cities

Apr 02, 2009

The EPA ENERGY STAR commercial building labeling program has released a list of the top 25 cities with the highest number ENERGY STAR buildings in 2008, available here as a…

Education + Resources

John Wiley Publishes New Residential Lighting Book by Randall Whitehead

Apr 01, 2009

John Wiley & Sons has announced the publication of Residential Lighting: A Practical Guide to Beautiful and Sustainable Design, 2nd Edition by Randall Whitehead. John Wiley & Sons says: “Written…

Construction + Economy

Construction Market Forecast: Nonresidential Construction Will Plummet, Begin 3+ Years of Contraction

Apr 01, 2009

Construction industry management consulting and investment banking firm FMI has released its Construction Outlook: First Quarter 2009 Report, available free online as a PDF document here. The outlook forecasts nonresidential…

Lighting Industry

Lumec Launches V2.0 of its Free Web-based 3D Visual Luminaire Assembly Software, Lumec 3D

Apr 01, 2009

Architects, landscape architects, and lighting designers can now visualize in 3D how Lumec’s high-end outdoor luminaires look in any potential project setting. “We made the software more intuitive, added tons…

LED + SSL, Lighting Industry

Renaissance Lighting Named 2009 GoingGreen East 50 Winner

Mar 31, 2009

Renaissance Lighting, a developer of solid-state downlights, has been selected to the 2009 GoingGreen East 50 Top Private Company List. The GoingGreen East 50 recognition is given annually at the…

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

DisplaySearch: OLED Lighting Market to Take Off in 2011

Mar 30, 2009

The OLED lighting market is setting the stage to take off in 2011, with OLED lighting revenues forecasted to surpass PMOLED displays in the 2013-2014 time frame and reach $6…

LED + SSL

Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition Announced

Mar 29, 2009

Winners were recently announced for the first annual Next Generation Luminaires competition recognizing excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED luminaires for general illumination, white light in commercial lighting applications.…

Lighting Industry

Nora Honors 19 Rep Firms at Sales Conference

Mar 29, 2009

My bad for sitting on this post for so long, but better late than never … Late last year, more than 100 sales professionals, representing 70 agencies nationwide, attended the…

Controls, Education + Resources

Lighting Controls Association Offers New Online Course on Personal Lighting Control

Mar 27, 2009

The Lighting Controls Association has announced that EE205: Personal Lighting Control has been added to the Association’s popular online Education Express distance education courses. Photo courtesy of Lutron Electronics. Residing…

Lighting Design

Room Surface Brightness

Mar 26, 2009

Traditionally, lighting design for office applications has focused on making sure that there are sufficient maintained light levels on horizontal surfaces such as desktops. But research suggests that office workers…

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