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GE ConstantColor HIR MR16 Lamps

Aug 31, 2009

New ConstantColor HIRTM MR16 lamps from GE Consumer & Industrial, which can replace standard MR16 lamps, offer up to a 43% improvement in energy efficiency and a higher quality of…

Lighting Industry

Phoenix Products Relaunches Website

Aug 31, 2009

Phoenix Products Company, Inc., a manufacturer of special purpose lighting fixtures and ovens, has announced the launch of its newly designed website, www.phoenixproducts.com. With an improved navigation and a new…

Wall Street Journal: Commercial Real Estate Lurks as Next Potential Mortgage Crisis

Aug 31, 2009

This is not good.

LED + SSL

Bangkok Mall Sparkles with 75,000 Red LEDs

Aug 28, 2009

A massive exterior lighting installation built with 75,000 red LUXEON LEDs is raising the visibility of CentralPlaza ChaengWattana, a seven-story, 300-store shopping complex in Bangkok. Thailand’s Lumitron Lighting International engineered…

Energy + Environment

ASHRAE Meeting Highlights Existing Buildings

Aug 28, 2009

The need to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings was highlighted at the ASHRAE 2009 Annual Conference held in Louisville. At the meeting, ASHRAE launched the prototype of its…

LED + SSL

DOE Announces ENERGY STAR SSL Outdoor Lighting Webcast

Aug 26, 2009

RESCHEDULED! DOE has rescheduled this webcast for October 8, 2009. Thanks to Joe Salimando for pointing that out to me. On September 10, 2009, the Department of Energy will host…

Codes + Standards, Controls, Lighting Industry

NEMA Publishes LL 9-2009 Dimming of T8 Fluorescent Lighting Systems

Aug 26, 2009

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published LL 9-2009 Dimming of T8 Fluorescent Lighting Systems. This new standard is the first coordinated guidance from industry on the dimming of…

Lighting Industry

August Issue of LightNOW Published

Aug 25, 2009

Check out the month’s stories here. The newsletter typically goes from around the 25-28 of the previous month to the 25-28 of the current month, depending on how on where…

LED + SSL

Survey: Contractors Are Influencers in Adoption of LED Lighting

Aug 25, 2009

Electrical and lighting contractors are important players in the specifying and recommendation of LED lighting products for building projects, according to a survey conducted by Energy Smart Marketers. According to…

People

People: Luxim Names Randy Reid VP of Marketing

Aug 24, 2009

LUXIM Corp., manufacturer of plasma lighting, has announced the appointment of Randy Reid as vice president of marketing. Reid will report to CEO Tony McGettigan. As a member of LUXIM’s…

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