The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce that it has entered into a five-year agreement with the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) to sponsor a new Control Innovation Award as part of the IES’s prestigious Illumination Awards. The Illumination Awards recognize professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design. The new Control Innovation Award recognizes projects [...]

Decorative fixture manufacturer Ivalo Lighting has announced that its L’ale Interior Sconce is the recipient of a 2009 Chicago Atheneum GOOD DESIGN Award. The sleek L’ale sconce, designed by renowned architect William Pedersen, is a custom fixture that uses LED light sources. The sconce was developed to integrate with most design plans and to add [...]

IES magazine LD+A has been honored with two awards from the Association TRENDS’ 2010 All-Media Contest, which recognizes outstanding communications materials from associations. The magazine received a Gold Award in the “Monthly Professional Society Magazine” category for the October 2010 issue and a Bronze Award for its 2011 Media Kit. LD+A was one of more [...]

The interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) recently announced that Jim Frank, CLMC, CSLC, is the 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. Frank is the Division Manager for Facility Solutions Group of Shawnee, KS. Facility Solutions Group is a single source provider of lighting, electrical and energy products and services. FSG provides a [...]

Litecontrol has announced that its Mainstream product has won a 2010 Green GOOD DESIGN Award. Mainstream by Litecontrol is a micro-scaled pendant LED luminaire that features uniform and controlled illumination, optimized thermal management, internal power conversion and higher efficacy than comparable fluorescent direct luminaires. The luminaire measures 2-in. x 2-in. and is suitable for applications [...]

The Department of Energy has announced that it will modify the competition requirements for the L Prize PAR 38 category. Effective today, DOE has temporarily closed the PAR 38 competition, and entries will not be accepted until the competition reopens in May 2011. The intent is to change the requirements based on lessons learned from [...]

Entries must be submitted by mail and must arrive (Cleveland, OH) no later than 10 January 2011! Click here for more information.

GE Lighting announces a call for entries for the 28th annual GE Edison Award competition.

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has presented Jonathan Speirs of lighting design firm Speirs and Major with a Lifetime Achievement Award – the highest accolade within Scottish architecture. To date, the award has only been conferred on four other individuals. Congratulations, Jonathan! It’s an honor well deserved.