Lighting Industry

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NEMA’s T5 lamp shipments index registered a reading of 152.0 during the second quarter of 2010, a 41.1% increase from a year ago. The index reclaimed lost ground from the previous quarter, rebounding by 19.8%. T8 lamp shipments also showed robust growth, increasing 12.7% on a year-over-year basis. Conversely, shipments of T12 lamps declined 2.6% [...]

LightNOW has learned the IALD Board of Directors has formed a task force to look into the viability of creating a design credential for architectural lighting designers. Many lighting designers already carry the LC credential.

NEMA’s compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) index posted a reading of 210.1 during the second quarter of 2010, negating the 3.1% year-over-year gain during the previous quarter. CFL shipments decreased 4.2% on a quarterly basis following increases of 14% and 1.8% for the previous two quarters. Meanwhile, shipments of incandescent lamps decreased 2.8% on a year-over-year [...]

Shipments of sodium vapor high intensity discharge (HID) lamps increased 3.9% to 92.6 in 2010Q2, the highest level in two years. The index reading was 17.1% above the same period last year. Metal halide HID lamp shipments decreased 4% percent to 82.5 from the previous quarter, but were still 0.5% above the same period last [...]

Hubbell Lighting has announced a new education market solutions-oriented web resource for engineers, lighting designers, facilities managers and education board members here. From K-12 to higher education facilities, schools have a myriad of functions requiring different lighting solutions. The new page at Hubbell Lighting’s website features some of the many Hubbell solutions for indoor, outdoor, [...]

IBE Consulting Engineers (IBE) has announced the launch of IBE Lighting, a new in-house department that offers comprehensive interior and exterior lighting design services from earliest concept development through installation. IBE Lighting is overseen by lighting designers Hank Dahl and Stephen Bakin, whose combined expertise represents more than 50 years experience in architectural lighting design. [...]

Research and Markets has published a new report titled Emerging Lighting Technologies and Global Market (2009-2014). Key findings: The global emerging lighting technologies market is expected to be worth $109.2 billion by 2014, growing at an estimated CAGR of 8.1% from 2009 to 2014. Fluorescent lighting forms the largest market segment and is expected to [...]

NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index (LSI) dipped 0.3% on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the second quarter of 2010. On a year-over-year basis, the index registered a 5.3%gain versus 2Q 2009. However, since that quarter marked the lowest reading ever recorded for the LSI, this rate of year-over-year growth indicates that lighting equipment demand remains at a [...]