Industry News
National September 11 Memorial Honored with IALD Award of Excellence
In downtown Manhattan, the National 9/11 Memorial opened on the 10th anniversary of the 2001 tragedy. “A very powerful installation where light forms a strong contrast to the despair of…
Jonathan Speirs, RIP
I regret to inform you that Jonathan Speirs lost his two-year fight against cancer on June 18, 2012. The family has stated that a celebration of Jonathan’s life will be…
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Publishes Article on Reflector Lamp Regulations
Regulation coming in July will put millions of directional lamp sockets for halogen sources up for grabs. Energy standards covering incandescent reflector lamps, first instituted by the Department of Energy…
Product Monday: Split Sushi Sconce by Derek Marshall Lighting
Derek Marshall Lighting’s Split Sushi sconce was designed as a variant of the original Sushi sconce. Constructed by assembling two rhombic glass panels which have been kiln formed into curved…
Cooper Lighting Announces Winners of 35th Annual SOURCE Awards
Cooper Lighting recently announced the winners of the 35th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The winners were recognized at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 in Las Vegas at the Keynote…
American Lighting Announces Entertainment and Professional Lighting Division
American Lighting, a specialty lighting manufacturer, recently announced the addition of its Entertainment & Professional Lighting Division (E-PRO) to accommodate the growing needs of the entertainment and architectural sectors in…
LED Use Growing in Retrofit Projects, Says Precision Paragon Survey
Hubbell’s Precision Paragon unit recently published the results of a 2011 survey of 2,900 lighting professionals, which found that energy-efficient lighting is a growing market. The survey also discovered that…
Zhaga Consortium Gains Momentum
Image courtesy of Pathway the Lighting Source.Many LED luminaires are highly integrated products. An alternative approach is to modularize the light source and other components using standardized interfaces, similar to…
Product Monday: GE Visual Comfort Lens
GE’s new Visual Comfort Lens diffuses LED directional lamp so that the light “dots” or spots are eliminated. Used in conjunction with GE’s Energy Smart LED Retail PAR30 and PAR38…
Congress Refuses to Fund Enforcement of Incandescent Lamp Energy Regulations
H.R. 5325, the fiscal year 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which recently passed by the House of Representatives, includes a provision–the Burgess (R-TX) Amendment–which prohibits funding for enforcement of…
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