Industry News
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…
IALD Announces 29th Annual International Lighting Design Award Winners
Fifteen award winners representing architectural lighting design projects from seven countries comprise the winners of the 29th Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Awards, recognized at…
Ted Konnerth on LIGHTFAIR
Guest post by Ted Konnerth, President/CEO of Egret Consulting Group We spent two full days at LightFair; which was larger than in the past, very well-attended and brimming with energy.…
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Covers New Lighting Design Credentialing Effort
The IALD is developing a new certification for lighting designers. By August, the credentialing task force will make a recommendation whether to proceed with a certification, which would then take…
US Green Building Council Announces Changes to LEED 2012
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that it will delay ballot on LEED 2012 until June 1, 2013 (or potentially earlier in 2013 if USGBC members and the…
May Business Confidence Survey Points to Growth, But Less Upbeat
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions slipped to 54.2 in May from 59.1 the previous month and has retreated by a cumulative 18.3 points since…
Architectural Billings Index Reverts to Negative Territory
After five months of positive readings, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI), produced by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), has fallen into negative terrain. As a leading economic indicator of…
Product Monday: 150W eHID Ballast by Universal Lighting Technologies
Universal Lighting Technologies’ new electronic HID ballasts, designed to operate both open- and enclosed-rated 150W metal halide lamps, can reduce energy costs by 10% compared to traditional magnetic HID ballasts,…
Testing Procedures to Quantify Performance of Solid State Lighting (LEDs) Published by IES
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North American (IES) has issued a new document: IES Approved Method for the Characterization of LED Light Engines and LED Lamps for Electrical and Photometric…
LFI 2012 Product Innovation Awards
The LIGHTFAIR 2012 Innovation Awards submissions spanned 14 categories, with each submission judged by an independent panel of lighting professionals. The winners were awarded for product entries that exemplify the…
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