Industry News
Architecture Billings Index Moves Upward
After a sharp dip in September, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) climbed nearly three points in October. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate…
Obama Signs Repeal of 3 Percent Withholding Mandate
President Obama has signed a bill repealing the 3% withholding mandate. H.R. 674, championed by Rep. Wally Herger, R-CA, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-OR and supported by the American Institute…
North American Business Conditions Improve for Second Consecutive Month in November
Results from NEMA’s latest business conditions survey showed the economic environment facing the North American electroindustry improved for a second straight month in November. Though the Electroindustry Business Confidence Index…
EPA Reports 3.9 Percent Increase In U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions in 2010
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels were 5,638 million metric tons carbon dioxide (MMTCO2) in 2010, an increase of 3.9% from the 2009 level, according to…
Another Drop for Architecture Billings Index in September 2011
Following the first positive score in four months, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reversed direction again in September. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the…
Product Monday: Vertex by Litecontrol
Litecontrol recently unveiled its new Vertex luminaire, a high-performance indirect/direct pendant fixture sized for T8 lamps and optically designed to provide efficiencies as high as 90%. The Vertex provides a…
Cree Announces New High-Voltage LEDs
Cree, Inc. recently announced the commercial availability of high-voltage XLamp XT-E and XM-L LEDs. These new LEDs enable the use of more efficient, smaller drivers to reduce cost for compact…
OSRAM SYLVANIA And Veolia Environmental Services Expand Recycling Partnership to Canada
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLLC, the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. (VESNA), and OSRAM SYLVANIA recently announced the expansion of their joint online program to…
Shemitz Memorial Scholarship for Lighting Design Students Now Open
The Lighting Quotient and the Illuminating Engineers Society have announced the third annual Sylvan R. Shemitz Memorial Scholarship, created in honor of Lighting Quotient founder Sylvan R. Shemitz, which aims…
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on LED Retrofit Lamps
The U.S. Department of Energy has published the final evaluation report from a retrofit of 32 track lights used to illuminate artwork in the lobby of the Bonneville Power Administration…
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