Industry News
Incandescent Lamp Index Increases During Second Quarter
NEMA’s shipment index for incandescent lamps increased for the second consecutive quarter in Q2 2011, showing an improvement of 5.6% over the same period last year. Conversely, the index for…
Lighting Controls Association Publishes Article Profiling The Lighting Controls Narrative
As demand for lighting controls continues to grow, advanced solutions are becoming increasingly specified while also becoming increasingly sophisticated. This increasing sophistication translates to greater owner benefit but can also…
Leviton Acquires Obvius Energy Information Solutions
Leviton Manufacturing Company recently announced the acquisition of Obvius, a recognized leader of cost-effective hardware solutions to collect energy information. Obvius products offer data acquisition, wireless communications, energy dashboard software…
Product Monday: Next Generation LED LightBAR System By Cooper Lighting
Cooper Lighting recently upgraded its outdoor LED LightBAR technology to deliver improved lumen output and efficiency while continuing to offer up to 75% in energy savings over traditional HID outdoor…
Lighting Controls Association Announces Winners of The 2011 IES Lighting Control Innovation Award
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) recently announced the winners of the 2011 Lighting Control Innovation Award created in 2011 as part of the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards program, which…
New LED Lamp Locator Tool Available
The LED Lamp Locator is a new web-based tool enabling lighting decision makers to search, evaluate, compare and specify LED replacement lamps from a comprehensive database spanning the LED industry.…
Department of Energy Recognizes ASHRAE 90.1-2010 as New National Energy Standard
Earlier this year, LightNOW reported that in July, the Department of Energy recognized the ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2007 standard as the new national energy standard, superseding the 2004 version. In a bold…
Largest Producer Of Rare Earths Halts Output For One Month To Raise Prices
IndustryWeek.com has reported that Baotou, the world’s largest rare earth producer in China, said it has halted shipping for a month from October 20 as China seeks to boost prices,…
Sodium Vapor HID Lamp Index Declines during the Second Quarter
NEMA’s sodium vapor high intensity discharge (HID) lamps shipment index declined for the fourth consecutive quarter on a year-over-year basis, retreating 15.8% during Q2 2011. The index value of 77.7…
Product Monday: Wall/Slot 2100 by Litecontrol
The Wall/Slot 2100 from Litecontrol offers a small-scale alternative for perimeter lighting. With this system, the lamps are completely hidden from view and the 6-in. height of the luminaire works…
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