Industry News
Next Generation Luminaires Indoor Competition Opens
The 2012 Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Indoor Design Competition has officially launched! Written Intents to Submit are due by December 16, 2011, and must be submitted online at www.ngldc.org.…
DOE Releases Summary Results from Round 13 of CALiPER Testing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed Round 13 of product testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting (SSL) CALiPER program. A Summary Report containing the results is now available…
University of Maryland Wins Solar Decathlon 2011
The University of Maryland took first place in the highly competitive Architecture Contest of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. For the Architecture Contest, collegiate students from around…
LED Lighting: Fact And Fiction – Webinar to be Held November 30, 2011
“LED Lighting: Fact And Fiction,” webinar produced by the Energy Center of Wisconsin, will be held Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 1–2:30 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. Learn about LED lighting,…
EPA Launches CFL Website
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published a webpage devoted to compact fluorescent lamps, including benefits, disposal and cleanup procedures, legislation impacting availability of incandescent lamps, and details about the…
Product Monday: RTLED RELIGHT By Acuity Brands
Acuity Brands, Inc. has expanded its LED indoor ambient lighting portfolio with the launch of the Lithonia Lighting RTLED RELIGHT assembly kit, which joins the RTLED, ACLED, TLED and VTLED…
North American Business Conditions Improve in October with Further Gains Seen Over Next Six Months
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) indicated that conditions facing the North American electroindustry improved on balance in October, climbing to 57.4 from 50 in September. The latest month was…
NBI Offers Daylighting Pattern Guide, Webinar on December 7
The New Buildings Institute recently launched the Daylight Pattern Guide, a free interactive tool that features 19 prime examples in common space configurations, developed by Christopher Meek, AIA, with the…
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…
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