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Construction + Economy

EBCI for Current North American Business Conditions Climbs to Highest in Seven Months in November

Dec 06, 2012

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American business conditions climbed nearly 13 points in October, its third straight monthly increase, to 58.3. The index reached its highest…

Daylighting, Events

December 6 IES Webinar: Why Daylight and View are (Mostly) Good for Us

Dec 05, 2012

Daylight and View are (Mostly) Good for Us: Why? Live Webcast with Jennifer Veitch Thursday, December 6, 2012 1:00PM EST / 10:00AM PST Duration: 60 minutes This one-hour webcast will…

LED + SSL

DOE Releases CALiPER Application Summary Report on LED AR111 Lamps

Dec 05, 2012

The U.S. Department of Energy has completed Series 17 of testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting CALiPER program. A summary of the results is now available for download on the…

Construction + Economy

Congressional Impasse on Looming Fiscal Cliff Impasse Could Cost Design and Construction Industry More Than $2 Billion in Lost Work, Architects Warn

Dec 04, 2012

The design and construction industry, still reeling from the real estate crash, could face another $2 billion in lost work if Congress and the White House fail to reach agreement…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Architectural Combination Exit Sign/Emergency Lighting Solution by Dual-Lite

Dec 03, 2012

Dual-Lite, a Hubbell Lighting Inc. brand, has introduced the EVC Architectural Exit Sign/Emergency Light. The EVC Series utilizes a single, high‐performance LED in each die-cast aluminum lamp head, operating at…

Awards

2012 IALD Awards in Video

Nov 30, 2012

The 2012 IALD Awards presented as a series of videos on YouTube:

Research

Milking Lighting

Nov 29, 2012

A 2010 Oklahoma State study comparing LED with conventional lighting in dairies showed a 6% increase in milk production under LED. The question is why, which is uncertain. One theory…

LED + SSL

A Guided Tour of SSL Area Light Sources

Nov 28, 2012

More on OLEDs … Jeannine Fisher and Mike Lu of Acuity Brands’ OLED Lighting Design Center presented, “A Guided Tour of SSL Area Light Sources – Past, Present and Future”…

LED + SSL

Are OLEDs Ready for Prime Time?

Nov 27, 2012

Lighting designer Stephen Blackman, principal of Blackman Design Associates, has authored a whitepaper, “Are OLED Panels Ready for Prime Time?” It begins: “Right now we see many custom architectural OLED…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: LED Bollards by Williams Outdoor

Nov 26, 2012

Williams Outdoor, an H.E. Williams, Inc. brand, recently introduced a complete offering of LED outdoor bollards. Rated for 50,000 hours at 70% lumen maintenance (L70) and utilizing an 1100- or…

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