Industry News
DOE Proposes a National Commercial Building Asset Rating Program
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking your feedback on a proposed voluntary national Asset Rating Program for Commercial Buildings (AR Program). DOE has issued a Request for Information (RFI)…
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against U.S. Green Building Council
The United States District Court in New York City has dismissed in its entirety the lawsuit brought against the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) by Henry Gifford and others, holding…
Jim Brodrick On Publication Of IES TM21 Method For Extrapolating LED Lumen Maintenance
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy Because solid-state lighting has the potential to last longer than traditional lighting technologies, addressing product reliability or lifetime has been a key…
Product Monday: Octron 800 XV Lamps With Optimized Phosphors By OSRAM SYLVANIA
Recently, LightNOW covered the rare earth phosphor shortage created by export restrictions by China, the world’s main supplier. As lamp manufacturers are forced to raise prices, OSRAM SYLVANIA says it…
Product Monday: Lunera Lighting Expands LED Fixture Offering For Armstrong TechZone Ceilings
Lunera Lighting, Inc. recently announced the 5400 SERIES, claiming the world’s first LED luminaire certified for Armstrong’s TechZone Ceiling Systems, which can reduce installation time and cost in addition to…
IES Publishes Recommended Practice For Tunnel Lighting
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America recently published RP-22-11 Tunnel Lighting, an ANSI approved standard. The purpose of the document is to provide recommended practices for designing new tunnel…
NEMA’s CFL Index Continues Retreat at the Start of 2011
NEMA’s compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps index retreated for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q1 of 2011, registering a reading of 180.8, a decline of 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. Incandescent…
Cree Acquires Ruud Lighting
Cree, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Ruud Lighting, Inc. at an estimated net cost of approximately $525 million. Combining two highly complementary LED innovators, the acquisition allows Cree to…
June And July 2011 Issues Of LightNOW Published
Check out these back issues of LightNOW if you missed them earlier! June 2011, #1 June 2011, #2 July 2011, #1 July 2011, #2 Click here to join the 16,000+…
IES Publishes Guide To Commissioning Lighting And Control Systems
IES DG-29, The Commissioning Process Applied to Lighting and Control Systems 2011 – 40 pages 8 ½ X 11 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-87995-255-6 List Price: $60 IES Member Price: $42.00 Over…
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