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One Billion Square Feet of LEED Certified Green Building Projects Worldwide
Late in 2011, the total footprint of commercial projects certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Green Building Rating System surpassed one billion square feet. Another six billion…
Energy Center of Wisconsin to Host Webinar on Department of Energy Design Tool
“DOE Commercial Lighting Solutions: Overview,” design guidance for deep energy savings, will be presented by Carol Jones, LC, associate IALD of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, on Tuesday, January 25,…
LD+A Wins Gold in Association TRENDS 2010 All-Media Contest
IES magazine LD+A has been honored with two awards from the Association TRENDS’ 2010 All-Media Contest, which recognizes outstanding communications materials from associations. The magazine received a Gold Award in…
T5 Fluorescent Lamp Shipments Increase for the Second Consecutive Quarter
NEMA’s shipment indexes for linear fluorescent T5, T8, and T12 lamps increased during the third quarter of 2010. T5 lamps showed the largest rate of growth, advancing 6.6 percent, while…
NALMCO Recognizes Jim Frank
The interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) recently announced that Jim Frank, CLMC, CSLC, is the 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. Frank is the Division Manager for…
Cree and Habitat for Humanity Complete World’s First All-LED Habitat Home
Cree, Inc. and Habitat for Humanity of Durham recently completed the first Habitat for Humanity house lighted entirely with LED fixtures and bulbs. Cree sponsored the construction of the Habitat…
ARCHITECT Becomes Official Magazine of the AIA
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Hanley Wood, LLC have unveiled the first issue of the recently revamped Architect magazine. Now the new official publication of the AIA, Architect…
Product Monday: Litecontrol’s Mainstream Wins Green Good Design Award
Litecontrol has announced that its Mainstream product has won a 2010 Green GOOD DESIGN Award. Mainstream by Litecontrol is a micro-scaled pendant LED luminaire that features uniform and controlled illumination,…
LIGHTFAIR 2012 to Offer World’s Largest Lighting Conference
LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) will again cover a broad range of today’s most relevant topics, presented by the industry’s leading experts. Set to take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center,…
Nora Lighting Adds Sites & Sites and Isaac Trujillo as Showroom Sales Reps in Western USA
Nora Lighting is expanding its showroom representation in the western U.S. with the addition of two new sales firms. Sites and Sites, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, will handle showroom sales…
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