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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…
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on LED Retrofit Lamps
The U.S. Department of Energy has published a report covering a demonstration project involving LED retrofit lamps installed at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco, CA. The report, developed under…
Jim Brodrick on LM79
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy Some of you may have come across references to IES LM-79 that imply that the test procedure is flawed or unnecessary or…
DOE Suspends PAR38 L Prize Competition
The Department of Energy has announced that it will modify the competition requirements for the L Prize PAR 38 category. Effective today, DOE has temporarily closed the PAR 38 competition,…
IKEA Ceases Sale of Incandescent Lamps
Good Clean Tech is reporting that IKEA is no longer selling incandescent lamps. The article somewhat erroneously states, however, that all retailers will soon be following IKEA as the Energy…
2010 GE Edison Awards Entry Deadline Coming Up: January 10, 2011
Entries must be submitted by mail and must arrive (Cleveland, OH) no later than 10 January 2011! Click here for more information.
Philips Acquires Optimum Lighting
Royal Philips Electronics has announced that it has acquired Optimum Lighting LLC, a privately owned company specializing in customized energy-efficient lighting solutions for the office, industry and retail segments. “Office…
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