Industry News
RIAS Honors Jonathan Speirs with Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to Architecture
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has presented Jonathan Speirs of lighting design firm Speirs and Major with a Lifetime Achievement Award – the highest accolade within Scottish…
IES Publishes Position Statement on Indoor Lighting Efficiency
The Illuminating Engineering Society has published PS-05-10 – Standards for Energy Efficient Indoor Lighting, a position statement on the subject of imposing energy standards on indoor lighting technology, such as…
Hanley Wood University Offers Five Lighting Courses
Visit Hanley Wood University and check out these five courses related to lighting: * Daylight Harvesting or Controlling Electric Light in Response to Daylight * Introduction to Tubular Daylighting Devices…
Product Monday: Ceramic MH Floodlights by BEGA/US
BEGA/US has unveiled its latest family of surface-mounted ceramic metal halide floodlights and surface washers suitable for a variety of applications from vertical floodlighting to horizontal surface washing. Click here…
Controls Friday: Lighting Controls Association Publishes Whitepaper About Performance-Based Energy Codes
The Lighting Controls Association has published an article I authored about performance-based approaches to commercial building energy codes. This code approach is more directly linked to actual or expected energy…
WAC Lighting Receives TED Best of the Best Awards for Brand Awareness and Merchandising
WAC Lighting, a manufacturer of track, recessed, undercabinet, monorail and decorative lighting, recently received two Best of the Best Awards from TED Magazine and the National Association of Electrical Distributors…
Architecture Billings Index Positive for First Time in over Two Years
For the first time since January 2008, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) indicated a growth in design activity in September, increasing for the fourth straight month. As a leading economic…
NEMA Lamp Companies Agree to Reduction in CFL Mercury Content Cap
Members of the Lamp Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced that they are reducing the maximum allowable mercury content in the CFLs that they offer for…
NEMA Publishes EM 1-2010 Exit Sign Visibility Testing Requirements for Safety and Energy Efficiency
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published EM 1-2010 Exit Sign Visibility Testing Requirements for Safety and Energy Efficiency. The standard, last published in 2007, was produced by NEMA’s Emergency…
Halo 900 LED Downlight Receives Silver in CSE Product of the Year Competition
Cooper Lighting was recently chosen as a winner in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2010 Product of the Year competition. The annual reader-choice Product of the Year awards were created to provide…
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