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Oct 29, 2010

“There are no bad products, only bad applications.” —Howard Brandston

Lighting Industry

AmerillumBrands Moves Into New Lighting Plant and Headquarters Building

Oct 28, 2010

AmerillumBrands has announced that they have moved into a new two-story architect-designed building in San Diego County, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The new building is in the city of…

Awards, People

RIAS Honors Jonathan Speirs with Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to Architecture

Oct 27, 2010

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…

Energy + Environment, Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Design, Lighting Industry

IES Publishes Position Statement on Indoor Lighting Efficiency

Oct 27, 2010

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…

Controls, Daylighting, Education + Resources, Energy + Environment, LED + SSL

Hanley Wood University Offers Five Lighting Courses

Oct 26, 2010

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…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Ceramic MH Floodlights by BEGA/US

Oct 25, 2010

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…

Codes + Standards

Controls Friday: Lighting Controls Association Publishes Whitepaper About Performance-Based Energy Codes

Oct 22, 2010

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…

Awards, Lighting Industry

WAC Lighting Receives TED Best of the Best Awards for Brand Awareness and Merchandising

Oct 21, 2010

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…

Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Index Positive for First Time in over Two Years

Oct 20, 2010

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…

Lighting Industry

NEMA Lamp Companies Agree to Reduction in CFL Mercury Content Cap

Oct 20, 2010

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…

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