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Report: Obama Administration Poised to Take Immediate Action to Help Transform America’s Building Stock
The Obama Administration is authorized to play a more active and supportive role in encouraging and progressing the energy efficiency and sustainability of America’s multifamily and commercial building stock, according…
Lunera’s Don Peifer on LED Lighting: Interview with the New York Times’ Green Blog
The New York Times’ green blog has published a great interview with Don Peifer, CTO for Lunera Lighting, in which he says LED companies should stop chasing incandescent sockets and…
NEMA Announces Robust Growth In Metal Halide HID Lamp Shipments During First Quarter of 2010
NEMA’s HID lamp indexes for each of the major lamp types (sodium vapor, mercury vapor, and metal halide) increased on a year-over-year basis during the first quarter of 2010. HID…
IALD Establishes Website Dedicated to Lighting Education
A new initiative of the IALD Education Trust Fund, www.learn2light.com provides an overview of the schools that offer programs in architectural lighting design, engineering or science. These programs offer at…
Energy Focus, Inc. Awarded $2.5 Million in Lighting Retrofit Contracts
Energy Focus, Inc. has announced that its turnkey lighting retrofit division, Stones River Companies, LLC was recently awarded five additional lighting energy services contracts totaling $2.5 million, bringing to a…
Study: Supermarket Lighting May Boost Nutritional Value of Spinach
U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists recently stated the conclusions of a new study that found that supermarket lighting can help keep spinach fresh and producing new vitamins. Sorry, kids, it…
Career Opportunity: Director of Technology/Lighting Controls
Got this email the other day. Looks like a great opportunity! DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY / LIGHTING CONTROLS CLEVELAND, OH Our client is multinational, diversified organization which is consistently ranked at…
FTC Announces New Labels for Light Bulb Packaging for 2011
The Federal Trade Commission today announced that starting in mid-2011, consumers shopping for light bulbs will notice new labeling on packaging designed to help them choose among the different types…
McGraw-Hill’s Outlook 2011 to be Held October 28-29, 2010
Join McGraw-Hill Construction for the 72nd annual Outlook Executive Conference, October 28-29, 2010 at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. Attendees will get a first-hand view of industry trends…
Product Monday: Cree Launches Its Highest Performance Six-Inch LED Downlight
Cree, Inc. has announced a new high-output 6-inch LED downlight featuring Cree TrueWhite Technology. The LR6-DR1000 delivers 70% more light than the original LR6 and features an aesthetically-pleasing, 20-degree shield…
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