Industry News
2010 DOE Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Workshop to be Held April 21-22, 2010
The 2010 DOE SSL Manufacturing R&D workshop will be held at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, CA, on April 21-22. * Learn about SSL manufacturing trends in Asia,…
ENERGY STAR Proves Vulnerable to Easy Fraud
The Feather-Duster Fly-Strip Air FreshenerNow you can buy that gasoline-powered alarm clock you’ve always wanted. And ENERGY STAR apparently has some major work to do to regain its credibility. Consumers…
People: Zumtobel AG Appoints Harald Sommerer as New CEO
Harald Sommerer was appointed as a member of the Management Board of Zumtobel AG and will succeed Andreas Ludwig as the CEO of Zumtobel AG effective May 1, 2010.
TED Publishes Article on LED Outdoor Lighting
An article I wrote about LED outdoor lighting was published in the August 2009 issue of TED Magazine. TED is the official publication of the National Association of Electrical Distributors…
Congress Considers Bill to Fund Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Retrofits
A coalition of 80 contractor groups, unions, manufacturers, businesses, financial services companies and energy-efficiency advocates to advance the adoption of Building STAR, a proposal to makeover America’s commercial and apartment…
IESNYC Announces Meet and Greet Evening with Parsons Lighting Design Students on April 8
The IESNYC Student Chapter invites the lighting community to a meet and greet with Parsons Lighting Design students on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 6:00 PM. The Chapter will offer…
Product Monday: Itre Introduces Trex, Designed by Karim Rashid
Trex, a soft-edged light, is hexagonal and made of a glossy opal heat-formed acrylic. Its flat configuration will mesh with a room’s architecture, but bring dimension thanks to a triangular…
SSL Next Generation Luminaires Competition: Interview with Lara Cordell, Judge
Lara Cordell, LC, LEED-AP is director of technology for national lighting distributor Wiedenbach-Brown Co., Inc., for which I produce an annual lighting magazine for large corporate end-users called ENLIGHTEN. I…
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