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aReturnonDesign.com, New Website Dedicated to Discussing Architecture’s Role in Achieving Business Goals, Launches
In response to growing conversation around architecture’s role in achieving project business goals and an economy that demands it, aReturnOnDesign.com has launched. The website will play host to a community…
CALiPER Testing Suggests Efficacy, Color Improving in Some LED Products
In its Jan/Feb 2010 issue, Architectural SSL published an article I authored about Round 9 of CALiPER testing (October 2009) covering 30 recessed downlights, 2×2 flat panel luminaires and troffers,…
Transcript of Press Conference by Rudy Provoost, CEO of Philips, at Light + Building
Below is a transcript of a press conference given by Rudy Provoost, CEO of Philips Lighting, at Light + Building 2010 in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, April 12, 2010. Stating a…
DOE Launches Municipal Consortium on LED Street Lights
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that Seattle City Light has been selected to lead a national effort to guide municipalities in evaluating LED street lights. Edward Smalley…
LED Indoor and Parking Lot and Area Lighting Not Ready for The U.S. Air Force
Last Friday, I received a copy of an Engineering Technical Letter from the U.S. Air Force that states that LED luminaires are not allowed for outdoor parking lot and area…
26 States Add Construction Jobs in March
Construction employment expanded in 26 states and the District of Columbia between February and March 2010, yet only Arkansas and North Dakota have more construction workers than they did a…
Construction Proceeding on WTC Memorial Pools
Work is proceeding briskly to complete the reflecting pools at the site of the World Trade Center attacks in time for September 11, 2011, the tenth anniversary of the attacks.…
Product Monday: Ledalite Unveils Shine
Ledalite has introduced Shine, a family of highly efficient (up to 92%), uniformly luminous recessed general luminaires available in a wide variety of sizes and lamping options including T8, T5/T5HO…
Lunera Lighting Partners with One Million Lights
Students in Rajasthan, India can now study at night, thanks to One Million Lights. LED company Lunera Lighting has announced a partnership with One Million Lights (OML), an organization that…
GreenWizard Raises $1.15 Million in Series A Investment
GreenWizard, Inc., a website that allows architects, engineers, and contractors to cross-search, compare and document products for LEED and green commercial construction, has announced that it has closed a Series…
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