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NEMA Lamp Indices Gain Ground During Fourth Quarter of 2009
NEMA’s lamp indices for incandescent and compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps increased 6.7% and 15.5%, respectively, during the fourth quarter of 2009. Sales of incandescent lamps during the quarter were sufficient…
Index Expressing Electroindustry Business Conditions Climbs to Highest In Nearly Four Years
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions advanced sharply for a second straight month in February, climbing to its highest level in nearly 4 years. The…
Metropolis Magazine Profiles Speirs and Major Associates
Allan Toft/Speirs and Major AssociatesSpeirs and Major Associates, a lighting design firm I particularly admire, was given well-deserved coverage in Metropolis Magazine recently. The article profiles the firm and reviews…
James Turrell Explores Light and Space
As featured in PBS’s Art:21 series: James Turrell’s work involves explorations in light and space that speak to viewers without words, impacting the eye, body, and mind with the force…
February Issues of LightNOW Published
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South Dakota Offers 0% Loans for Upgrading Lighting in Schools and Nonprofits
The Argus Leader has reported that South Dakota’s Energy Management Office has created a revolving $2.8 million loan fund that can be used to purchase and install energy-efficient lighting (in…
January 2010 Construction at $884.1 Billion Annual Rate
Construction spending during January 2010 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $884.1 billion, 0.6% lower than the revised December 2009 estimate of $889.6 billion and 9.3% below…
GE to Announce Edison Award Finalists at Light+Building
For the first time, GE Appliances & Lighting will announce finalists in its prestigious and long-running annual GE Edison Award global lighting design competition. GE will reveal the list of…
American Electric Lighting Announces Recall of Outdoor Luminaires
American Electric Lighting, a division of Acuity Brands, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced a voluntary recall of its model AVL outdoor luminaires intended for…
AIA Reports Decline in January’s Architectural Billings Index
Beginning its third year of negative conditions, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) had a drop of almost three points in January. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the…
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