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CSI and CSC to End Support of MasterFormat 95 on December 31, 2009

Dec 02, 2009

The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that the organization will cease to license and support MasterFormat 95 as of December 31, 2009. The CSI Board of Directors voted to stop…

Light + Art

Neon Lights for Christmas

Dec 02, 2009

Lighting artist Ben Livingston recently wrote to me to let me know he is creating and selling another limited edition of 60 signed and numbered neon “NEA Nightsticks” for the…

Energy + Environment, LED + SSL, Light + Art

Taikkun Li’s Prayer Wheel Energy Generator Powers LED Street Lighting

Dec 02, 2009

Talk about enlightenment … Designer Taikkun Li’s Prayer Wheel Energy Generator is a Tibetan prayer wheel that harvests mechanical energy (tourists spinning the wheel) to power LED street lighting. Check…

Lighting Industry

Cooper Buys Industrial Lighting Business from Federal Signal

Dec 01, 2009

Pauluhn's ProCor HID light fixture.Federal Signal Corporation has announced it has completed the sale of its industrial lighting manufacturer subsidiary, Pauluhn, to the Cooper Crouse-Hinds division of Cooper Industries for…

Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Index Reaches Highest Point Since August 2008

Dec 01, 2009

Amidst a continued high level of inquiries for possible new projects, the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reached its highest mark since August 2008, just before…

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People: Clara Powell Joins Mundo Illumination

Dec 01, 2009

Mundo Illumination LLC has announced that Clara Powell has joined the company as its new Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Powell will be focusing on expanding Mundo’s business…

Lighting Industry

NEMA Incandescent and CFL Indices Decline

Nov 30, 2009

NEMA’s lamp indices for incandescent lamps and CFLs declined 7.1% and 18.2%, respectively, on a year-over-year basis during the third quarter of 2009. The incandescent lamp sales index fell for…

Codes + Standards

NEMA Publishes LE 6-2009 Procedure for Determining Target Efficacy Ratings for Commercial, Industrial and Residential Luminaires

Nov 27, 2009

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published LE 6-2009 Procedure for Determining Target Efficacy Ratings for Commercial, Industrial and Residential Luminaires. The document, produced by NEMA’s Luminaire Section, was…

Light + Art

Tony Stallard’s Kit Light Sculpture

Nov 27, 2009

A major new public artwork for Belfast, Ireland, entitled “Kit,” was recently unveiled at the public realm area at the Abercorn Residential Complex at Titanic Quarter as part of Belfast…

Lighting Industry

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 26, 2009

Hope you and your family have a fun and safe holiday today.

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