Industry News
GE Announces Call for Entries for GE Edison Award Competition
GE Consumer & Industrial has announced a call for entries for the 27th annual GE Edison Award competition. Through the competition, GE recognizes excellence and quality in professional lighting designs…
Steve Frey on “Iconography and Weathervanes”
Steve Frey, design director and an architect at Maclay Architects in Waitsfield, VT, contemplates the strong visual messaging and even deeper meaning in simple objects such as weather vanes. He…
BEGA’s 8662 Family of Bollards
BEGA/US has launched a new family of bollards (8662 series) for effective lighting of outdoor spaces from a low mounting height, featuring symmetrical, fully shielded and glare-free light distribution. Click…
Solar Decathlon!
The Solar Decathlon, an educational project produced by the U.S. Department of Energy, joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive…
IES Hartford Section to Host Model Lighting Ordinance Seminar on October 29, 2009
This month, the IES Hartford Section is presenting the Fall 2009 update and final draft of the Model Lighting Ordinance, sometimes called the “Dark Sky regulations.” The guest speaker is…
New Publication Provides Energy Efficiency Guidance for Hotels
Recommendations on achieving 30% energy savings over minimum code requirements are contained in the newly published Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging. The book, published by ASHRAE, gives guidance…
NEMA Publishes Two Solid-State Lighting Standards
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published LSD 45-2009 Recommendations for Solid-State Lighting Sub-Assembly Interfaces for Luminaires. This new white paper, prepared by the NEMA Solid State Lighting Section,…
Willmorth: Why Does SSL Seem So Alien?
LED lighting blogger Kevin Willmorth wonders why solid-state lighting seems so alien to lighting decision-makers, and offers interesting insights about how lighting people are coping with the alien invasion. Check…
IESNYC Seminar, “Introduction to AGI32,” to be Held October 21
AGI32 rendering.The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America’s New York City Section has announced that it will host a seminar titled, “An Introduction To AGI32” on Wednesday, October 21, 2009…
NEMA Updates Commercial Buildings Deduction Website
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of working with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association on a revision of their website detailing features, benefits and rules of implementation for the…
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