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Your Moment of Zen: Kinetic Sculpture at BMW Museum
Take a relaxing ride with Berlin Agency Art+Com‘s kinetic sculpture at the BMW Museum. From Art+Com’s website: The Kinetic Sculpture is a metaphorical translation of the process of form-finding in…
Bulbrite’s LED Retrofit Candle
Bulbrite‘s LED Retrofit Candle features a unique, shimmering, flamelike movement effect due to patented electronics. Its intended market includes a variety of applications including churches, theaters, pubs, hotels, historic homes…
North American Electroindustry Business Confidence Index Improves for Second Straight Month
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions increased for a third straight month—and topped the 50-point threshold indicative of expansion for a second straight month—in September.…
August 2009 Construction Spending at $941.9 Annual Rate
Construction spending during August 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $941.9 billion, 0.8% above the revised July estimate of $934.6 billion and 11.6%, or $124.2 billion,…
New Lumiette Flat Panel Lights Make Their Way Into The Wild
Photo courtesy of Wildlife Conservation Network, Save the Elephants, Iain Douglas Hamilton.Lumiette Inc. has announced that it is is donating 300 of its flat panel light fixtures to the Wildlife…
Lighting for Tomorrow 2009 Winners Announced
The seventh annual Lighting for Tomorrow competition recognized the best-designed energy-efficient lighting products in the residential market. This year resulted in several unique winners given the many changes made to…
Philips Lumileds Opens Office in Shanghai
Philips Lumileds has opened a new office in Shanghai that is being staffed with an applications team and market specialists to support the growing number of companies in China developing…
Architectural Billings Index Sees Marginal Improvement in September 2009
As the nonresidential construction industry continues to struggle, the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) showed a nominal improvement in September. As a leading economic indicator of…
Pure Lighting’s Genna Wall Wash
Pure Lighting’s Genna Wall Wash is a spec-grade recessed wall wash fixture with four reflector color options and ceramic metal halide or halogen lamping. The fixture provides even wall illumination…
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