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Do Premium Troffers Provide a Superior Alternative to Parabolics?

Sep 03, 2009

This fixture type goes by many names depending on the manufacturer, such as “volumetric lighting” and “diffuse lighting,” but a premium troffer is a fluorescent troffer with a photometric distribution…

Lighting Design

What Is Good Outdoor Lighting? A Conversation Between a Lighting Designer and Dark-Sky Activist

Sep 02, 2009

Design Observer has published an excellent two-part article by Karrie Jacobs consisting of a discussion between lighting designer Leni Schwendinger and dark-sky activist Susan Harder about what constitutes good outdoor…

Products + Technology

Architectural Record Announces 2009 Product Reports Call for Entries

Sep 01, 2009

Attention, all lighting manufacturers. Architectural Record magazine has announced that it will be publishing the 2009 Product Reports in its December issue. This special section will feature the “best and…

LED + SSL

SSL Manufacturing Workshop Presentations Posted for Free Download

Sep 01, 2009

The second Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing Workshop, held June 24-25 in Vancouver, WA and hosted by the Department of Energy, drew more than 150 participants studying issues related to SSL product…

Legislation + Regulation, Products + Technology

Brandston Article Takes Aim at Energy Regulations, Published by Wall Street Journal

Aug 31, 2009

The Wall Street Journal has published a new opinion editorial by legendary lighting designer Howard Brandston taking aim at mandates to use compact fluorescent lamps in the home, and also…

Lighting Industry

Philips and Lighting Science Group Settle All Litigation

Aug 31, 2009

Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG) and Royal Philips Electronics have announced that they have settled all of their commercial and intellectual property disputes by way of a comprehensive agreement that…

Products + Technology

GE ConstantColor HIR MR16 Lamps

Aug 31, 2009

New ConstantColor HIRTM MR16 lamps from GE Consumer & Industrial, which can replace standard MR16 lamps, offer up to a 43% improvement in energy efficiency and a higher quality of…

Lighting Industry

Phoenix Products Relaunches Website

Aug 31, 2009

Phoenix Products Company, Inc., a manufacturer of special purpose lighting fixtures and ovens, has announced the launch of its newly designed website, www.phoenixproducts.com. With an improved navigation and a new…

Wall Street Journal: Commercial Real Estate Lurks as Next Potential Mortgage Crisis

Aug 31, 2009

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LED + SSL

Bangkok Mall Sparkles with 75,000 Red LEDs

Aug 28, 2009

A massive exterior lighting installation built with 75,000 red LUXEON LEDs is raising the visibility of CentralPlaza ChaengWattana, a seven-story, 300-store shopping complex in Bangkok. Thailand’s Lumitron Lighting International engineered…

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