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Significant Downturn in Nonresidential Construction Activity Projected through 2010

Jul 16, 2009

Feeling the effects of the struggling overall U.S. economy, nonresidential construction spending is expected to decrease by 16% in 2009 and drop by another almost 12% in 2010 in inflation-adjusted…

Education + Resources, LED + SSL

Architectural SSL Launches New Online Forum

Jul 15, 2009

Architectural SSL Magazine has launched SSL Interactive, a blog about solid-state lighting for buildings. Content will include product and project reviews, technical data and other stories. Be sure to see…

Lighting Industry

Electrical Wholesaling Ranks Top 200 Electrical Distributors

Jul 15, 2009

Electrical Wholesaling Magazine has ranked the largest 200 electrical distributors here.

Codes + Standards, Energy + Environment

New Energy Bill Would Require 30% Reduction Over Today’s Baseline Energy Codes

Jul 14, 2009

The passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES 2009) has been highly publicized for its Cap and Trade Program,…

Construction + Economy

May 2009 Construction Declines to $964 Billion Annual Rate

Jul 14, 2009

Construction spending during May 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $964 billion, about 1% below the revised April estimate of $972.5 billion and 11.6% below the…

People

People: Rick Leaman Named President/CEO of OSRAM SYLVANIA

Jul 13, 2009

OSRAM SYLVANIA recently named Rick Leaman as president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Leaman will succeed Charlie Jerabek, who will assume a new role as the company’s vice chairman. Leaman…

Controls, Products + Technology

Echelon Promotes Smart Streetlights with New Video

Jul 13, 2009

Recently, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), PG&E, BetaLED and Echelon Corp. came together to demonstrate how smart streetlight technologies and systems can reduce…

Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

BEGA-US Unveils New Website

Jul 13, 2009

BEGA-US has relaunched its website, saying it offers more information, easier navigation and expanded search tools. Check it out here.

Lighting Industry

Happy Birthday, Tesla!

Jul 10, 2009

Today is Nikola Tesla’s birthday.

LED + SSL, Light + Art

Light-Art Concert

Jul 10, 2009

On December 19, 2008, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra in Jena, Germany, performed works by composers Alexander Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky and Georg Friedrich Haas in a concert hall filled with 170…

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