Several weeks ago, I conducted a short survey of lighting practitioners to see how they are using the Commercial Buildings Deduction. I got a very small response on the new…
On August 3, an email blast was distributed to the approx. 11,500 subscribers of LightNOW inviting them to take a spot survey in which they would be asked to report…
Happy Labor Day to working stiffs everywhere.
Valmont Services Group, an organization dedicated to performing expert inspection, analysis, repair and replacement of poles, lattice-towers and related structures, has announced the launch of a new web site, www.valmontservicesgroup.com.…
Wide-Lite, a Philips Group brand offers its Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Recycling Assistance Program. To take advantage of this program, specify this option with Wide-Lite C2C Ready products, then return…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…