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LightNOW Commercial Buildings Deduction Survey: Some Conclusions

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…

LightNOW Survey: 44% of Projects by LightNOW Readers Specializing in Retrofit Market Qualify for Commercial Buildings Deduction

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…

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Valmont Launches New Pole and Tower Safety Website

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 Offers Product Recycling Program

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…

Do Premium Troffers Provide a Superior Alternative to Parabolics?

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…

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

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…

Architectural Record Announces 2009 Product Reports Call for Entries

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…

SSL Manufacturing Workshop Presentations Posted for Free Download

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…

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

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…

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