Industry News
New Home Inventories Continue Shrinking in April
The number of newly built single-family homes on the market shrank to 297,000 units in April, thinning supplies to their lowest level since May 2001, according to government figures released…
The Zenn of Light: Énergie’s LED Luminaire
Énergie Lighting has added an elegantly dimensioned LED luminaire to its Zenn lighting family. Measuring ½-in. x 16 in., this recessed wall luminaire provides a pleasant glow in a choice…
HUNT Introduces LED Controller
HUNT Dimming’s Simplicity LED Controller provides state-of-the-control for select LED drivers/sources for high-end applications. If you went to Lightfair, you may have seen the controller in a number of booths.…
DOE Publishes ASHRAE Guidance on Achieving 30% Savings Over 90.1-1999 in Small Office Buildings
The Department of Energy’s Building Codes Resource Center has published a summary of the ASHRAE guidelines for achieving 30% savings over ASHRAE 90.1-1999 in small office buildings. One of the…
Radionic Publishes Lighting Facts Label for Undercabinet Product
Radionic Hi-Tech, Inc. of Chicago, IL has told LightNOW that they have the distinction of being the first manufacturer of undercabinet LED luminaires to receive the Lighting Facts label. Sponsored…
April 2009 Construction at $968.7 Billion Annual Rate After Marginal Gain
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce recently announced that construction spending during April 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $968.7 billion, 0.8% (±1.3%)…
Sorting Out LED Standards
This article for Architectural SSL Magazine by Kevin Willmorth and me outlines the important progress that has been made in LED standards that are essential for future growth, and talks…
Researchers Claim Achieving 90 Lumens/W with OLED
Dresden University and German OLED company Novaled are claiming that they have achieved a source efficacy of 90 lumens/W. With this accomplished, researchers say they must now achieve their next…
NEMA Publishes Two Lighting Standards
Leviton G24 lampholder for CFLs.The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI/ANSLG C81.61-2009 Electrical Lamp Bases—Specifications for Bases (Caps) for Electric Lamps and ANSI/ANSLG C81.62-2009 Electric Lampholders. Both documents…
Lighting Controls Association Publishes Whitepaper on Bilevel Occupancy Sensing
The Lighting Controls Association recently published a whitepaper I wrote about a new California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) study on bilevel occupancy sensors. CLTC studied control strategies in eight private…
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