Industry News
Taikkun Li’s Prayer Wheel Energy Generator Powers LED Street Lighting
Talk about enlightenment … Designer Taikkun Li’s Prayer Wheel Energy Generator is a Tibetan prayer wheel that harvests mechanical energy (tourists spinning the wheel) to power LED street lighting. Check…
Cooper Buys Industrial Lighting Business from Federal Signal
Pauluhn's ProCor HID light fixture.Federal Signal Corporation has announced it has completed the sale of its industrial lighting manufacturer subsidiary, Pauluhn, to the Cooper Crouse-Hinds division of Cooper Industries for…
Architecture Billings Index Reaches Highest Point Since August 2008
Amidst a continued high level of inquiries for possible new projects, the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reached its highest mark since August 2008, just before…
People: Clara Powell Joins Mundo Illumination
Mundo Illumination LLC has announced that Clara Powell has joined the company as its new Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Powell will be focusing on expanding Mundo’s business…
NEMA Incandescent and CFL Indices Decline
NEMA’s lamp indices for incandescent lamps and CFLs declined 7.1% and 18.2%, respectively, on a year-over-year basis during the third quarter of 2009. The incandescent lamp sales index fell for…
NEMA Publishes LE 6-2009 Procedure for Determining Target Efficacy Ratings for Commercial, Industrial and Residential Luminaires
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published LE 6-2009 Procedure for Determining Target Efficacy Ratings for Commercial, Industrial and Residential Luminaires. The document, produced by NEMA’s Luminaire Section, was…
Tony Stallard’s Kit Light Sculpture
A major new public artwork for Belfast, Ireland, entitled “Kit,” was recently unveiled at the public realm area at the Abercorn Residential Complex at Titanic Quarter as part of Belfast…
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Walmart to Install Cree LED Lamps at 650 Stores
Cree, Inc. has been selected to provide LED lighting to Walmart for new stores and renovations. Walmart plans to install Cree LRP-38 LED lamps in 650 stores during the first…
Living Light
Columbia University’s Living Architectural Lab’s Living Light is a permanent outdoor light sculpture in Peace Park in Seoul, Korea that displays information about local air quality. Check it out here…
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