Industry News
DOE’s Jim Brodrick on LEDs and ENERGY STAR
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, reprinted with permission from Postings: from the desk of Jim Brodrick Life is good this week on the West Coast. I’m in Vancouver, Washington for…
President Obama Announces New Lighting Efficiency Rules
Yesterday, President Barack Obama and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced aggressive actions to promote energy efficiency and save American consumers billions of dollars per year. Included were major changes…
GE Vid Showcases OLED Concepts
Check out this video from GE, which showcases a number of potential applications for OLEDs, including illuminated clothing (e.g., emergency services gear), decorative “wall peel” lighting, portable lighting, concealed lighting,…
Happy Canada Day!
I moved to Canada, the homeland of my lovely wife, in 2003 and became a citizen last year. It’s a great place to live and raise a family. Happy Canada…
Effective Date for CA Title 24 Energy Code Pushed Back to January 1, 2010
The California Energy Commission has announced that the effective date for the 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Parts 1 and 6) has been changed to January 1, 2010.…
Are CFLs Net Emitters of Mercury?
“Incandescents are better than CFLs because CFLs contain mercury.” There are many arguments against favoring CFLs over incandescents, and I agree with many of them, but this one doesn’t wash.…
May 2009 AIA Billings Index Shows No Significant Improvement in Business
There has been a recent moderation in the downturn in design services billings, but the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reveals that an economic recovery has…
Studio Italia Design’s Magnetita LED Table Light
Venetian lighting company Studio Italia Design commissioned self-taught artist, Denis Santachiara to create Magnetita, a contemporary, fully adjustable LED table light. The product features an advanced balancing system in which…
IES Announces 28th Annual Street and Area Lighting Conference September 13-16, 2009
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) has announced that the 28th Annual Street and Area Lighting Conference–the only conference of its kind–will be held September 13-16, 2009 at…
Electroindustry Future Business Confidence Highest in Nearly Four Years
Good news and bad news in June from NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI). The EBCI rating for current North American conditions retreated slightly in June, but the EBCI for…
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