Industry News
LED Products Earn Top Honors at Lightfair
The Lightfair Innovation Awards, sponsored by Architectural Lighting Magazine and elumit.com, honored five products out of 218 submissions with the following awards: Kite by Peerless Lighting. Most Innovative Product of…
Philips Unveils 600-Lumen Dimmable LED A-Lamp Prototype
At Lightfair, Philips Lighting unveiled a prototype of a 600-lumen output A-shape LED bulb that can ultimately be used to replace 40W incandescent lamps in general lighting applications in the…
Ed Begley Delivers Environmental Keynote at Lightfair
Days after his appearance on the Oprah Show, environmentalist and actor Ed Begley Jr. gave a humorous and empowering keynote address on sustainable living at Lightfair International on May 3.…
Lightfair Recognizes 12 Special Exhibitors
I’m old enough to remember when Lightfair toppled Lighting World, and I’ve had the pleasure of attending almost every show since then. As a special addition for its 20th anniversary,…
Lightfair Attendance Beats Record
The LIGHTFAIR 2009 exhibit hall opened to an anticipated record-breaking number of attendees—with numbers topping more than 22,000 pre-registered and expected to walk the show floor. The lighting industry’s premier…
Benya, Neils, Villatoro and Christensen Win 2008 GE Edison Award
The 2008 GE Edison Award was presented to James R. Benya of Benya Lighting Design, Michael Neils and Juan José Villatoro of M. Neils Engineering, Inc., and James E. Christensen…
Starfire Lighting Announces Quick-Ship Program
Starfire Lighting, Inc., a manufacturer of architectural and custom lighting products for commercial, institutional, hospitality and residential applications, has announced its new VersaLux Quick-Ship Program, which combines fast delivery and…
Flying Surfaces by Énergie
Énergie Lighting brings the best of international luminaire design to the U.S. One of the company’s new introductions, Flying Surface designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, offers luminous rectilinear forms,…
Howard Brandston Defends The Incandescent Lamp
“If someone really wanted to do a green household, they could use dimmers, they could use occupancy sensors to turn off the lights in case they forgot to. Control of…
Single-Family Housing Starts Hold Steady in March
More evidence that the housing market may be bottoming out, although the continuing credit crunch and a decline in permits are worrisome for future growth. Characteristic volatility in the multifamily…
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