Industry News
Future Getting Brighter, According to Architecture Billings Index
After an eight-point jump in March, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) fell less than a full point in April. As a leading economic indicator of…
Avoiding MH Lamp Ruptures
Read the article I wrote on this subject for the January 2009 issue of Electrical Contractor here. The article makes reference to NEMA’s revised LSD25-2008, “Best Practices for Metal Halide…
Electroindustry Business Confidence Advances for Third Straight Month, Suggesting Cyclical Trough
Here’s a reason for some optimism: NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions advanced for a third straight month in May. Since December 2008, the index…
Jim Brodrick on LED Product Service Life
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Reprinted with permission from “Postings: From the Desk of Jim Brodrick.” For more information about the DOE’s solid-state lighting program, click…
Philips Day-Brite To Host Sustainability Seminar at The Lighting Institute on June 11 and 12
The Lighting Institute seminar series from Philips Day-Brite continues with a seminar on sustainability at its LEED-CI Certified facility on June 11 and 12. This seminar is designed for owners,…
WAC Introduces OLED Prototypes
WAC Lighting showcased two innovative OLED fixture prototypes at Lightfair last month, including an OLED mini chandelier and an OLED wall sconce. The OLED Wall Sconce features six color changeable…
NLB Announces Call for Entries in 30th High-Benefit Lighting Awards
The National Lighting Bureau’s 30th annual High-Benefit Lighting Awards Program is under way. This unique program is open to virtually anyone associated with a “High-Benefit Lighting” installation: owners, designers, facility…
Braemar Energy Ventures Invests in Fulham
Braemar Energy Ventures, a venture capital fund making early- to mid-stage investments in the energy technology sector, recently announced a $10 million investment in Fulham, an assembler and distributor of…
Philips Introduces 49W T5HO Lamp
The T8 lamp has been around longer than the T5 lamp and is a bigger market, so there are more offerings. Now we are seeing T5 technology diversifying. For example,…
Is Anybody Home at Lighting.com?
Lighting.com was founded in the 1990s and has since endeavored to serve as a portal for the lighting community. I buy advertising in their newsletter for one of my clients.…
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