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Industry News

2010-03-08 ANSI

AndAction! Standards Play a Leading Role at the 2010 Oscars

Last night, as millions of people around the globe tuned in to watch Hollywoods whos-who walk the red carpet for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, standards were in the house, on the screen, and behind the curtain making the magic of the movie industrys biggest night possible.

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2010-03-08 Ashrae

21 Changes Proposed for Standard 90.1

Contact: Jodi Scott Public Relations 678-539-1140 jscott@ashrae.org ATLANTA Public input to help shape the technical requirements in Standard 90.1 is being sought through 21 proposed addenda, which could become part of the 2010 standard.

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2010-03-05 United States Senate Committee On Energy & Natural Resources

The Week Ahead (March 8-12)

Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of March 8-12 · On Tuesday, March 9, the full committee will examine financial transmission rights and other electricity market mechanisms.

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2010-03-05 Green Inc.- New York Times Blog

For Lighting, an Exception to Buy American

Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The Department of Energy has waived a buy American requirement for government projects receiving money from last years stimulus bill so that recipients can purchase energy-efficient lighting products for public buildings and roadways.

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2010-03-05 Ashrae

First Changes Proposed to New Green Standard: Daylighting Addressed

Contact: Jodi Scott Public Relations 678-539-1140 jscott@ashrae.org ATLANTAMembers are being sought and changes proposed for the new standard for the design of high-performance green buildings published in January.

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2010-03-05 The New York Times

Senators Follow Obamas Lead, Pitch $6B Building Efficiency Bill

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy, led by President Barack Obama, launched a Cash for Caulkers program called Home Star, to give rebates and other incentives to consumers who make their homes more energy efficient.

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2010-03-04 Lighting & Sound America

IESNYC Announces Winners of 2010 NYC Student Lighting Competition

J. Parkman Carter The Illuminating Engineering Society, NYC Section (IESNYC) has announced the winners of the 2010 NYC Student Lighting Competition following its 10th annual awards reception held at The Helen Mills Theatre, New York City.

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2010-03-04 Lighting & Sound America

ETC LDI 2010 Student-Sponsorship Applications Available -- Online or at USITT

ETC's successful LDI Student Sponsorship program, is heading into its 11th year (and 66 alumni strong). Each year ETC selects six college students to attend the LDI trade show with the staff members -- all expenses paid.

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2010-03-04 Lighting & Sound America

LEDucation IV Breaks Highest Attendee Record

Presented by The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), LEDucation IV has firmly established itself as the premier lighting event within the industry with a record-setting attendance.

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2010-03-03 NEMA

Lamp Indices Gain Ground During Fourth Quarter of 2009

ROSSLYN, Va., March 3, 2010NEMAs lamp indices for incandescent and compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps increased 6.7 and 15.5 percent, respectively, during the fourth quarter of 2009.

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2010-03-03 Scottrade

SEMI-CONDUCTOR LIGHTING LEADS CHINA'S LIGHTING INDUSTRY RECOVERY

As exports began to revive in 2009, China's lighting industry has enjoyed a strong recovery led by semiconductor lighting products, the latest statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) show.

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2010-03-03 IStock Analyst

Johnson Controls acquires Georgia lighting company

(Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)By Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mar. 3--Johnson Controls Inc. said Tuesday it has acquired National Energy Services of Roswell, Ga.

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2010-03-03 Buildings.com

Design Complete for the Countrys First LEED Lexus Car Dealership

One challenge to the perfect lighting system was specifying a high dose of lighting without consuming too much energy When it came to designing the power distribution and lighting systems for one of the countrys first LEED Silver Lexus car dealerships, controlling when, where, and how much lighting was used.

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2010-03-02 Biz Journals

Daylight Architect Honored With EUR100,000 Award

COPENHAGEN, March 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- James Carpenter, the New York-based architect, sculptor and designer of daylight, is this year's recipient of the VILLUM and VELUX FOUNDATION'S Daylight and Building Component Award.

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2010-03-01 Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit News (Blog)

DOE Report Estimates Energy Savings Potential of SSL

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released analysis findings of the energy savings potential of solid-state lighting (SSL) sources for general illumination applications compared to conventional light sources (e.

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2010-02-25 NEMA

EBCI for Current North American Conditions Climbs to Highest in Nearly Four Years

ROSSLYN, Va., February 24, 2010NEMAs Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions advanced sharply for a second straight month in February, climbing to its highest level in nearly 4 years.

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2010-02-24 Lighting & Sound America

Philips Appoints van der Heide First Chief Design Officer for Lighting

Philips has announced that Rogier van der Heide will be appointed in the newly created position of chief design officer for Philips Lighting. The company states that this serves as a further step in elevating the role of design in the company, which it recognizes as a key factor of brand differentiation and..

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2010-02-24 eXaminer.com

LED lighting lifetime & reliability for green building

The European Union is phasing out conventional incandescent light bulbs prior to its ensuing ban in 2012 and is moving towards high-brightness light-emitting diode (HB-LED), also known as solid state lighting, in order to reduce net carbon dioxide emissions, since these devices consume 80 percent less energy.

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2010-02-24 NEMA

NEMA Publishes LSD 49-2010 Solid State Lighting for Incandescent ReplacementBest Practices for Dimming

(ROSSLYN, Va.)The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published LSD 49-2010 Solid State Lighting for Incandescent ReplacementBest Practices for Dimming.

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2010-02-23 New York Real Estate Journal

Advanced lighting control can reduce operating costs

Typically the largest electrical load in a commercial building, lighting accounts for 20 to 40% of the average business' electric bill. While light is a commodity essential for productivity, lighting is a business asset that should be managed as a critical component of both the building and the organization..

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2010-02-22 Scottrade

Finelite Wins Best in Class in DOE LED Next Generation Luminaires(TM) (NGL) Design Competition

An LED desk lamp, the Curve by Finelite, won Best in Class in the 2009 NGL Design Competition. Two other Finelite entries also received recognition as winners, the Muro wall wash luminaire and the LED Undercabinet.

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2010-02-19 OLED-TV Display/Monitor Technology News_blog

LIGHTING JAPAN 2010 Preview

VIP Registration Show Management issues "VIP Invitation Card" exclusively for those whose titles are above "Manager". Different from the normal invitation tickets, VIP Invitation Card has various privileges such as free entrance to technical conference and VIP party, etc.

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2010-02-19 eXaminer.com

Solid state lighting for green building & job creation

As many green building programs continue advocating the transition away from conventional incandescent light bulbs to more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs, solid state lighting is gaining traction in the marketplace, due to its numerous competitive advantages, and being elevated by government...

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2010-02-19 The Virginia Engineer

Proposed Changes to Lighting Standards Debated

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) / The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) Standard 90.

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2010-02-18 EDN

Burn out: weak links affect HB-LED lifetime

High-brightness LEDs for solid-state lighting can last 50,000 hours or more, but the components surrounding them generate heat that can cause early failures. Proper selection of capacitors and other components, along with thermal management, can help you save your LEDs from an early demise.

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2010-02-18 Scottrade

GE's Evolve LED Cobrahead Street Lighting Systems Recognized as 'Best-in-Class'

GE Lighting Solutions, a unit of GE Lighting, said that it has earned more awards than any other company in this year's Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Competition, including a Best-in-Class award for the GE Evolve R150 LED Cobrahead Luminaire, a new LED street and roadway light.

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2010-02-17 Individual.com

Cooper Lighting Products Recognized in Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Design Competition

Four innovative products awarded for superior performance show diversity of vast...

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2010-02-17 Scottrade

China Intelligent Lighting and Electronics files for initial public offering

China Intelligent Lighting and Electronics, Inc. (CINLE) has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to issue 2.5 million shares through an initial public offering at a price of $3 to $4 per share.

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2010-02-16 Zibb

The U.S. Department of Energy Honors Universal Display Corporation for White OLED Lighting Advances

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED(TM) technology and materials, today announced that the company has been honored by the U.

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2010-02-16 Otto

USAI Receives 2009 Next Generation Luminaires Award

Lighting manufacturer USAI announced that it has been recognized as a winner of a 2009 Next Generation Luminaires Award for BeveLED, a new recessed, LED adjustable downlight.

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2010-02-16 redOrbit

A Shift Towards Intelligent and Energy-Efficient Luminaires to Spur Growth in the European Lighting Equipment Markets, Says Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The European luminaire market is long established and mature. However, recent developments have shaken the sedentary growth rate of the market, with a construction boom in early-2000s swiftly followed by a construction slump and prolonged economic downturn.

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2010-02-12 Akoya

Winners Announced in Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition

Winners of the second annual Next Generation Luminaires awards were announced February 11, 2010 at the Strategies in Light Conference in Santa Clara, California.

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2010-02-11 ANSI

Standards Keep Innovation Alive on National Inventors Day

February 11 is National Inventors Day, a holiday declared by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 to recognize the significant contributions that inventors make to the nation and the world.

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2010-02-11 The Paramus Post

Lightfair International Launches Design Symposia, Broadens Educational Programming

Contributed by: Mel Fabrikant The 2010 LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI) educational programa lineup of robust institute courses and conference seminarsadds more fresh content with the launch of the Design Symposia.

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2010-02-10 Signshop Network

LIGHTFAIR® International Launches Design Symposia, Broadens Educational Programming

Atlanta, GeorgiaThe 2010 LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI) educational programa lineup of robust institute courses and conference seminarsadds more fresh content with the launch of the Design Symposia.

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2010-02-10 Ashrae

ASHRAE '10: Building the Future

Contact: Jodi Scott Public Relations 678-516-1207 jscott@ashrae.org Amanda Dean adean@ashrae.org ATLANTA A standard set to be a game changer in the industry was introduced at ASHRAEs 2010 Winter Conference, while work continued on other programs and standards that will help the Society build a more...

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