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NAILD: 35 years later still going strong Megan Lambright Share    
Last week, NAILD celebrated 35 years at the annual conference at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. The conference, like always, boasted plenty of educational tracks, networking opportunities, and, of course, fun! More
New 2012 Standards for General Service Fluorescent Lamps NEMA with comments from ULT Share
On July 12th of this year new DOE regulations for general service fluorescent lamps take effect. The new efficiency standards essentially outlaw the standard 4-foot T12 lamps and were also going to do the same for the 700 series T8 lamps. Note: Some high cost T12 lamps still meet the requirements. Due to the rare earth phosphor issues in China, the major lamp companies were able to get "Exception Relief" for the 700 series T8 lamps. This exception relief will be effective for the next two years. The attached document details the regulations BEFORE the exception relief was issued for the 700-series T8 lamps. More LED enlightenment aids efficiency options Bloomberg Businessweek Share
While small business job creation isn't as strong as we'd like, it's stronger than many people think. Since the recovery began, small and midsize companies have been producing more jobs than their larger counterparts and creating them at a faster pace than during the recovery from the 2001 recession. But because small business employment hasn't yet caught up to where it was before the recession began, the perception that small employers aren’t hiring endures. More Lighting option an oldie but goodie Electric Co-op Today Share
LEDs spend so much time in the spotlight these days that an old standby is often overlooked. But the folks at NRECA's Cooperative Research Network think induction lighting deserves a second glance. "It's a mature technology. It works," said Brian Sloboda, CRN senior program manager. CRN and its strategic partner E Source have been looking at how induction lighting stacks up against LEDs. Sloboda said each technology has its advantages. More Putting a 'face' with your name on Google+ FOX Small Business Share
In today's media cycle, maybe just as important as having a web advertisement is making sure its findable. According to Jason Hennessey, CEO of EverSpark Interactive, a search engine optimization company, one available big help to upping your web exposure is little known: Google authorship. It's a feature on Google's social media platform which, when used, makes your business’ photo appear along with the headline links on the Google search page. More Carnegie Mellon reports that DC power is cheaper for LED lighting LEDs Magazine Share
The debate over AC or DC power grids will apparently continue into a third century as researchers have documented significant energy savings potential in commercial buildings when LED lighting is powered by a DC grid. Carnegie Mellon University researchers say DC power could save $24,000 a year in a 48,000-ft2 building lit by solid-state lighting. The university team published the research in the scientific journal Energy Policy. A DC grid was not identified as an advantage for fluorescent lighting, but the advantage for SSL is clear. Moreover in a building equipped with solar cells that generate DC power, the savings escalate another $5000 per year. More
China to issue rare earth special tax permit to regulate overproduction Platts Share
China will start allocating value-added tax permits to rare earth companies in Sichuan and Inner Mongolia from May 1 in a bid to regulate overproduction of the mineral, sources told Platts recently. China accounts for about 97 percent of world output of the 17 rare earth metals crucial for the defense, electronics and renewable-energy industries and used in a range of products such as smartphoones, disk drives and wind turbines. But its reserves only account for about one-third of the world's total. More 3 tubular skylights for daylighting and LEED credits Green Buildings Share
A tubular skylight provides natural light to indoor spaces where it might not otherwise be possible to do so. These tubular skylights, or light pipes, allow daylight to be transferred from the roof to occupied space below, even when there is a considerable distance involved – such as through an attic. More Understanding venture capital's role in lighting Architectural Lighting via Edison Report Share
Lighting manufacturer Soraa is on the verge of shipping the first of its potentially revolutionary line of LED MR16 lamps. Based on a technology that grows an LED's photon-producing gallium nitride crystal on gallium nitride itself, allowing the LED to run on more current and generate 10 times more light, the lamps will be the first to offer quality performance equivalent to that of a 50W halogen MR16, according to the company. And without $100 million in venture capital funding, it's unlikely that the company, or its ability to pursue this line of research, ever would have existed. More US demand for luminaires projected at $25B in 2016 SBWire via Edison Report Share
Demand for lighting fixtures in the US is projected to increase 7.4 percent annually to $25.1 billion in 2016. This represents a recovery from the declines posted between 2006 and 2011, as both motor vehicle production and construction activity recover from low 2011 levels. More Engage employees to give their best FOX Small Business Share
Employee engagement looms large as a challenge facing all organizations, big or small. For the past two years, "keeping employees engaged" was rated as the most significant workplace challenge by nearly 800 global business leaders in a major industry study. More |
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