December 2011: Lighting Special Report

 

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Power Down

By Debbie McClungUnder (Systems)

Two years ago, Verizon Communications’ 30,000 facilities worldwide consumed more than 9 billion kilo

Tricky Business: Rare-earth Materials Shortage

If the nation’s rising unemployment, flagging construction, and global debt crisis didn’t give elect

The Control Narrative

By Craig DiLouieUnder (Lighting)

Driven by commercial building energy codes, green building projects and owner demands for flexibili

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Hello Broadband, Goodbye Landline
(Systems)
By
Rick Laezman
December 2011
If federal subsidies are any indication of national trends, a recent announcement by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) signals what may be the end of an era. READ MORE
LED Longevity
(Lighting)
By
John Paul Quinn
December 2011
The biggest selling point of the light-emitting diode (LED) lamp is its already legendary longevity, which far surpasses the life expectancy of incandescent, halogen or fluor READ MORE
Looking Ahead
(Green Building)
By
Chuck Ross
December 2011
Alternative-energy watchers are to be forgiven for feeling a bit edgy when it comes to promises of market-shifting technologies. READ MORE
New Orleans Launches Home Energy-Efficiency Program
(Miscellaneous)
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December 2011
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Nonsense
(Your Business)
By
Denise Norberg-Johnson
December 2011
Business decisions are sometimes based on beliefs that are sheer nonsense. READ MORE

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Products Featured In This Issue

Lighting Fixtures
1 Luminaire > Boyd Lighting’s Catacaos luminaire was designed by Federico Otero using the ancient South American handcrafted technique called Filigrana in which small meta READ MORE
Cool Tools: Portable LED Lighting
From backlighting computer screens and HDTVs to automobile brake and signal lights, airport message boards, large display signs, and lighting fixtures in buildings, the light READ MORE
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