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New Postings for the Lighting Positions Network

      1. Executive Positions from NETSHARE - The following is a sample of open positions that have been posted with NETSHARE over the past week. This list changes every day…with some dropping off and some added. View the $100K+ job listings below and many more on the website at http://www.netshare.com/Jobs_Public.aspx?d=815. Email your interest and resumes, reference the EnergyWatchBlog, directly to Jan Furste jan@netshare.com. 

• Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Northwest, $150,000-$200,000 plus bonus + stock + relocation
• Chief Executive Officer, Southern New England, Open
• General Manager, Southern California, $175,000-$200,000 plus target bonus of 40% + relocation
• Chief Executive Officer, North Dakota, $200,000-$300,000 plus bonus + stock + equity + relocation
• Chief Executive Officer, Texas, $150,000-$250,000 plus incentive plan, plus equity

      2. FSG, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania - Looking to hire a Sales Manager and an Outside Sales Rep at the FSG Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Branch. Looking for individuals with local market sales experience. Previous lighting experience not required, however must have experience in B2B sales in the local market and contact with property owners, managers, and buyers. The Sales Manager is a direct report to the Branch Director, and carries an accountability reporting relationship to the Corporate Vice President of Sales, and Vice President-National Sales (when applicable).The Sales Manager’s span of control encompasses direct oversight responsibility for FSG’s Outside Sales Representatives in the assigned local market. Send resumes to Joseph Reuter joseph.reuter@fsgi.com.

News Updates for the Week of November 25

1.      LED Lighting Market Value in 2014 to Reach US$17.8 Billion, Says LEDinside - The total shipments of LED lighting products will reach 1.32 billion units, representing 68% on-year growth. LEDinside pointed out that the global LED lighting product replacement tide is caused by falling LED product prices. With replacement lamps being the most obvious, bulbs and tubes are the most popular ones in the market, which account for 38% and 24% of LED lighting product demand in 2013, respectively. In addition, the demand for LED luminaires in the future will gradually rise. According to the data, the growth rate of LED lighting market demand volume in North America is expected to reach 72% in 2014; in Latin America 64%; in Europe 69%; in China 86%. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20131120PR204.html

2.      Top-10 Vendors to Occupy 69% of 2013 Global LED Lighting Sales - The 10 largest vendors will together account for 69% of global LED lighting product sales in 2013, according to Taiwan's Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA). The 10 largest vendors and respective global shares are Philips 20%, Osram 15%, Panasonic 8%, Toshiba 7%, Cree 4%, Endo 4%, Zumtobel 3%, Koizumi 3%, Iris Ohyama 3% and Sharp 2%, PIDA indicated. According to LEDinside, global LED lighting production value in 2014 will reach US$17.8 billion and corresponding shipments will increase 68% on year to 1.32 billion units. On-year growth in LED lighting sales volume in 2014 will be 72% in the North America market, 64% in Latin America, 69% in Europe and 86% in China. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20131118PD200.html

3.      OLED Lighting Opportunities 2013-2023: Forecasts, Technologies, Players - OLED and LED lighting are both solid-state technologies and offer overlapping value propositions per market segment. They will therefore compete directly in many instances. This report is divided into two parts: (a) technology and (b) market assessment. The first offers a comprehensive yet detailed overview of both LED and OLED lighting, going through fabrication processes, material compositions, technology roadmaps, and key players. The device attributes of each technology are also critically assessed, examining parameters such as color warmth and controllability, flexibility, efficiency, surface emission, lifetime, wafer size, and luminaire design.  The second section offers a blunt market assessment. http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/clk772/oled_lighting

4.      Zhaga Publishes New Downlight and Rectangular LED Module Specifications - The Zhaga Consortium has published its Book 7 and 8 specifications for LED light engines (LLEs), essentially placing the standards into the public domain for usage by any company. The new specifications, for modules focused on linear/square fixtures and downlights respectively, join Books 1, 2, and 3 that Zhaga previously made available for public use. Modular solid-state lighting (SSL) technology in general, and Zhaga-based modules in particular, are meant to accelerate product development and in the case of Zhaga allow lighting manufacturers to choose from compatible LLEs offered by multiple vendors. There are now Zhaga specifications, that the consortium calls books, to serve in a variety of indoor and outdoor fixtures types. http://ledsmagazine.com/news/10/11/10

5.      DOE Publishes A Caliper Report and Subjective Study on LED PAR38 Lamps - The US DOE has published two reports on LED-based PAR38 retrofit lamps including an updated quantitative Caliper report on the lamps and a subjective report on light quality in which lighting designers rated various products. The Caliper report is an addendum to Report 20 in the DOE Caliper series that was initially issued in 2012, and the addendum covers six additional lamps and three additional benchmarks focused on the performance characteristics of the LEDs. The subjective report has been called Caliper 20.1 and covers the evaluation of beam quality, shadow quality, and color quality by lighting professionals. The report concluded that all 38 models of PAR38 lamps tested surpass halogen lamps in terms of energy efficiency. http://ledsmagazine.com/news/10/11/16

6.      ENERGY STAR® Center Beam Intensity Tool Update - The U.S. EPA has released an update to the Center Beam Intensity Tool for the ENERGY STAR Lamps specification to better reflect the Tool’s capabilities and limitations. The Tool was built using published data for common incandescent and halogen PAR and MR lamps in the market. The Tool’s underlying calculations remain unchanged, but now it will be clear when values entered are not supported by the underlying dataset. These updates were made to ensure that values generated by the tool reflect the intention of the tool and the incumbent technology dataset it was built from. Download at Light Bulbs for Partners

7.      Philips and Desso Announce Partnership to Develop Light Transmissive Carpets - Lighting maker Philips and carpet maker Desso said the partnership will further unlock the potential of LED integration into surfaces and will transform the way people interact with information and their environment in offices, hotels, conference centers and other public buildings. The LED light emitting carpets will provide many benefits in the areas of information, direction, inspiration and safety, such as guiding people around buildings, including safety exits and routes; enhancing the ambiance and atmosphere of the interior of buildings combining lighting with design and color; and helping to de-clutter spaces by making information visible only when needed. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20131119PR204.html

8.      LED vs. Everything Else: Interior & Exterior - Instructed by Stan Walerczyk, L.C., C.L.E.P.  Yes, LEDs are new, rapidly improving and have the 'wow' factor, but how do they currently compare with high performance incumbent technologies and some other new technologies in interior and exterior applications? How will these comparisons change in just one or two years? What are the best applications for currently available LED products? When should interim technologies be used before LEDs are really ready for prime time in some applications? 8-Hour Distance Learning Seminar; Earns 0.8 CEU / 8 PDH; Presented in four 2-hour live online sessions; New Program Starts January 13 AEE Seminars registrar@aeecenter.org

9.      History of the Light Bulb - http://energy.gov/articles/history-light-bulb  Incandescents and existing lighting fixtures use designs that date back to Edison’s days. Replacing the old bulbs with LEDs is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to saving energy on lighting. LED lighting systems designed to take full advantage of LED’s strengths have even greater energy-savings potential than forcing LEDs into 19th century fixtures. It’s hard to tell where lighting technology will go in the future, but one thing is clear: it won’t be your grandfather’s light bulb. To learn how the Energy Department is working to accelerate the efficiency and quality of LEDs, visit the Solid-State Lighting Program’s website

10.  Price of Electricity Hit Record for October; Up 42% in Decade - The price of electricity hit a record for the month of October, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That made October the eleventh straight month when the average price of electricity hit or matched the record level for that month. The average price of electricity in October was 13.2 cents per kilowatt hour (KWH), up from 12.8 cents per KWH in October 2012—and up from 9.3 cents per KWH in October 2003. Americans now pay 42 percent more for electricity than they did a decade ago. - See more at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ap

11.  2013 SSL Market Introduction Workshop Presentations Posted - More than 200 attendees gathered to share the latest updates and strategies for successful market introduction of high-quality, energy-efficient SSL solutions at the eighth annual DOE Solid-State Lighting Market Introduction Workshop, held November 12–14 in Portland, OR.  The workshop presentations and materials have been posted on the DOE SSL website at www.ssl.energy.gov/portland2013_materials.html

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New Postings for the Lighting Positions Network

1.      MaxLite District Sales Manager – Central Region/South District (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana) - Manage assigned Territory and Independent Rep. Agencies; establish sales goals for the Territory and for the Agencies; identify and target strategic customers within the Territory; assist in the growth of Distributors and Agencies; assist in development of pricing strategies; conduct training sessions, participate in corporate sales functions, trade shows, and customer presentations. Reporting to C&I VP Central Sales. Three to five years minimum sales and/or sales management experience. Send resumes to: Boyd Corbett bcorbett@maxlite.com.

2.   FSG, Conshohocken PA - Looking to hire a Sales Manager and an Outside Sales Rep at the FSG Conshohocken PA Branch. Looking for individuals with local market sales experience. Previous lighting experience not required, however must have experience in B2B sales in the local market and contact with property owners, managers, and buyers. The Sales Manager is a direct report to the Branch Director, and  carries an accountability reporting relationship to the Corporate Vice President of Sales, and Vice President-National Sales (when applicable). The Sales Manager’s span of control encompasses direct oversight responsibility for FSG’s Outside Sales Representatives in the assigned local market. Send resumes to Joseph Reuter joseph.reuter@fsgi.com.

News Updates for the Week of November 18

1.      Hundreds of LED Lights Illuminate NYC’s 1 World Trade Center Spire - Hundreds of red, white and blue LED modules are illuminating lower Manhattan as officials test the lights atop 1 World Trade Center. The port authority of New York and New Jersey said Friday the beacon is packed with nearly 300 modules and their glow can be seen for up to 50 miles. The beacon and spire together stand 408 feet tall and bring the building, formerly called the Freedom Tower, to its symbolic height of 1,776 feet and is deemed the nation's tallest building. 11/08 AP

2.      Con Ed 2012 Rates Highest of Any Major US Utility - Con Ed's 2.1 million residential customers in New York City and Westchester County paid an average of 25.65 cents per kilowatt hour in 2012, the data released Friday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That's more than twice the national average price of 11.88 cents per kilowatt hour. Con Ed said in a statement that more than 25 percent of the bill consists of government-imposed taxes and fees. Long Island Power Authority customers also paid some of the country's highest rates at 19.03 cents per kilowatt hour last year. 11/12 AP

3.      Status of the LED Industry 2013 - Growth of the LED industry has come initially from the small display application and has been driven forward by the LCD display application. In 2012, General Lighting has surpassed all other applications, representing nearly 39% of total revenue of packaged LEDs. Indeed, the LED TV crisis of 2011 (following an overestimation of the market) had the benefit of decreasing LED prices and intensifying the competitive environment. As a matter of fact, LED-based lighting product prices have decreased more rapidly than expected, increasing the penetration rate of the technology. Yole Développement estimates packaged LED will reach a market size of $13.9B in 2013 and will peak to $16B by 2018. Growth will be driven mainly by General Lighting applications (45% to 65% of total revenue during this period), completed by display applications. http://www.researchandmarkets.com/publication/m9qh8qc/status_of_the_led_industry_2013  

4.      Philips On ‘The Future of Light’ - Based upon expert interviews and more than 50 case studies, the report summarizes 12 trends which have been grouped into four themes showing the way lighting can be used to create experiences, tell stories, convey information and promote wellness. The PSFK report highlights projects which collectively demonstrate the numerous benefits of light, ranging from healthy sleep patterns and feelings of safety, through to macro issues, including the readdress of resource scarcity and climate change. http://electricalcontractor.com/?p=11760

5.      Christmas Lights Are Going Green - The shift is showing up at stores, which are selling more of the efficient LED lights. Wal-Mart is devoting half of its shelf space for Christmas lights to LEDs and offering a string of 50 mini LED lights for $5, down from $6.30 last year.  Costco is selling no incandescent Christmas lights at all. General Electric, which has peddled holiday lighting for more than a century, expects that two out of every five strings of lights sold this year will be LEDs. 11/11 The Kansas City Star

6.      Osram LEDs to Light The Sistine Chapel's Michelangelo Frescoes - The project, involving custom-designed fixtures optimized for beam control and with a color spectrum that will highlight the pigmentation in the frescoes, will be completed next year, although a pilot project entitled LED4Art has already proven the concept. LED-based lighting will enable higher illuminance levels on iconic artwork in famed Rome cathedral while preserving the historically-significant work and utilizing 60% less energy. http://ledsmagazine.com/news/10/11/7

7.      tED Magazine Prepares to Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary - In 2014, tED magazine will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Each month, the magazine will have a special feature looking back on 50 years of bringing you news about electrical distribution industry. http://www.tedmag.com

8.      MaxLite Launches Mobile Website - To meet the rapidly changing needs of customers and other lighting professionals that work in the field, MaxLite® has launched an easy-to-navigate mobile website that dynamically displays data sheets, images and information from the company's extensive product library for use with any type of smartphone. Rather than using downloads, the website will provide information dynamically and instantaneously. MaxLite's mobile website is updated daily with new product and application images, specification information, promotions and other corporate information that is vital to its distributors, specifiers and sales representatives. View the mobile website from your personal computer at http://m.maxlite.com

9.      Eaton LED Solutions Improve Lighting for Georgia Auto Dealership - Power management company Eaton and its Cooper Lighting division are proving that LED fixtures can provide more than just energy savings with a recent project for Georgia-based car dealership, Nalley Honda-Buick-GMC-Isuzu located in Brunswick. To showcase automobiles and reduce energy expenses, Eaton's Cooper Lighting business teamed up with Georgia Power to install 76 Streetworks Galleon LED fixtures, resulting in impressive illumination and an overall energy savings of 60 percent. 11/15 http://www.tedmag.com

10.  Top U.S. Organizations Using Most Green Power -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its updated lists of the top Green Power Partnership (GPP) organizations choosing to use clean, renewable electricity. The top 10 partners appearing on the Top 100 list include:

1)      Intel Corporation

2)      Microsoft Corporation

3)      Kohl's Department Stores

4)      Whole Foods Market

5)      Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

6)      U.S. Department of Energy

7)      Staples

8)      City of Houston, TX

9)      Starbucks Company-Owned Stores

10)  Apple Inc.

For more on the Top Rankings visit www.epa.gov/greenpower/toplists/index.htm.

11.  One-day Immersion in LED Lighting Education and Solutions - For specifiers of commercial, architectural and decorative LED lighting products. http://www.ledspecifiersummit.com/

12.  ASHRAE/IES Publish 2013 Energy Standard 90.1-2013 - Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, incorporates 110 addenda, reflecting changes made through the public review process. Appendix F gives brief descriptions and publication dates of the addenda to 90.1-2010 reflected in this new edition. The most significant lighting changes include improvements to daylighting and daylighting controls, space-by-space lighting power density limits, thresholds for toplighting and revised controls requirements and format. http://www.techstreet.com/ashrae/products/1865966

      

      13.  Raleigh Orthopaedic Selects Cree LED Lighting - Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, one of the city's largest orthopaedic practices, chose LED lighting from Cree, Inc. for the facility's new state-of-the-art headquarters and surgery center. The North Carolina facility installed more than 1,000 Cree® CR Series LED architectural troffers throughout the 98,000-square-foot clinic. According to Raleigh Orthopaedic, the newly installed LED troffers will decrease the clinic's lighting energy usage by 54 percent compared to outdated fluorescent technologies. http://www.tedmag.com

14.  Chicago City Infrastructure Trust Eyes ComEd Efficiency Fund - The money would come from ComEd customers who pay, on average, $1.24 a month on their bills for energy efficiency programs. The fund totals almost $160 million annually, money that currently is used for programs such as swapping out light bulbs and providing rebates on appliances.  11/12 Chicago Tribune