October 2010

Members of the Lamp Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced that they are reducing the maximum allowable mercury content in the CFLs that they offer for sale for typical residential use in the United States. Under the new voluntary commitment, effective October 4, 2010, NEMA members will cap the total mercury [...]

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published EM 1-2010 Exit Sign Visibility Testing Requirements for Safety and Energy Efficiency. The standard, last published in 2007, was produced by NEMA’s Emergency Lighting Section. EM 1 establishes a high performance category for internally illuminated exit signs that goes beyond former ENERGY STAR requirements and existing CSA and [...]

Cooper Lighting was recently chosen as a winner in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2010 Product of the Year competition. The annual reader-choice Product of the Year awards were created to provide information on the top new products in the field, with readers choosing Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners in ten categories. Cooper Lighting’s Halo 900 [...]

Olivio Systems by Selux Corporation gives designers a choice of three luminaire sizes, post-top and wall-arm mountings, up to five reflector distributions, and 20-150W metal halide or LED lamping. Surveillance and multimedia technologies can be delivered as part of the system upon request. Click here to learn more about this product.

Acuity Brands has announced the opening of its new training center at its Sensor Switch facility located in Wallingford, CT. This facility is designed to provide hands-on training for Sensor Switch customers and business partners and to showcase the newest Acuity Brands intelligent LED lighting and lighting controls solutions. Featuring an expansive sensor display and [...]

The Home Depot has announced availability of a series of ECOSMART LED replacement lamps. Built by Lighting Science Group, the ECOSMART LED line includes lamps in the common A19, PAR38, PAR30, PAR20, MR16, and G25 types, ranging in retail price from $18.97 for an A19 and MR16 to $44.97 for a PAR38. All of the [...]

For plants to grow well in greenhouses, they need the right temperature and also the right light. Light in the deep red spectrum plays an important role in plant growth because the absorption of chlorophyll in this red range is very high. OSRAM SYLVANIA’s Golden DRAGON Plus and OSLON SSL now provide this deep red [...]

The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) has announced the date for its fifth annual program on LED technology: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Avenue, New York City. Located between 32nd and 33rd Streets (across from Madison Square Garden). Exhibit hours are from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST. [...]

Still not entering into the positive phase, the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) increased for the third straight month in August. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate 9- to 12-month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The AIA reported the August ABI [...]