February 2011

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Arrowlinear by Ametrix Lighting

The Ametrix Arrowlinear is a sleek linear fluorescent luminaire providing uniform asymmetric distribution with no stray light or wasted energy. Dimming options offer additional energy savings. The luminaire can be mounted individually or in continuous rows indoors or out. Mounting options include base, wall, ceiling and pendant. Click here to visit Ametrix Lighting’s website.

Lighting Design

How Wall Finishes Can Save Lighting Energy

My most recent lighting column in Electrical Contractor Magazine describes the role of surface reflectances in the overall efficiency of lighting applications. Because surfaces and objects in typical spaces reflect light, they can play a part in lighting efficiency as extensions of the lighting system. By controlling room surface reflectances, light levels can be improved, [...]

Codes + Standards, Education + Resources, Lighting Design

Title 24 Residential Lighting Design Guide Now Available from CLTC

The Title 24 Residential Lighting Design Guide is now available to help builders comply with California’s 2008 Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. The Residential Lighting Design Guide provides a practical approach to lighting code compliance and design, including a broad array of example designs as well as technical and compliance information organized in a [...]

Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Index Continues Positive Momentum

On the heels of its highest mark since 2007, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) jumped more than two points in December 2010. 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 American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the December [...]

Education + Resources

Cooper Lighting Announces 2011 Class Schedule for the SOURCE Educational Facility

Cooper Lighting has released the 2011 SOURCE calendar of educational classes for the lighting and design community. The SOURCE education facility is located at Cooper Lighting’s headquarters in Peachtree City, Georgia, and offers a wide variety of seminars designed to broaden the understanding of lighting and its applications. The SOURCE has been servicing the lighting [...]

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High Point Market
LightSPEC West
HD EXPO + Conference
National Energy Codes Conference
2024 IES & DOE Research Symposium
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