August 2011

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America recently published RP-22-11 Tunnel Lighting, an ANSI approved standard. The purpose of the document is to provide recommended practices for designing new tunnel lighting systems and advance the art, science and practice of engineering as it relates to tunnel lighting. Changes from the earlier version of RP-22-11 include [...]

NEMA’s compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps index retreated for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q1 of 2011, registering a reading of 180.8, a decline of 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. Incandescent lamp shipments fared better, showing an increase of 6.4% over the previous quarter. With a first quarter reading of 57.0, the index remained unchanged from [...]

Cree, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Ruud Lighting, Inc. at an estimated net cost of approximately $525 million. Combining two highly complementary LED innovators, the acquisition allows Cree to extend its leadership position and increase the adoption of energy-efficient LED lighting. The companies’ shared focus on best-in-class LED-based systems has led to thousands of [...]

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IES DG-29, The Commissioning Process Applied to Lighting and Control Systems 2011 – 40 pages 8 ½ X 11 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-87995-255-6 List Price: $60 IES Member Price: $42.00 Over the past year, I had the privilege of working with the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Commissioning Committee, chaired by Gary Meshberg, LC, LEED-AP or Encelium Technologies, [...]

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced that it has received expanded accreditation from the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for testing of LED products for conformance to the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America LM-79 standard. NVLAP is administered by the National Institute of Science and Technology (“NIST”) and evaluates the competence of testing and [...]

Lutron’s Hi-lume A Series provides continuous, smooth 100-1% dimming for virtually any LED luminaire—whether it requires constant current or constant voltage—making it one of the most versatile LED drivers on the market. ELV phase control, 3-wire phase control and EcoSystem digital control options available.

The Department of Energy has completed Retail Replacement Lamp product testing through the Solid-State Lighting (SSL) CALiPER program. A Summary Report containing the results is now available for download. This special testing was undertaken to identify and test performance of SSL replacement lamp products directly available to the general public through retail outlets (stores and [...]

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently unveiled a new Lighting Action Plan, which outlines four policy goals for lighting: market transformation, best practices, end user demand, and research, development and demonstration. Lighting is responsible for almost 25% of California’s electric energy use, but the California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan says that number can be [...]