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		<title>Get Ready for California&#8217;s Green Building Code: CALGreen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Technology has announced a series of educational seminars to educate the public about CALGreen, California&#8217;s new green building code, which becomes mandatory for all new residential and commercial construction in January 2011. Click here for registration details and upcoming dates.]]></description>
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		<title>ASHRAE Offers Energy Code Courses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several interesting energy code and related courses being offered online this fall by ASHRAE through the ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI). Course participants earn three professional development hours, 0.3 CEUs, or three AIA learning units for each seminar completed. Courses are instructor-led, drawing upon professional knowledge of leading practitioners. The courses are: Understanding Standard 189.1 for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Model Lighting Ordinance Draft 2 Now Available for Public Review Through August 23</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Dark Sky Association and the Illuminating Engineering Society Boards of Directors have approved the release of the Second Draft of the Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO) for Public Review and Comment. These organizations are developing the MLO to address the need for strong, consistent outdoor lighting regulation that addresses energy, glare, light trespass and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOE Publishes Recommendations for Rating LED Product Life</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/07/doe-publishes-recommendations-for-rating-led-product-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Energy has published a new guide, LED Luminaire Lifetime: Recommendations for Testing and Reporting, which provides an important first step toward consistent, industry-wide understanding of LED fixture lifetime. Download it here. (Bad link has been fixed)]]></description>
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		<title>NEMA Publishes Standard for High-Power White LED Binning for General Lighting</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/06/nema-publishes-standard-for-high-power-white-led-binning-for-general-lighting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published SSL 3-2010 High-Power White LED Binning for General Illumination. This marks NEMA’s first solid state lighting (SSL) standard. Produced by NEMA’s Solid State Lighting Section, SSL 3 provides standardized categorization areas (bins) for the colors of “white” light-emitting diodes (LEDs) used for general lighting. LED manufacturers use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controls Friday: Lighting Controls Association Publishes Whitepaper on New California Title 20 Regulations</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/06/controls-friday-lighting-controls-association-publishes-whitepaper-on-new-california-title-20-regulations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Controls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig's Lighting Control Whitepapers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[California new Title 20 standards, which went into effect January 1, 2010, created new energy efficiency standards for 150-500W metal halide light fixtures used in indoor and outdoor applications. These fixtures may not be manufactured in the State of California unless they meet the new standards. For the most part, the fixture will have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sylvania to Host Live Webinar on EMerge Standard</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/06/sylvania-to-host-live-webinar-on-emerge-standard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The EMerge Alliance: Using DC Power Distribution in Commercial Interior Applications&#8221; Live webinar with Paula Ziegenbein Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:00 PM EDT/ 10:00 AM PDT Paula D. Ziegenbein, Strategic Marketing Manager with OSRAM SYLVANIA and a member of the Board of Directors of the EMerge Alliance, will: • Provide an overview of the EMerge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York State Adopts 2009 International Energy Conservation Code</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/06/new-york-state-adopts-2009-international-energy-conservation-code/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 1, 2010, the New York State Building Code Council voted to adopt the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, which will be known as the Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State and will apply to all jurisdictions in the State. When within the jurisdiction of the City of New York, administration and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEMA Publishes BL 2-2009 Energy Efficiency for Electronic Ballasts for T8 Fluorescent Lamps</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/05/nema-publishes-bl-2-2009-energy-efficiency-for-electronic-ballasts-for-t8-fluorescent-lamps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/05/nema-publishes-bl-2-2009-energy-efficiency-for-electronic-ballasts-for-t8-fluorescent-lamps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 12:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published BL 2-2009 Energy Efficiency for Electronic Ballasts for T8 Fluorescent Lamps. The standard was developed by NEMA’s Ballast Section and revises the 2007 version. BL 2 contains energy efficiency requirements for evaluating electronic ballasts designed for use with 4-ft. 32W T8 fluorescent lamps with a lumen output [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed The News</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/05/in-case-you-missed-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/05/in-case-you-missed-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 12:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[bad lighting bad for your health? In June 2009, the American Medical Association adopted a resolution advocating that “all future outdoor lighting be of energy-efficient designs” and that the AMA “support light pollution reduction efforts and glare reduction efforts.” Specifically, the AMA resolved to support efforts to ensure that streetlights feature a “fully shielded or [...]]]></description>
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