The interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) has announced that its 57th Annual Convention and Trade Show will be held October 17-20 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. NALMCO also will unveil its newest nationally recognized certification, named CSLC for Certified Sustainable Lighting Consultant. The certification will be a seal of approval ensuring that a [...]
The Energy Center of Wisconsin has announced a webinar on LED lighting to be held Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at 3-4 PM EST (2-3PM Central). Instructor Avraham Mendall Mor, IALD, LEED AP, IESNA of Lightswitch Architectural will focus on cost of light criteria including energy costs, power consumption, labor costs, lamp costs, lifetime expectancy and [...]
Green Technology has announced a series of educational seminars to educate the public about CALGreen, California’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.
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 [...]
LIGHTFAIR International has announced a call for speakers to submit proposals for the 2011 conference in its new location at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on May 15-19, 2011. Industry experts are invited to submit lighting-related topics from novice to advanced, including (but not limited to) applications, software, control systems, product updates, building integration, [...]
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has announced the expansion of its enLIGHTen America campaign to include blogging and a Twitter page. The expansion marks the most recent step in an initiative dedicated to building awareness of the value of lighting retrofits using the latest technology. Campaign progress can now be followed on Twitter at [...]
Canlyte offers a simple guide to troubleshooting fluorescent and HID lighting systems here (PDF).
The Department of Energy’s Solid-State Lighting program has announced that it is sponsoring a free workshop on LED lighting in Dallas on Sunday, August 15. Presented by Dr. Jack Curran of LED Transformations, the workshop will cover “LED lighting basics and help separate fact from fiction, taking a no-nonsense look at how and where LED [...]
Encelium Technologies recently announced the release of a new whitepaper titled, “Using Advanced Lighting Controls to Drive Down Energy Costs and Improve Worker Satisfaction,” authored by Terry Mocherniak, Chief Operating Officer, Encelium Technologies and contributed by Gary Meshberg, LEED AP, LC, Director of Sales, Encelium Technologies and President of the Lighting Controls Association. The whitepaper [...]
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