Peerless Lighting’s Mino is a suite of three direct ambient 2×2 LED luminaires–Recessed, Surface and Pendant–that deliver quality illumination, modern design and energy efficiency. Designed to be kind to the…
The Illuminating Engineering Society has launched a new blog-format website designed to educate the public about good lighting. The site, produced by IES and written by myself and industry writer…
Originally published in TED Magazine, April 2012. More than $5 billion in commercial lighting rebates are offered in nearly eighty percent of the United States, according to Leendert Jan Enthoven,…
The Department of Energy Office of Hearings and Appeals has granted Halco Lighting Technologies a two-year exemption relief for certain T8 fluorescent lamps from the efficiency regulations that went into…
From FMI: “Economic forecasting is a tricky business even in normal times, and the current national and global economy is anything but normal. Nonetheless, FMI’s forecast calls for more slow…
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has called upon Congress and the White House to rise above partisanship to find common ground to avoid the “fiscal cliff” threatening our nation’s…
The U.S. Department of Energy has completed Series 15 of testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting CALiPER program. A summary of the results is now available for download on the…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a report that looks at the direct and indirect material and process inputs to fabricate, ship, operate, and dispose of LED lamps,…
Solid State Luminaires recently unveiled TERRASCAPE, a durable landscape accent light with sealed 15° spot, 25° narrow flood, 40° flood and 60° wide flood distribution and 3000K or 4000K color…
Cooper Lighting has announced a call for entries for its 36th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The competition, which focuses on furthering the understanding, knowledge and function of…