Craig DiLouie

On January 1, 2018, new Title 20 regulations went into effect requiring general-service lamps achieve an efficacy of 45 lumens/W. While certain specialty incandescent lamps will continue to be available for sale in the state, consumers will be limited to a choice of LED or CFL for general-service sockets once current inventories of incandescent and halogen lamps are sold.

Isolite’s new Dual Tech 2.0 exit signs combine LED lighting with photoluminescent materials to increase reliability by eliminating the need for battery backup power.

In “How to Light a Place of Worship,” Bruce Kirk, Light Perceptions talks about about how to balance modern technique and tradition in the lighting of a house of worship.

Check out the video here, just for fun.

In this republication of a recent Postings, SSL Program Manager Jim Brodrick discusses developments in how to measure and express the color qualities of light.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a final rule related to energy standards for rough-service and vibration-service incandescent lamps. This rule codifies backstop provisions in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, establishing a maximum rated wattage of 40W and packaging limitation of one lamp per package when sold at the retail level. The effective date for the rule was January 25, 2018.

The Beinecke Library is one of the world’s largest libraries devoted solely to rare books and manuscripts. The library’s new facility provides ambient illumination with little electric lighting and daylight filtered through nearly partially translucent marble walls.

Eaton’s Portfolio 2-inch aperture LED Cylinders are available in round and square configurations for ceiling-, wall- or pendant-mount applications. The slender family is available with numerous standard features and options including four beam distributions and lumen packages; six color temperatures; three CRI choices; and Eaton’s Dim-to-Warm (D2W™) technology.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Alfred LaSpina, LED Product Group Marketing Manager, LEDVANCE. The topic: what’s new in LED downlights.