Education + Resources

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI C136.26-2010 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Troubleshooting Guide for High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Luminaires. This standard, produced by the ANSI Committee 136 for Roadway and Area Lighting, was last revised in 2003. It offers step-by-step guidance for use in troubleshooting HID lighting fixtures by [...]

In December 2010, Electrical Contractor published “Walk Toward the Light,” an article I wrote about the importance of ensuring proper illumination of vertical surfaces, particularly in projects such as LEED projects, which squeeze lighting watts to an extent that risks to lighting quality increase. The article describes the rationale behind wall lighting and its benefits, [...]

LIGHTFAIR International has announced that is again offering the LFI Student Outreach Program—with the addition of an exclusive lighting design competition at the 2011 event. Partnering with Philadelphia chapters of the IES and the IALD, LFI will present Design With Light: Student Lighting Design Competition 2011. The competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate [...]

The Lighting Controls Association is pleased to announce that EE301: Wireless RF Lighting Control has been added to the Association’s popular online Education Express distance education courses. Radio-frequency (RF) wireless communication is a significant emerging lighting control technology in both residential and commercial building applications. In a typical hardwired lighting control system, control signals are [...]

Acuity Brands recently announced the release of its Lithonia Lighting Stock Guide for the iPad and Facebook. This comprehensive, full-color catalog features a broad offering of in-stock, ready-to-ship luminaires and intelligent controls solutions from Lithonia Lighting and Sensor Switch. With these convenient tools, access to product images, IES photometry and technical specifications are always within [...]

The Title 24 Residential Lighting Design Guide is now available to help builders comply with California’s 2008 Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. The Residential Lighting Design Guide provides a practical approach to lighting code compliance and design, including a broad array of example designs as well as technical and compliance information organized in a [...]

Cooper Lighting has released the 2011 SOURCE calendar of educational classes for the lighting and design community. The SOURCE education facility is located at Cooper Lighting’s headquarters in Peachtree City, Georgia, and offers a wide variety of seminars designed to broaden the understanding of lighting and its applications. The SOURCE has been servicing the lighting [...]

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One of the hats I wear in the industry is editor at large for Illuminate, the quarterly lighting supplement to Architectural Products Magazine read by 32,000 architects and lighting designers. I am currently developing the lighting product section for the April/May LIGHTFAIR 2011 issue and looking for great products to include. If you work for [...]