“DOE Commercial Lighting Solutions: Overview,” design guidance for deep energy savings, will be presented by Carol Jones, LC, associate IALD of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The Commercial Lighting Solutions webtool provides a free design resource enabling practitioners to exceed energy codes while [...]
Education + Resources
LD+A Wins Gold in Association TRENDS 2010 All-Media Contest
IES magazine LD+A has been honored with two awards from the Association TRENDS’ 2010 All-Media Contest, which recognizes outstanding communications materials from associations. The magazine received a Gold Award in the “Monthly Professional Society Magazine” category for the October 2010 issue and a Bronze Award for its 2011 Media Kit. LD+A was one of more [...]
LIGHTFAIR 2012 to Offer World’s Largest Lighting Conference
LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) will again cover a broad range of today’s most relevant topics, presented by the industry’s leading experts. Set to take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the 2012 LFI Conference program will align with topics addressed on the show floor as well as within the industry as a whole. The LIGHTFAIR [...]
EPA Issues Guidance on PCB-Containing Fluorescent Ballasts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released guidance recommending that schools take steps to reduce potential exposures to PCBs from older fluorescent lighting fixtures. Click here to learn more. There should not be a single school in the country using these ballasts. They should be replaced immediately with higher-efficiency lighting systems.
Construction + Economy, Education + Resources
EleBLog Provides Free Access to Key Government Data on Electrical Contractors and Workers
Info on electrical contractors from the 2007 Economic Census, and official government projections for electrician needs in 2018–printed in six 2010 issues of tED magazine–was recently posted to The EleBlog, operated by a guy I’m proud to call friend and colleague, Joe Salimando, a freelance writer/editor for TED. “After the December issue posted, I noticed [...]
Proud to be LC
I’m happy to announce that I have received the Lighting Certified (LC) certification from NCQLP. It was a tough exam.
Education + Resources, Lighting Design
IES Announces Pre-Publication Offer for 10th Edition of IES Lighting Handbook
The 10th edition brings together in one volume the current state of knowledge as it relates to lighting and lighting design.
November Issues of LightNOW Published
Check out the stories here (issue #1) and here (issue #2). Click here to join the 14,300+ lighting professionals who receive LightNOW in their in-box every month. Subscription is free, takes moments, and we strictly respect your privacy. There is also an option to subscribe to the Lighting Controls Association’s lightingCONTROL newsletter, which offers a [...]
Lighting Quotient and IES Co-Sponsor Sylvan R. Shemitz Memorial Scholarship
In the spring of 2011, The Lighting Quotient and the Illuminating Engineers Society will award a $2,500 scholarship to one student who demonstrates creativity, vision and knowledge in the field of architectural lighting.
IES to Publish 10th Edition of Lighting Handbook
The 10th edition of the IES Lighting Handbook is coming in early 2011! Check it out here.
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