Education + Resources

GreenWizard, Inc., a website that allows architects, engineers, and contractors to cross-search, compare and document products for LEED and green commercial construction, has announced that it has closed a Series A round of private investment from a syndicate of venture capital funds and angel investors. The investment was $1.15 million. The syndicated investment was led [...]

The Lighting Controls Association has announced that EE110: Commissioning Lighting Controls, a new course I authored for the organization, has been added to its Education Express series of online distance education courses. Residing at the Association’s website, Education Express provides in-depth education about lighting control and controllable ballast technology, application, system design and commissioning, as [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA is making it easier for drivers to find the correct replacement headlights, signal bulbs and almost all other auto bulbs for their car, truck, van or SUV with a new iPhone application that virtually replicates the company’s automotive lamp replacement guide. The multi-layer database application does not require cell phone reception as it [...]

The 2011 LIGHTFAIR International will be staged in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center instead of New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The reason: The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is scheduled for renovation commencing 2010. The 2011 event will be held May 15-19, 2011, including the LFI Daylighting Institute and LIGHTFAIR Institute: Sunday, [...]

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published LSD 55-2010 Outdoor Lighting and Human/Animal Factors: An Industry Opinion. This new white paper, developed by the NEMA Lighting Systems Division, outlines industry concerns and opinions regarding the subject of light at night and outdoor electric lighting as related to humans, animals, energy conservation and the environment. In [...]

I wrote an article for the March issue of Electrical Contractor about the Lighting Quality Advocates program and the Lighting Facts label. The Quality Advocates Initiative was created by the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance and the Department of Energy to encourage LED product manufacturers to voluntarily follow certain guidelines and labeling to report performance [...]

GE’s Lighting & Electrical Institute recently opened enrollment for its 2010 courses. Workshops this year address fundamentals, product troubleshooting, retrofits and lighting trends in healthcare and retail facilities. All conferences are held in GE’s Lighting & Electrical Institute facility on the historic Nela Park campus in Cleveland, Ohio. More than 6,000 lighting professionals from around [...]

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The 2010 DOE SSL Manufacturing R&D workshop will be held at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, CA, on April 21-22. * Learn about SSL manufacturing trends in Asia, Europe and the U.S. * Explore the impact of infrastructure on global manufacturing decisions * Examine the discipline of design for manufacturing * Assess U.S. [...]