Lighting Industry

With the recent development of LiteCycle wiring, Litecontrol is the first lighting company to eliminate PVC from fixture wiring. LiteCycle wiring removes the toxicity and environmental concerns of PVC and meets the C2C product environmental rating system’s tough standards. LiteCycle wiring is UL-approved and is now provided in all Litecontrol luminaires. The first LiteCycle material, [...]

Today is Flag Day in Mexico.

As reported by LightNOW on December 2, 2009, the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and Canadian Specifications Canada (CSC) have ended support of MasterFormat95. Licensing expired December 31, 2009, with the industry being required to switch to MasterFormat 2004. Wayne Engebretson of Reed Construction Data has an interesting take on it here. In short, it’s time [...]

Today is George Washington’s birthday.

In January, the RealComm Advisory newsletter published a short article, “Advanced Lighting Control Can Reduce Operating Costs and Improve Worker Satisfaction,” by Terry Mocherniak and Howard Berger, available here. The article talks about digital control architecture as the delivery system for the industry’s most advanced lighting control systems. . . . . . This post [...]

EnOcean, the developer of self-powered wireless sensor networks, is sponsoring four-time Olympian, Catherine Raney-Norman. The sponsorship celebrates the achievements of a US speed skating record holder and contributes to her continued success in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Today is President’s Day.

Today is Valentine’s Day.

Today’s is Lincoln’s birthday.