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Product Monday: Kenall Releases Stainless Steel Indoor Swimming Pool Luminaire
Indoor swimming pools, also known as natatoriums, are a very demanding and corrosive environment for lighting. Natatorium luminaires are exposed to high humidity, chlorine, salt, and other chemicals. Kenall drew…
AIA Projects Non-Resi Construction Spending To Increase In 2022 & 2023
According to a new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the nonresidential building sector is expected to see a healthy rebound through next year after failing to recover…
Designing Lighting Magazine Publishes Listing Of Lighting Design & Lighting Product Awards + Winners
Designing Lighting Magazine, a leading publication about the business of lighting design, has published a database of global lighting design and lighting product awards, as well as the winners of…
New NEMA White Paper On The History, Proper & Inproper Uses of UGR
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA LS 20001-2021, White Paper on Unified Glare Rating (UGR). This new white paper explains the original intent of UGR, its proper uses, and common misuses.…
Cybersecurity-Related Additions to DLC NLC5
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently announced two additions to its Networked Lighting Controls (NLC) Technical Requirements, Version 5. These additions became effective December 22, 2021. These are: The DLC now…
Product Monday: Commercial Ceiling Fan With Upper-Room GUV
Greenheck, a provider of air movement equipment, announced the incorporation of patented Northern Light® UV-C technology into its line of AMPLIFY™ overhead HVLS fans, today. AMPLIFY with Northern Light’s patented…
Q4 Pulse Of Lighting Report Shows Industry Growth, Despite The Pandemic
Last month Electrical Trends conducted the quarterly Pulse of Lighting Survey. Over 200 individuals from the electrical distribution channel – electrical distributors, manufacturer reps, lighting agents, and manufacturers – participated. Highlights…
Denver Ordinance First To Require Decarbonization & Energy Efficiency For All Buildings >25,000 Sq. Ft.
The City of Denver recently approved an ordinance requiring all commercial and multifamily buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency, renewable energy, and building electrification. The City…
Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction (179D) Made Permanent
With everything going on with the pandemic in late 2020 and early 2021, few in the lighting industry noticed a major change to the Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction,…
Nominations Close Soon for WILLA Award
The ALA Women In Lighting committee seeks nominations for the ALA Women In Lighting Leadership Award (WILLA) each year to recognize outstanding achievements, mentorship, commitment to community through philanthropy or…
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