Industry News
Horticultural Lighting: The Potential of LEDs
In December 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a report evaluating the energy-savings potential of LED lighting in horticultural applications. The DOE concluded that LED lighting offers 24–30…
Will EISA 2007’s Backstop Provision Go Into Effect in 2020?
In 2017, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association appealed a Department of Energy ruling on general-service incandescent lamps. In a series of blog posts in September 2018, NEMA’s Clark Silcox explains…
Product Monday: Flindt Wall by Louis Poulsen
Using the cylindrical Flindt Bollard as his starting point, Danish designer Christian Flindt created Louis Poulsen’s new Flindt Wall, a circular wall-mounted luminaire that brings bold, sculptural illumination to both…
Lighting for Senior Facilities
Below is an application story I contributed to the November issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. Nearly 50 million people aged 65 and…
Electroindustry Confidence Index Dips Into Negative Territory
The September 2018 Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI), maintained by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), dipped into negative territory for the first time in two years. The EBCI dropped…
Architecture Firm Billings Slow but Remain Positive in September
Architecture firm billings growth slowed in September but remained positive for the twelfth consecutive month, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for…
Product Monday: Edge-Lit Luminaires by Litecontrol
Litecontrol’s Vora™ 50L architectural recessed troffer utilizes laser-etched, acrylic light guides for edge lighting, resulting in uniform illumination across the entire surface of the luminaire. A center mixing chamber captures…
The History of Daylight Saving Time
On November 4, 2018, Americans reset their clocks back one hour as daylight saving time 2018 ended at 2:00 AM. In this article, National Geographic examines why we have daylight…
Lighting and Behavior and Health: Separating Fact from Myth
In this week’s featured episode of NAILD’s Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, Dr. Jennifer Veitch talks about what we know about lighting’s effect on human health.
Hank Bergson on Overage in the Lighting Industry
Hank Bergson, former president and CEO of the National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA), recently contributed an article to Bill Attardi’s EnergyWatch on the topic of overage in the lighting…
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