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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Make 179D Tax Deduction Permanent

Aug 08, 2017

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress that would make permanent a key energy efficiency tax incentive for owners and designers of energy efficient buildings while expanding its benefits to…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Self-Testing Emergency LED Driver by IOTA

Aug 07, 2017

IOTA’s ILB-CP10-HE-SD is a UL-Listed self-testing emergency LED driver for field and factory installations. IOTA’s ILB-CP10-HE-SD Emergency LED Driver combines patented Constant Power illumination with automatic self-testing technology for optimal…

Awards

IES Announces 2017 Illumination Award of Merit Winners

Aug 04, 2017

The Illuminating Engineering Society recently published a list of the 2017 Illumination Awards of Merit and International Awards. See the list of Merit Awards here. See the list of International…

Construction + Economy

Moderating Economic Growth Results in Downgraded Construction Forecast for 2017 and 2018

Aug 03, 2017

The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast projects annual growth in the 3.5% to 4% range for the remainder of 2017 as well as for 2018, with a slower growing commercial/industrial market,…

Events

LIGHTFAIR Issues Call for Speakers

Aug 02, 2017

LIGHTFAIR has issued a call for speakers for 2018. The submissions process launched July 11 and closes August 11 (they sent out the announcement July 26). Click here to submit…

Lighting Industry

How Distributors Can Up Their Lighting Game

Aug 01, 2017

tED Magazine recently published two online articles about how electrical distributors can up their lighting game in a competitive marketplace. Namely, through partnerships, relationships and adding value throughout the procurement…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Sling by Hubbell Outdoor

Jul 31, 2017

Sling by Hubbell Outdoor Lighting is a slender, versatile and energy-efficient small wall and flood luminaire available in four lumen outputs and two sizes. Suitable applications include building entrances, perimeter…

Products + Technology

LED Upgrade Options for HID Luminaires

Jul 28, 2017

Below is my contribution to the June issue of tED Magazine on the topic of LED upgrade options for HID luminaires. Reprinted with permission. As a popular light source for…

Research

CSIL: U.S. Luminaire Market $12.9 Billion in 2016

Jul 27, 2017

CSIL recently published the 2017 edition of its report, The Lighting Fixtures Market in the United States. Running about 200 pages, the report covers market size and trend, international trade,…

Light + Health

Willmorth Challenges Humancentric Lighting

Jul 26, 2017

Lumenique’s Kevin Willmorth recently published a blog post questioning the use of the term “humancentric lighting” and raising concerns about how it is being marketed and applied. Without mincing words,…

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