Industry News
IES Publishes Research on LED LDD
LED area and roadway lighting promises energy and maintenance cost savings, but the longevity of the LED light source presents a hitch. Traditionally, luminaires are cleaned upon relamping. If relamping…
DOE Publishes Report on LED Street Lighting’s Impact on Sky Glow
DOE has published the results of a study of the expected contributions to sky glow from converting high-pressure sodium (HPS) street lighting to broader-spectrum (i.e., white light) sources, with specific…
Jim Brodrick on the DOE’s 14th Annual SSL R&D Workshop
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy Although I recently spent a week at…
Product Monday: Amica 2 Recessed LED Luminaire by Focal Point
Focal Point Amica 2 is a new recessed luminaire designed for shallow plenum applications, targeting price sensitive new construction or remodel projects. Amica 2 is the next generation of Amica,…
Trends in Outdoor Lighting
Below is my contribution to the April issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. Outdoor lighting has proven a key market for LED sources due to their durability, directionality, efficiency,…
2017 Lighting Outlook
tED Magazine recently published a lighting supplement that featured a 2017 Lighting Outlook, based on surveys conducted by the magazine and LightNOW of lighting manufacturers, electrical distributors and electrical contractors.…
DOE Publishes CALiPER Snapshot on LED Industrial Luminaires
The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released a new Snapshot Report on LED industrial luminaires, based on DOE’s Lighting Facts database. Key findings: • The efficacy of LED…
Color Study Challenges CRI
My contribution to the April issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR presents TM-30, the proposed method for evaluating color rendering and saturation, and describes a recent study that suggests saturation is critical…
Product Monday: ArcLamps by ETC
The ArcLamp from GDS by ETC was redesigned to allow auditoriums and similar venues to save energy without compromising on aesthetics or audience experience. ArcLamp, like all ArcSystem products, provides…
Amazon Poised to Disrupt Electrical Distributor Industry
In an interesting blog post at Applicoinc.com, Nicholas Johnson states: Amazon Business head Prentis Wilson has openly identified Industrial Supply as a target for Amazon’s growing B2B marketplace. But one…
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