Industry News
Hubbell’s Chris Bailey on Retrofit Versus Relight
Hubbell’s Chris Bailey wrote an interesting blog post about the economics of retrofit versus replacing an existing lighting system. Check it out here.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Covers LED Drivers
I wrote a feature article about LED drivers for the April issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, which I’m happy to share with you here. The article describes the purpose and functionality…
My Interview with Scott Roos and Kristin Fedoruk on LED High-Bay Lighting
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Roos, Vice President, Product Design, and Kristin Fedoruk, director, Energy Sales and Solutions, Juno Lighting Group. The topic: LED high-bay lighting. I’m…
Product Monday: Linear Lighting System by JESCO
JESCO’s DL-FLEX-HD and DL-FLEX-CTA are architectural-grade, low-wattage, dimmable, flexible linear LED lighting systems. DL-FLEX-HD offers “high LED density” comprised of 66 LEDs/410 lumens per foot with uniform, tight beam patterns…
LUX on Top 10 Trends in Workplace Lighting
LUX recently posted an article identifying the top 10 trends transforming workplace lighting: 1. Retrofits 2. Controls 3. From T5 to LED 4. The end of the louver 5. New…
Evaluating LED Luminaire Reliability
A brief article I wrote for tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. While LED promises long service life as one of its primary advantages, accurately projecting lifetime remains a challenge. The…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR on LED Lighting
Recently read an interesting article about LED lighting in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. Early on, a quote from Kevin Willmorth: “LEDs bring a global rethink,” said Kevin Willmorth, owner of Lumenique LLC,…
Another Novel Lighting Technology: Nanowires
BizLED recently published an interesting story about a solid-state lighting technology that could become efficient enough to take on the LED: nanowires. I’ve theorized that given LED’s efficiency and performance,…
Product Monday: Lumark Night Falcon Floodlight by Eaton
The Lumark Night Falcon LED Floodlight Luminaire by Eaton is designed to replace up to 400W metal halide products in general area, building façade, wall wash and large sign lighting…
Great Primer on LED Lighting
Magnitude Lighting Converters sent us a link to a page on their website that includes a terrific and lengthy infographic describing how LED lighting works, concluding with detail about the…
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