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Eaton Acquires Ephesus Lighting

Dec 08, 2015

Eaton recently announced that it has acquired Ephesus Lighting, a Syracuse, NY-based manufacturer of connected LED lighting solutions for sporting venues and high-lumen outdoor and industrial applications. “The Ephesus product…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: M130 LED by Selux

Dec 07, 2015

The M130 LED by Selux is a luminaire suited to the specifier looking for more illumination combined with the same flexibility available from the company’s M-Series. Now with the M130…

Awards

2015 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition

Dec 04, 2015

You have a client opening a wine bar and restaurant in a major west coast city, and they want you to design a signature pendant to mount over the bar…

Education + Resources

Learn About Lighting Optics

Dec 03, 2015

In this short Philips Lighting video, Mark Roush explains the basics of lighting optics.

LED + SSL

DOE Publishes GATEWAY Report on Portland’s LED Streetlight Conversion

Dec 02, 2015

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a GATEWAY report on the experiences of the City of Portland, OR, in converting its street lighting from high-pressure sodium to LED. Such…

Codes + Standards

Zhaga Consortium Publishes Book 11 for Small LED Spotlight Modules

Dec 01, 2015

The Zhaga Consortium, an organization aiming to standardize LED light engines and associated components, has published Book 11 for small LED spotlight modules. Book 11 is a specification that describes…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Filament LEDs by OSRAM

Nov 30, 2015

With a long and thin shape, Osram Opto Semiconductors’ Soleriq L 38 provides the basis for filament-style lamps and match incandescent lamps in terms of appearance and emission characteristics. Soleriq…

Lighting Industry

Konnerth on Channels and Complexity

Nov 27, 2015

By Ted Konnerth, Egret Consulting Group There’s a lot of buzz about disintermediation lately and most of it is directed towards Lighting. And there is a very good reason why…

Lighting Industry

CSA Group Opens New State-of-the-Art Laboratory in Seattle, Washington

Nov 26, 2015

CSA Group, a provider of testing and certification services and a standards development organization, recently announced it opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Seattle, offering testing and product development services…

LED + SSL

Brodrick on White-Tunable LED Luminaires

Nov 25, 2015

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 The advent of SSL has already brought…

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Denver, CO

September 1-4, 2026

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Dallas, TX

September 15 -16, 2026

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Dallas, TX

September 16-17, 2026

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September 27-29, 2026

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