Industry News
NEMA: 2014 Lighting Industry Snapshot
LightNOW regularly publishes updated economic data from NEMA indicating electrical industry confidence, overall lighting sales and performance of HID lamps, fluorescent lamps and general-service lamps. ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING put the entire…
Product Monday: Curv by Alera Lighting
Alera Lighting’s Curv LED indirect luminaires offer three housing styles and three lumen packages ranging from 4,275 to 7,180 nominal. Optional integral sensors and wireless technology pre-installed. Service life valued…
Daylighting and Codes
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and the Illuminating Engineering Society are offering a new series of online courses, DAYLIGHTING & CODES, designed to explore the…
Choosing an LED Reflector Lamp
I wanted to share one of my recent contributions to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR on the topic of considerations for selecting the right LED reflector lamp, focusing on distribution of light and…
A Closer Look at the New DOE Fluorescent Lamp Rules
LightNOW recently reported that the Department of Energy (DOE) issued new energy standards for general-service fluorescent lamps. As promised, I’m following up to provide some analysis. The new rules were…
Register for LEDucation 9
LEDucation 9 is happening March 5-6, 2015 at the Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel. Online registration is now officially open. I was able to attend last year and thought it…
Product Monday: Cirrus Channel Suspension D1 by Edge Lighting
Edge Lighting’s Cirrus Channel Suspension D1 features a 4-in. square canopy and a direct 1-in. flat linear lens with 100-degree beam spread. The 85+ or 95+ CRI LED light source…
Jim Brodrick on Evaluating LED Luminaire Reliability
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 Long lifetime ranks high on solid-state lighting’s…
GE Announces Lighting Institute Course Offering for 2015
GE recently announced for 2015 the public offered courses at the GE Lighting Institute at Nela Park in Cleveland, Ohio: 2/3-5 Fundamentals of Lighting – 1.5 CEU 2/17-19 Lighting Retrofits…
NEMA Publishes Standard for Harmonic Emission Limits and Related Power Quality Requirements
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI C82.77-10-2014 American National Standard for Lighting Equipment—Harmonic Emission Limits—Related Power Quality Requirements. This standard specifies harmonic limits, their methods of measurement,…
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