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LED + SSL

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Covers LED Drivers

Sep 02, 2015

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…

Interviews + Opinion

My Interview with Scott Roos and Kristin Fedoruk on LED High-Bay Lighting

Sep 01, 2015

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…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Linear Lighting System by JESCO

Aug 31, 2015

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…

Lighting Industry

LUX on Top 10 Trends in Workplace Lighting

Aug 28, 2015

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…

LED + SSL

Evaluating LED Luminaire Reliability

Aug 27, 2015

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…

LED + SSL

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR on LED Lighting

Aug 26, 2015

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,…

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

Another Novel Lighting Technology: Nanowires

Aug 25, 2015

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,…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Lumark Night Falcon Floodlight by Eaton

Aug 24, 2015

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…

LED + SSL

Great Primer on LED Lighting

Aug 21, 2015

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…

Lighting Industry

HID Lamp Indexes Decline During First Quarter 2015

Aug 20, 2015

NEMA’s shipment indexes for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps continued to decline at the start of 2015. Sodium vapor lamp shipments fell 11.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to…

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