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IES Illumination Awards Open to Submissions (Deadline February 14)
Submissions are now being accepted online for the 2014 IES Illumination Awards. The IES Illumination Awards provide a unique opportunity for public recognition of professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting…
GSA Recognizes Green Globes as Alternative to LEED for Green Building Certification
The General Services Administration recently recognized The Green Building Initiative’s (GBI) Green Globes alongside LEED as the two recommended third-party certification systems for the federal government to use to gauge…
Product Monday: PROTEON SL Linear LED High Bay by Lithonia
Lithonia’s PROTEON SL LED luminaire provides a continuous-row solution to achieve good uniformity and horizontal-to-vertical light ratio in high-bay lighting applications. The luminaires feature integral occupancy and photosensing along with…
DOE Publishes New CALiPER Report on Subjective Evaluation of LED PAR38 Lamps
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the first in a series of four special investigations intended to extend the findings of CALiPER Application Summary Report 20: LED PAR38…
Jim Brodrick’s 2013 Year in Review
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Last year was an eventful one for the U.S. Department…
NEMA HID Lamp Indexes Contract During 2013Q3
Demand for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, as measured by NEMA’s HID shipment indexes, remained soft during 2013Q3. Seasonally adjusted shipments of sodium vapor lamps dipped 3.2% on a quarterly…
Call for Speakers: 2014 IES Street and Area Lighting Conference
The IES Street and Area Lighting Conference is now seeking submissions from professionals actively involved in the study and practice of lighting to speak at the 2014 event. This conference…
Product Monday: EMerge Alliance LED Luminaires by Acuity Brands
Acuity Brands, Inc. has developed a comprehensive portfolio of dimmable, controllable, low-voltage (24V) LED luminaires. Using EMerge Alliance standards, Acuity Brands low-voltage LED luminaires were designed and engineered to maximize…
Light Fantastic: BBC Documentary on the Phenomenon of Light
BBC Four’s Light Fantastic is a documentary series about light that aired in 2004. The series included four episodes, shown below. Part 1: “Let There be Light” Part 2: “The…
The Great Fluorescent Pickle Experiment
The Great Fluorescent Pickle Experiment 2.0.
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