Industry News
NEMA Statement on Compact Fluorescent Lamps and Ultraviolet Emissions
Compact fluorescent lamps are designed to emit most of their light in the visible spectrum, but they do give off small amounts of ultraviolet and infrared radiation, as do all…
Product Monday: Serrano LED by Columbia Lighting
Columbia Lighting’s Serrano LED is designed to deliver efficacies up to 101 lumens/W and a fixture life of up to 50,000 hours at L80. The product may be ordered with…
New Market Report on LED Replacement Lamps Available
Strategies Unlimited has published a new report, LED Replacement Lamps: Market Analysis and Forecast – 2012, which covers the LED replacement lamp market (A-lamp, globe, PAR, MR16, candelabra, linear), an…
OSRAM SYLVANIA Settles Canadian Patent Infringement Lawsuit
OSRAM SYLVANIA recently announced it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit in Canada against Canadian lighting distributors Lakefront Lighting Inc. of Cobourg, Ontario and Luxlite Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario. The…
Sentry Electric Launches New Website
Outdoor lighting manufacturer Sentry Electric recently relaunched its website, which offers improved navigation, more content and other new features, including: • A section devoted entirely to LED luminaires and retrofit…
ASHRAE Proposes First Standard on Commissioning Process
ASHRAE’s first standard focused on The Commissioning Process is now open for comment until Oct. 1, 2012. Click here for more. Standard 202P, Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems, would…
Product Monday: Zhaga-Compliant LED Downlight by Cooper Lighting
Cooper Lighting’s P3LED directional series, a 3-inch aperture IC-rated LED recessed downlight series marketed under the company’s IRiS brand, complies with Zhaga Book 3 guidelines covering spotlight LED engines, providing…
Data Transmitted by Twisted Light Beams
RedOrbit.com recently reported: “A multi-national team led by USC with researchers hailing from the U.S., China, Pakistan and Israel has developed a system of transmitting data using twisted beams of…
Tips For Residential Bathroom Lighting
Check out this short article I produced for the IES Light Logic site on the topic of effective bathroom lighting.
Sky Factory Goes Net-Zero
The Sky Factory, a global fine art and technology company that creates virtual skylights and windows for interior environments, has just become the first net-zero solar powered business in Iowa.…
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