Industry News
Net Zero Energy Buildings on the Rise Across the U.S.
A new report released by the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and the Zero Energy Commercial Building Consortium (CBC) reveals that zero energy commercial buildings—highly efficient buildings that produce as much…
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on Museum LED Retrofit Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final evaluation report from a retrofit of track lighting used to illuminate a special photography exhibition at the J. Paul Getty…
Photos Show a Year of Progress at the World Trade Center Site
This series of photos published by the Tribeca Trib, a publication covering southern Manhattan, shows a year of progress at the World Trade Center site.
DOE Releases Consortium Report on Ornamental Post-Top LED Street Lights
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently published the final report from a demonstration of LED technology in ornamental post-top street lights, conducted in Sacramento, CA. This report provides an…
Product Monday: New Infusion LED Module by GE Lighting
GE Lighting’s new Infusion LED module series features higher lumen packages and color options, creating new design opportunities for spotlighting, downlighting, track and accent lighting. These modules are available in…
Century-Old GE Bulbs Light Up 100th Anniversary Celebration of Nela Park
One hundred years ago—March 25, 1912 to be exact—executives and employees gathered at GE Lighting’s newly forming Nela Park campus to bury a sealed time capsule packed with a daily…
Come to the What’s New in Lamps and Ballasts Seminar at LIGHTFAIR 2012
This is Howard giving his part of the presentation the last time LIGHTFAIR was in Las Vegas, with Nick Bleeker, representing LIGHTFAIR, who introduced us, in the background. For another…
Jim Brodrick on PAR38 L Prize Competition
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy [Recently], DOE reopened the PAR 38 category of the L Prize competition. As you might recall, we suspended that category in January…
Code News
OHIO: March 27, 2012. The Ohio Board of Building Standards (OBBS) has announced a public hearing on April 26, 2012 at 10AM in Reynoldsburg. IDAHO: February 2, 2012. Proposed electrical…
NEMA Publishes ANSI C136.29 Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Metal Halide Lamps–Guide for Selection
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI C136.29 Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Metal Halide Lamps–Guide for Selection. This selection guide includes screwbase single-ended metal halide lamps that can…
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