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Roadway Lighting Web Seminar to be Held April 2, 2013

Mar 19, 2013

Newspapers are filled with stories describing reductions and removal of street lighting in order to reduce municipal costs. Tackling the tricky questions of when and where to install roadway illumination…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Wall Arcos and Wall Mod LED Luminaires by Litecontrol

Mar 18, 2013

Litecontrol’s Wall Arcos L54 is an extruded aluminum LED luminaire in the graceful Arcos curved shape and the Wall Mod L42 is an extruded aluminum LED luminaire in the popular…

Lighting Industry

IKEA to Sell Only LED Lighting by 2016

Mar 15, 2013

IKEA recently announced it will be converting its full lighting range to LED by 2016, meaning IKEA will sell only LED luminaires and lamps. Additionally, IKEA is changing more than…

LED + SSL, Research

Brilliant LED Concept Video

Mar 14, 2013

Summary of a research idea conceived at the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Lighting Group. This video explains the potential applications of a novel concept based on LEDs than uses…

Codes + Standards, LED + SSL

California to Base LED Lamp Rebate Programs on Quality Specification

Mar 13, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has published a voluntary quality specification for omnidirectional and directional LED replacement lamps intended to replace screwbase incandescent lamps in light fixtures other than colored…

Awards, Products + Technology

Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition Announces 2012 Outdoor Winners

Mar 12, 2013

Winners in the Outdoor category of the fifth annual Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Design Competition have been announced. Sponsored by the Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society and…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: LED MR16 by Toshiba

Mar 11, 2013

Toshiba International Corporation’s MR16 GU5.3 LED lamp that generates up to 540 lumens, intended to replace 50W halogen lamps. Using 9.1W, the lamp is available in three color temperatures, 2700K,…

Lighting Industry

Lighting Equipment Shipments Improved during the Fourth Quarter of 2012

Mar 08, 2013

NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index increased in the fourth quarter of 2012 after a decline in the third quarter, growing 1.9% on a quarter-to-quarter basis and by 3.3% on a year-over-year…

Construction + Economy

AIA Reports Strong Surge for Architecture Billings Index

Mar 07, 2013

As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007.…

Energy + Environment

Philips Named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year

Mar 06, 2013

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which administers the ENERGY STAR program, recently named Philips Lighting as Partner of the Year. Philips released 269 ENERGY STAR-qualified products in 2012, an…

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Events

DLC Summit 2026

Los Angeles, CA

October 26-27, 2026

IES Street & Area Lighting Conference

Phoenix, AZ

November 8-11, 2026

Light Expo London

London, UK

November 18 - 19, 2026

Canada Light Expo 2026

Toronto, Canada

November 18-19, 2026

Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show

Dallas, TX

January 6-9, 2027

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