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NEMA Publishes ANSI C136.1 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Filament Lamps—A Guide for Selection

Nov 02, 2012

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently published ANSI C136.1 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Filament Lamps—A Guide for Selection, available for purchase here in hard copy…

Events

Control This! 2012 Event Postponed

Nov 01, 2012

Due to the continuing disruption in New York City due to Hurricane Sandy, the Control This! 2012 event has been postponed. The New York chapter of the IES will announce…

Energy + Environment

AIA Energy Modeling Guide

Nov 01, 2012

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) offers a guide to integrating energy modeling throughout the building design process. Get it here.

Lighting Industry

Fulham Wins Two TED Magazine Best of the Best Marketing Awards

Oct 31, 2012

The Electrical Distributor (TED), the official publication of the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), has honored Fulham Co., Inc. with two 2012 Best of the Best Marketing Awards for…

LED + SSL

Cree Announces 10-Year Warranty

Oct 30, 2012

Cree has introduced a 10-year limited warranty on nearly all new Cree globally available commercial-grade indoor and outdoor luminaires.

Products + Technology

Product Monday: LRD LED Retrofit Downlight by LumenOptix

Oct 29, 2012

LumenOptix has introduced its LED Retrofit Downlight Luminaire (LRD), a modular LED retrofit solution that enables a downlight of any make, model, or size to enjoy an upgrade in just…

Lighting Industry

Lighting Rebates Enjoying Upswing

Oct 26, 2012

Rebates and incentives offered by electric utilities and regional energy-efficiency organizations are currently enjoying a major upswing, providing a significant resource that can reduce the cost of investing in energy-efficient…

LED + SSL

DOE Releases CALiPER Application Summary Report 16

Oct 25, 2012

The U.S. Department of Energy has completed Series 16 of testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting CALiPER program. A summary of the results is now available for download on the…

Lighting Design

The Limits of BUG

Oct 24, 2012

Ian Ashdown, P. Eng., FIES, Senior Software Engineer for Lighting Analysts Inc., wrote an interesting whitepaper, Classifying Outdoor Luminaires: The Limits of BUG, available for free download here. The abstract:…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Emergency LED Driver for Linear LED Strip Luminaires by Bodine

Oct 22, 2012

Philips Emergency Lighting has introduced the BSL310 Emergency LED Driver for linear LED strip fixtures. The BSL310 allows users to convert linear LED strip fixtures into code-compliant emergency lighting. The…

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November 8-11, 2026

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November 18 - 19, 2026

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November 18-19, 2026

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