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NEMA Publishes SSL 3-2011 High-Power White LED Binning for General Illumination
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published SSL 3-2011 High-Power White LED Binning for General Illumination. This standard, first published in 2010, was produced by NEMA’s Solid State Lighting…
Pegasus Lighting Explains New Energy Standards for Incandescent Lamps
Pegasus Lighting recently published a great series about the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and its energy standards for incandescent lamps, which are expected to eliminate most common…
DOE Will Not Publish 2007 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, Suspends 2011 CBECS
The Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, produced by the Energy Information Administration at the Department of Energy (DOE), provides incredibly valuable information about how commercial buildings use energy and energy-using…
Product Monday: Vaetros by Zumtobel Lighting
Vaetros by Zumtobel Lighting is an indirect/direct luminaire available in 4- and 5-ft. lengths and T5 and T5HO lamping. Adjustable reflector wings control the indirect component. Waveguide technology controls direct…
Illuminex Lighting Show to be Held September 15-17 in New Delhi
Illuminex, previously known as Lighting South Asia, will showcase products and services from hundreds of Indian and international lighting industry players, attracting more than 8,000 architects, designers, lighting manufacturers, construction…
Rare Earth Elements Equal Green Energy
Reprinted from NEMA’s eiXtra newsletter (February 7, 2011 issue), original source: Chris Rhodes, Forbes/Energy Source blog: Scandium is used in HID and other lamps.The January issue of Chemistry World includes…
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People: NAED Announces New Publisher of tED Magazine
The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) has announced the appointment of Craig Riley to publisher of tED magazine. Riley has been with tED as an electronic media specialist since…
Architectural Lighting Publishes Article About Light Art’s Impact on Lighting Design
In the January issue of Architectural Lighting Magazine, Glenn Shrum, founder and principal of Flux Studio and U.S. coordinator of the Professional Lighting Designers’ Association, describes the impact that light…
Product Monday: HPR Recessed Luminaire by Finelite
Finelite’s HPR is a high-performance recessed luminaire available in two styles, multiple sizes and lamp configurations, and with three optional optical accents. The luminaire, utilizing T8 or T5/T5HO lamping for…
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