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Legislation + Regulation

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Publishes Article on Reflector Lamp Regulations

Jun 19, 2012

Regulation coming in July will put millions of directional lamp sockets for halogen sources up for grabs. Energy standards covering incandescent reflector lamps, first instituted by the Department of Energy…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Split Sushi Sconce by Derek Marshall Lighting

Jun 18, 2012

Derek Marshall Lighting’s Split Sushi sconce was designed as a variant of the original Sushi sconce. Constructed by assembling two rhombic glass panels which have been kiln formed into curved…

Awards

Cooper Lighting Announces Winners of 35th Annual SOURCE Awards

Jun 15, 2012

Cooper Lighting recently announced the winners of the 35th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The winners were recognized at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 in Las Vegas at the Keynote…

Lighting Industry

American Lighting Announces Entertainment and Professional Lighting Division

Jun 14, 2012

American Lighting, a specialty lighting manufacturer, recently announced the addition of its Entertainment & Professional Lighting Division (E-PRO) to accommodate the growing needs of the entertainment and architectural sectors in…

LED + SSL

LED Use Growing in Retrofit Projects, Says Precision Paragon Survey

Jun 13, 2012

Hubbell’s Precision Paragon unit recently published the results of a 2011 survey of 2,900 lighting professionals, which found that energy-efficient lighting is a growing market. The survey also discovered that…

Codes + Standards, LED + SSL

Zhaga Consortium Gains Momentum

Jun 12, 2012

Image courtesy of Pathway the Lighting Source.Many LED luminaires are highly integrated products. An alternative approach is to modularize the light source and other components using standardized interfaces, similar to…

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

Product Monday: GE Visual Comfort Lens

Jun 11, 2012

GE’s new Visual Comfort Lens diffuses LED directional lamp so that the light “dots” or spots are eliminated. Used in conjunction with GE’s Energy Smart LED Retail PAR30 and PAR38…

Legislation + Regulation

Congress Refuses to Fund Enforcement of Incandescent Lamp Energy Regulations

Jun 10, 2012

H.R. 5325, the fiscal year 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which recently passed by the House of Representatives, includes a provision–the Burgess (R-TX) Amendment–which prohibits funding for enforcement of…

Awards

IALD Announces 29th Annual International Lighting Design Award Winners

Jun 08, 2012

Fifteen award winners representing architectural lighting design projects from seven countries comprise the winners of the 29th Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Awards, recognized at…

LED + SSL

Ted Konnerth on LIGHTFAIR

Jun 07, 2012

Guest post by Ted Konnerth, President/CEO of Egret Consulting Group We spent two full days at LightFair; which was larger than in the past, very well-attended and brimming with energy.…

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March 15-18, 2027

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