Industry News
Product Monday: Ceramic MH Floodlights by BEGA/US
BEGA/US has unveiled its latest family of surface-mounted ceramic metal halide floodlights and surface washers suitable for a variety of applications from vertical floodlighting to horizontal surface washing. Click here…
Controls Friday: Lighting Controls Association Publishes Whitepaper About Performance-Based Energy Codes
The Lighting Controls Association has published an article I authored about performance-based approaches to commercial building energy codes. This code approach is more directly linked to actual or expected energy…
WAC Lighting Receives TED Best of the Best Awards for Brand Awareness and Merchandising
WAC Lighting, a manufacturer of track, recessed, undercabinet, monorail and decorative lighting, recently received two Best of the Best Awards from TED Magazine and the National Association of Electrical Distributors…
Architecture Billings Index Positive for First Time in over Two Years
For the first time since January 2008, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) indicated a growth in design activity in September, increasing for the fourth straight month. As a leading economic…
NEMA Lamp Companies Agree to Reduction in CFL Mercury Content Cap
Members of the Lamp Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced that they are reducing the maximum allowable mercury content in the CFLs that they offer for…
NEMA Publishes EM 1-2010 Exit Sign Visibility Testing Requirements for Safety and Energy Efficiency
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published EM 1-2010 Exit Sign Visibility Testing Requirements for Safety and Energy Efficiency. The standard, last published in 2007, was produced by NEMA’s Emergency…
Halo 900 LED Downlight Receives Silver in CSE Product of the Year Competition
Cooper Lighting was recently chosen as a winner in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2010 Product of the Year competition. The annual reader-choice Product of the Year awards were created to provide…
Product Monday: Olivio Systems by Selux Corporation
Olivio Systems by Selux Corporation gives designers a choice of three luminaire sizes, post-top and wall-arm mountings, up to five reflector distributions, and 20-150W metal halide or LED lamping. Surveillance…
Controls Friday: Acuity Brands Unveils New Intelligent Lighting and Controls Training Center At Its Sensor Switch Facility
Acuity Brands has announced the opening of its new training center at its Sensor Switch facility located in Wallingford, CT. This facility is designed to provide hands-on training for Sensor…
The Home Depot Launches Line of LED Replacement Lamps
The Home Depot has announced availability of a series of ECOSMART LED replacement lamps. Built by Lighting Science Group, the ECOSMART LED line includes lamps in the common A19, PAR38,…
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