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DOE Announces Plans for Consumer Education Campaign on Lighting Changes

Jul 28, 2010

The Department of Energy today announced plans for a new consumer education initiative that will be timed to the upcoming changes in lamp regulations. The initiative will provide greater awareness…

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

GE Announces Efficiency Breakthrough in White OLED Technology

Jul 28, 2010

GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company, GE Lighting and Konica Minolta have achieved a significant advance that brings the companies closer to making high-efficiency…

Legislation + Regulation

Jim Brodrick on New FTC Consumer Lamp Labeling Requirements

Jul 28, 2010

Guest Post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy [Recently], the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its new consumer labeling requirements for medium screw-based light bulbs. The bottom line is that…

Awards, Lighting Design

IESNYC Announces 2010 Lumen Award Winners

Jul 27, 2010

See all the winners here.

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Peerless Unveils Naro

Jul 26, 2010

Peerless has introduced naro, a luminaire that delivers high efficiency with an artistic minimalistic flair. With over 90% efficiency, 14-ft. on-center spacing, 4- and 8-ft. sections and slim 4 1/2″…

Awards, LED + SSL, Products + Technology

IDSA Announces IDEA 2010 Winners (Including 10 Lighting Products)

Jul 26, 2010

The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) recently unveiled the winners of the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA®) competition—a celebration of the year’s most inventive and creative product and…

Awards

Funny Video: What is a Lumen?

Jul 26, 2010

And more … my favorite bit was the people coming up with song titles with the word “light” in it. Welcome to the 2010 Lumen Awards!

Controls, LED + SSL

Controls Friday: Lutron Launches LED Control Center of Excellence

Jul 23, 2010

As the use of energy-saving LEDs becomes more widespread in both commercial and residential applications, it is clear that there are many questions about which LED products are compatible with…

Products + Technology

TED Talk: William McDonough on Cradle to Cradle Design

Jul 23, 2010

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LED + SSL

Jim Brodrick Repeats Warnings About LED T8 Replacement Lamps

Jul 23, 2010

Guest Post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy I was really gratified by the response to the Posting a few weeks back about DOE’s fact sheet on the performance specifications…

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