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ASSIST Recommendation Provides New Metrics for Specifying Color Properties in Retail Lighting
A recent survey of lighting designers and specifiers by the National Lighting Product Information Program showed that for retail applications, light source color properties are considered more important than any…
Federal Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Fallon
Fallon Luminous Products Corp. has announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. has reaffirmed its April 20, 2010 decision in favor of Fallon’s…
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June 15 Issue of LightNOW Published
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Controls Friday: Lutron Honored by Smithsonian
CE Pro recently reported that Lutron has been honored by the Smithsonian Institute by being included as part of the Smithsonian’s Electricity group, and will be included in a division…
Random List of Interesting Lighting Resources (with Links)
ENERGY CODES Commercial building energy codes vary by state and even local jurisdiction. Despite convergence in the major energy standards—ASHRAE’s 90.1 and ICC’s International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)—the nation is…
NEMA Publishes Whitepaper on Strengths and Potential of Metal Halide Lighting
NEMA has announced publication of a new whitepaper, LSD-54, developed by the Lamp Section, which reviews the beneficial characteristics of metal halide HID lighting, including high energy efficiency and viability…
People: Strong Entertainment Lighting Promotes John Luhrs to National Sales Manager
Paul Rabinovitz, Vice President of Strong Entertainment Lighting, has announced the promotion of John Luhrs to the position of National Sales Manager. John has been with Strong for more than…
The Role Surfaces Play in Lighting Efficiency
Surfaces and objects in a space may be considered an extension of the lighting system. If light is not absorbed, it is reflected and transmitted with reduced intensity to other…
Example of Role Surfaces Play in Lighting Efficiency
This coefficient of utilization table is published for a given indirect general lighting product considered for installation in a room with a 20 percent floor reflectance, 30 percent ceiling reflectance…
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