Industry News
Come to the What’s New in Lamps and Ballasts Seminar at LIGHTFAIR 2012
This is Howard giving his part of the presentation the last time LIGHTFAIR was in Las Vegas, with Nick Bleeker, representing LIGHTFAIR, who introduced us, in the background. For another…
Jim Brodrick on PAR38 L Prize Competition
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy [Recently], DOE reopened the PAR 38 category of the L Prize competition. As you might recall, we suspended that category in January…
Code News
OHIO: March 27, 2012. The Ohio Board of Building Standards (OBBS) has announced a public hearing on April 26, 2012 at 10AM in Reynoldsburg. IDAHO: February 2, 2012. Proposed electrical…
NEMA Publishes ANSI C136.29 Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Metal Halide Lamps–Guide for Selection
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI C136.29 Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Metal Halide Lamps–Guide for Selection. This selection guide includes screwbase single-ended metal halide lamps that can…
Product Monday: Granville II LED Luminaires by Holophane
GranVille® II LED luminaires from Holophane offer the same classic housing choices that made Holophane’s GranVille HID line popular and are offered with Classic or Premier prismatic borosilicate glass optics…
DOE Approves Two-Year Extension for Energy Standards for 700 Series T8 Lamps
Department of Energy (DOE) regulations for general-service fluorescent lamps, which take effect July 14, 2012, strengthen standards established by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 while expanding coverage to include…
Top 10 States for LEED
Sq. ft. of space to earn LEED-certification in 2011 Per capita District of Columbia 18,954,022 31.50 Colorado 13,803,113 2.74 Illinois 34,567,585 2.69 Virginia 19,358,193 2.42 Washington 14,667,558 2.18 Maryland 11,970,869…
Electrical Contractor Magazine Publishes Article About Model Lighting Ordinance
The Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO), produced jointly by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), provides a template for municipalities seeking to develop standards for responsible…
ICC Announces Availability of New Green Code
A new model code for constructing and remodeling buildings is expected to make buildings more efficient, reduce waste, and have a positive impact on health, safety and community welfare. The…
The SSL Future
LEDs are currently dominating product development in the lighting industry, but still only represent about 5-10% of luminaire sales, and only 1% of the installed base of lamps in the…
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