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CIE/USA Sponsors Seminars on Solid-State Lighting Photometry, Colorimetry and Application
The U.S. chapter of the International Commission on Illumination (Commission International de l’Eclarage) – CIE/USA is hosting a series of seminars on solid-state lighting. The seminars begin at 7:00AM, May…
The Fairmont Press Publishes Lighting Redesign for Existing Buildings by LightNOW Editor Craig DiLouie
I’m pleased to announce that I have finally completed the long awaited (by my publisher) update to The Lighting Management Handbook, which came out in 1994, with this 300-page book…
Product Monday: CMH Wall Wash by Con-Tech Lighting
Con-Tech Lighting has expanded its line of “recessed stealth” products with a 3-in. adjustable (40º) ceramic metal halide wall wash unit. This small-aperture recessed luminaire utilizes the 22W or 39W…
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NEMA HID Lamp Indexes Decline During Fourth Quarter
NEMA’s shipment indexes for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps declined by 11.7%, 17.1% and 0.9% on a year-over-year basis for sodium vapor, mercury vapor and metal halide lamps, respectively. For…
Jim Brodrick on Study Finding Hazardous Materials in LED Products
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy A number of … readers have written regarding a recent study by researchers at the University of California campuses in Irvine and…
Ceelite Technologies Reverts to Domestic Manufacturing
As Global 100 companies continue to move manufacturing, management functions and jobs overseas, CeeLite Technologies, LLC feels that despite lower foreign labor costs, the reputed benefits of manufacturing in Asia…
Lighting Science Group Pursues Prestigious L Prize with Revolutionary New LED Lamp
Lighting Science Group Corporation recently notified the Department of Energy that it has developed with Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLC (LPI) a highly efficient, high output and low cost 60W replacement…
NEMA Publishes Two Solid State Lighting Standards
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published two new solid state lighting standards: • NEMA SSL 1-2010 Electronic Drivers for LED Devices, Arrays, or Systems • NEMA SSL 6-2010…
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