Industry News
Lamp and Ballast Troubleshooting
Canlyte offers a simple guide to troubleshooting fluorescent and HID lighting systems here (PDF).
Product Monday: Litecontrol’s Mod-22xa
Litecontrol has unveiled Mod-22xa, a small-scale, extruded aluminum family of luminaires and the next generation of the company’s popular Mod series. The Mod-22xa offers luminaire profiles with dimensions less than…
LED Street Lighting Field Test Results Published
LED technology continues to rapidly mature and is pursued as a street lighting alternative to traditional lamp sources categorized as HID lamps such as high pressure sodium. In order to…
Controls Friday: Philips Lighting’s LuxSense
Philips Lighting’s LuxSense Lighting Control provides a simple way to implement a daylight harvesting control strategy. Designed to control up to 20 luminaires, the LuxSense daylight sensor can be paired…
Negative Conditions Persist in Architecture Billings Index
There was a negligible increase in the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) last month. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the…
DOE to Offer LED Lighting Workshop in Dallas
The Department of Energy’s Solid-State Lighting program has announced that it is sponsoring a free workshop on LED lighting in Dallas on Sunday, August 15. Presented by Dr. Jack Curran…
DOE Announces Federal Efforts to Save Energy with Solid-State Lighting in Washington, DC
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the first Washington, DC-based GATEWAY demonstration project using solid-state lighting in a federal facility. The project is a demonstration of LED (light-emitting…
North American Electrical Industry Business Confidence Sags in July
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American business conditions slid nearly 7 points in July, falling to 63.5, its lowest level since January 2010, from 70.4 a…
IES Publishes Position Statement Integrated Building Design
In short, IES is for it. Check out the position paper here (PDF) to learn more about integrated building design and why IES advocates it as a way to produce…
2010 Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition “Intent to Submit” Deadline: September 13, 2010 (Updated)
NOTE THAT THE DATES HAVE BEEN REVISED BY NGL, WITH THE NEW DATES INSERTED IN BOLD. The 2010 Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) SSL Design Competition “Intent to Submit” deadline is…
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