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NEMA Lamp Companies Agree to Reduction in CFL Mercury Content Cap
Members of the Lamp Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced that they are reducing the maximum allowable mercury content in the CFLs that they offer for…
NEMA Publishes EM 1-2010 Exit Sign Visibility Testing Requirements for Safety and Energy Efficiency
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published EM 1-2010 Exit Sign Visibility Testing Requirements for Safety and Energy Efficiency. The standard, last published in 2007, was produced by NEMA’s Emergency…
Halo 900 LED Downlight Receives Silver in CSE Product of the Year Competition
Cooper Lighting was recently chosen as a winner in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2010 Product of the Year competition. The annual reader-choice Product of the Year awards were created to provide…
Product Monday: Olivio Systems by Selux Corporation
Olivio Systems by Selux Corporation gives designers a choice of three luminaire sizes, post-top and wall-arm mountings, up to five reflector distributions, and 20-150W metal halide or LED lamping. Surveillance…
Controls Friday: Acuity Brands Unveils New Intelligent Lighting and Controls Training Center At Its Sensor Switch Facility
Acuity Brands has announced the opening of its new training center at its Sensor Switch facility located in Wallingford, CT. This facility is designed to provide hands-on training for Sensor…
The Home Depot Launches Line of LED Replacement Lamps
The Home Depot has announced availability of a series of ECOSMART LED replacement lamps. Built by Lighting Science Group, the ECOSMART LED line includes lamps in the common A19, PAR38,…
OSRAM SYLVANIA LED Products Used to Promote Plant Growth
For plants to grow well in greenhouses, they need the right temperature and also the right light. Light in the deep red spectrum plays an important role in plant growth…
LEDucation 5 Announced for March 16, 2011 in NYC
The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) has announced the date for its fifth annual program on LED technology: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh…
AIA Reports Modest Improvement in Architecture Billings Index
Still not entering into the positive phase, the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) increased for the third straight month in August. As a leading economic indicator…
Product Monday: Cylindra LED Series Track Luminaires by Juno Lighting
Juno has unveiled Cylindra LED Series track luminaires, available in high- and medium-lumen packages to offer performance similar to 75W PAR30 and 50W MR16 halogen luminaires, respectively, while consuming less…
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