Industry News
DOE Estimates Linear Fluorescent Lamp Shipments Dropped 85% Between 2015 & 2022, Heading For 98% Drop By 2026
On May 31st, 2022, the US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Notice of Proposed Determination that it does not intend to amend efficiency standards for General Service Fluorescent Lamps…
Product Monday: The Esterno Cristallo Collection Beautifies With Outdoor Crystal & LED Wall Sconces
Allegri Crystal by Kalco Lighting has introduced its Esterno Cristallo Collection of outdoor wall sconces for commercial and residential applications. The collection combines beautiful Firenze crystal with LED technology and features…
Vermont First State To Ban 4’ Fluorescent Tubes, But Probably Not The Last
On May 19, 2022, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed H.500 into law, making Vermont the first state in the US to ban all four-foot linear fluorescent lamps. The bill will go into effect…
“Ban the Bulb” is Back
In April 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued two final rules regulating general-service incandescent lamps, the subject of my most recent contribution to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. The final rules…
NAILD & Its Sustainable Lighting Committee Issue Open Letter About Integrated LED Luminaires
The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD) and its sustainable lighting committee recently published an open letter, detailing a list of concerns with integrated LED luminaires and a set…
Innovative Outdoor Lighting Design Nominated For Award
A bat ‘superhighway’ with specially tuned lighting has been nominated for a Build Back Better Award., a London-based awards program. The streetlights along a stretch of road in Frederiksborgvej, Denmark,…
Product Monday: Toggled iQ – Networked Lighting Controls With Sophisticated Simplicity
While at LightFair (LFI), last month, I enjoyed a product demonstration from Dan Hollenkamp, COO of Toggled. The company is probably best known for its LED tubes (TLEDs) at Home…
John Arthur Wilson Interview: Better Bricks Wireless Lighting Controls Guide
I had the pleasure of interviewing John Arthur Wilson, a lighting control and utility rebate consultant, about his 2021 market research into wireless lighting controls. That research resulted in a…
The Urgent Need For Resilient Lighting
I originally published this article in US Lighting Trends, in May 2022. It is republished here with permission. A scan of recent news headlines reveals the need for lighting that…
Lights Out Programs Continue To Spread Across North America
The FLAP program in Toronto was the first to raise awareness of the problem lights pose for birds in an urban center, starting in 1993. In 1999, Audubon and partners established the…
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