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Nuckolls Fund Distributes $130,500 In Grants For 2022
In March, The Nuckolls Fund announced its 2022 Fund recipients. A total of $130,500 was awarded for 2022. Included in that total are three $30,000 Nuckolls Grants recipients to expand…
Product Monday: Luminis’s Lumiquad Columns & Bollards
I have to admit that I love the distinctive illuminated circle with the subtle “X” that are created by the Lumiquad LQ641 columns and Lumiquad LQ427 bollards, by Luminis, an…
IESNYC Lumen Award Winners Announced
The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) announces the recipients of the 2022 Lumen Awards at the 54th Lumen Gala held last night (June 16) at…
California Bill Would Ban Some Plastic & Styrofoam Packaging If Enacted
The American Lighting Association (ALA) has alerted its members to AB 2026, a bill addressing product packaging in California. The bill is making its way through the legislative process in…
Distributors Report Infrastructure Law Funds Flowing
A recent survey by Electrical Wholesaling of the Top 150 electrical distributor chains, revealed that Infrastructure Law funds are beginning to be spent in the electrical market. The following percentage…
Lighting Industry Embraces EV Chargers
The lighting industry is embracing EV chargers at a remarkable rate, considering they aren’t a lighting product. Image courtesy of EspenEV.com In a recent podcast, Electrical Wholesaler shared the following…
Product Monday: Sourcery Software Is Lighting Specifier Collaboration Platform
Sourcery is a social collaborative platform for design industry professionals to seamlessly collaborate with one another when specifying and procuring products in every phase of a project. The software makes…
Research Indicates Individual Lighting Controls Can Improve Worker Productivity
Research conducted in 2020 indicates that the control of light impacts indoor environmental quality (IEQ)-productivity belief more than other IEQ control. Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) plays a key role in…
DOE’s New GSL Definition Final Rule Now Regulates Many LED Lamps
While many in the lighting industry are aware that US DOE recently issued a Final Rule for a definition change of general service lamps (GSL) as well as General Service…
Six Colliding Paradigms Converging on the Built Environment
An interesting article in Realcomm.com argues that there are six large paradigm shifts changing the built environment. The six major drivers of change are: Technological Financial Biological Climate Globalization Demographics…
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