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Product Monday: Solar GS Pole System by Nemalux
Nemalux’s Solar GS Pole System is a solar-powered LED product offering 500 to 2,000 lumens of light output for remote hazardous locations. Designed for remote locations, it is also suitable…
Carbon Neutrality: Lessons Learned
In this post at Signify’s blog, CEO Eric Rondolat describes major lessons learned by Signify in its efforts to become a carbon-neutral company. The major takeaways are: * Embrace change…
Light Therapy: What Is It, and Does It Work?
MEDICAL NEWS TODAY has published a comprehensive article about light therapy as it’s used to treat acne, wounds, and other skin ailments. The principle behind the treatment is that various…
FDA Publishes Q&A on Ultraviolet Disinfection
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has published a Q&A about UV energy, forms of which have been demonstrated as effective in destroying SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.…
CLTC Publishes Education Videos for California Title 24
The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) recently released new videos introducing California’s 2019 Title 24, Part 6 lighting requirements. Each video introduces a specific topic in the energy code: Lighting…
Product Monday: Flex Tube Mini by Acclaim
Acclaim Lighting’s Flex Tube Mini is a flexible, direct-view, outdoor LED strip with a compact 0.4” x 0.4” profile in a wide range of color temperatures from 2200K to 5700K…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR: Lighting and DC Building Microgrids
In my lighting column published in the February issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, I tackle the topic of DC building microgrids. Throughout the age of alternating current, few imagined that direct…
National Lighting Bureau Accepting Submissions for 2021 NLB Tesla Awards
The NLB Tesla Awards program recognizes excellence in new construction or retrofit lighting projects that demonstrate creativity and enhance the value of lighting for occupants. Winning projects will be recognized…
A Look Inside NLB’s Trusted Warranty Program
Below is my contribution to a recent issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. The National Lighting Bureau’s (NLB) new Trusted Warranty Evaluation Program…
Teaching Children About Light
Lighting design firm Nulty has published a series of worksheets that very effectively teach young children about light. Called Learn to Light, the worksheets teach color, refraction, reflection, dispersion, and…
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