Artistic Licence Release New DALI to DMX Converter
Added: Friday, 16 July 2010
With the architectural and entertainment markets seeing more cross-over, this gives system designers better integration and more sophisticated control.
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Brad Paisley H2O Tour Makes A Splash With Elation EVLED Video Panels
Added: Friday, 16 July 2010
The country superstar himself helped to make the final call on which LED video panel to use and despite the original equipment being destroyed by massive floods, the show went on as planned.
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PHILIPS STRENGTHENS OUTDOOR LIGHTING PORTFOLIO WITH ACQUISITION OF STREET LIGHTING CONTROLS BUSINESS FROM AMPLEX
Added: Monday, 12 July 2010
Amplex A/S is a Denmark-based provider of energy-efficient solutions.
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Philips and Cree sign comprehensive LED patent cross-license agreement
Added: Thursday, 08 July 2010
The worldwide patent cross-license agreement is designed to further accelerate the growth of the LED lighting market.
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Dubai's Festival City Hotels lead the way to a greener future.
Added: Tuesday, 06 July 2010
Switching the complete lighting system of InterContinental and Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City Hotels to state of the art LED technology is the industry's first project of this magnitude in the region.
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FIRST WASHINGTON, D.C. BASED GATEWAY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Added: Tuesday, 06 July 2010
DOE retrofits Department of Labor Headquarters parking structure with Philips Wide-Lite award-winning VizorLED sustainable LED lighting solution
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Artistic Licence forms new company
Added: Thursday, 01 July 2010
Artistic Licence, industry leader in the development of control, lighting and test equipment for the entertainment and architectural markets, announces a new phase of expansion. One becomes two as Artistic Licence Engineering Ltd and Artistic Licence Integration Ltd are born.
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BABSON COLLEGE UTILIZES LEDs TO ACHIEVE MAINTENANCE EFFICIENCIES
Added: Thursday, 01 July 2010
"This was the first system we evaluated that had the ability to replace our T8 fluorescents and truly deliver on the promise of LEDs" said associate vice president Shelley Kaplan.
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LEDs help the World Cup arena go green
Added: Thursday, 01 July 2010
Cape Town's Green Point Stadium lives up to its name by using energy efficient LEDs
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Sri Lankan fishermen go green at night
Added: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and Infineon Technologies have developed an energy-efficient LED lamp to be used in Sri Lanka. Local fishermen will use the LEDs instead of their environmentally harmful kerosene lamps.
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Carmanah Supplies Solar Powered Marine Lanterns for Gulf Oil Spill Containment Efforts
Added: Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Carmanah Technologies Corp. is providing these through its marine partnership with Sabik Oy
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Lighting Analysts, Inc. releases version 2.1 of AGi32 lighting design and rendering software
Added: Monday, 21 June 2010
This long-anticipated release is full of time-saving enhancements, including expanded roadway lighting support and new 3D import/export engine with Autodesk's RealDWG technology; complete support for SSL products and Absolute Photometry
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LENDING A SHINE TO THE WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA
Added: Monday, 21 June 2010
OSRAM to equip all ten soccer stadiums with energy-efficient lighting solutions
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Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) provides new metrics for specifying color properties in retail lighting
Added: Monday, 21 June 2010
New publication recommends two-metric approaches for specifying light sources to achieve desired color appearance of the illumination as well as good color rendering in retail applications
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2010 IES ILLUMINATION AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
Added: Sunday, 06 June 2010
The IES granted one Award of Distinction, seven Awards for Excellence, and two Special Citations.
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Mood Lighting in Aircraft
Added: Sunday, 06 June 2010
Help is needed from Lighting Designers for a pilot study.
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NEW LUXEON REBEL LEDS SET BENCHMARKS FOR ILLUMINATION APPLICATION EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIGHT
Added: Saturday, 05 June 2010
White binning distribution shrinks and improves supply chain security
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Management Changes in OSRAM's LED Business in North America
Added: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Tom Shottes is responsible for the new Solid State Lighting business segment at OSRAM SYLVANIA and Don Klase takes over as new Head of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc.
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LIGHT FOR ART AND CULTURE
Added: Monday, 31 May 2010
This new book from Zumtobel has some amazing photography.
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LITHONIA LIGHTING BRINGS LED AMBIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS TO MAINSTREAM COMMERCIAL MARKETPLACE
Added: Sunday, 30 May 2010
RTLED, Lithonia Lighting's new volumetric recessed lighting fixture, delivers high quality LED ambient lighting that reduces energy costs, maintenance costs and a building's environmental footprint.
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Innovations Honored at Lighting Industry's Most Celebrated Awards Presentation
Added: Thursday, 13 May 2010
The LFI Innovation Awards is an overview of the latest lighting-related products and designs introduced over the last 12 months or launched at LFI 2010.
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Bridgelux and Molex Win LIGHTFAIR 2010 Most Innovative Product of the Year Award for Helieon Sustainable Light Module
Added: Thursday, 13 May 2010
Top honor goes to plug-and-play solution that is as simple to use as a light bulb
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Cooper Lighting's 33rd Annual SOURCE Awards presented at Lightfair Luncheon
Added: Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Two projects; one commercial and one residential, took top honors.
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Trans-Lux Corporation Announces Formation Of Trans-Lux Energy
Added: Friday, 07 May 2010
New Subsidiary To Market Environmentally Friendly "Green" LED Lighting Solutions
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Topanga Technologies Granted Industry-Changing Patents on Advanced Plasma Lighting
Added: Friday, 07 May 2010
Design Patents Extend Functionality and Energy Efficiency of Topanga's Proprietary Solid-State-Driven Lamps and Resonators
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Lighting Science Group Receives Preliminary Allocation of Approximately $18.8 Million in Federal Economic Stimulus Bonds
Added: Monday, 03 May 2010
The money is to acquire and develop a research, development, engineering, design, and manufacturing facility in Brevard County, Florida that has the potential to create 832 new jobs.
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ArKaos Appoints White Light as Exclusive UK Dealer
Added: Thursday, 29 April 2010
White Light will be showing the ArKaos range of products at both PLASA Focus in Leeds on April 27th and 28th, and then at the ABTT Theatre Show in London on June 16th and 17th.
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iGuzzini to open first US Showroom in New York City
Added: Thursday, 29 April 2010
Lighting Manufacturer brings the 'Italian Way of Light' to the American Market
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LED Street Lighting Field Test Results Published from the Lighting Research Center
Added: Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Light-emitting diode (LED) technology continues to rapidly mature and is pursued as a street lighting alternative to traditional lamp sources. In order to quantify the performance of new LED street lighting options, lighting specifiers must compare the claimed benefits of LED fixtures, to existing HID sources.
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BRIDGELUX and RD LEUCHTEN WIN PRESTIGIOUS Innovationspreis Architektur und Technik "SPECIAL AWARD"
Added: Wednesday, 21 April 2010
German Publications AIT and XIA in cooperation with Messe Frankfurt (Frankfurt Fair), honor the RD Micro LED Spot for energy efficiency and high light intensity.
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PHILIPS AND FUTURE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS EXTEND RELATIONSHIP TO PROVIDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE LED SOLUTIONS
Added: Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Frankfurt, Germany
Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) is to expand its existing relationship with the LED lighting components provider Future Lighting Solutions. Through a ground-breaking new arrangement, the companies will offer a broad range of LED lighting component solutions for OEM customers to develop further into finished products.
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Lightfair 2011 changes venue
Added: Tuesday, 13 April 2010
LIGHTFAIR International (LFI), will be staged in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
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IES CALL FOR PAPERS
Added: Thursday, 01 April 2010
Authors of papers regarding the art, science and practice of illumination are invited to submit their papers for possible presentation at the 2010 IES Annual Conference scheduled to be held in Toronto, Canada from November 7-9, 2010.
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Future Lighting Solutions Wins LED Industry Leadership Award for SSL Designer
Added: Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Future Lighting Solutions announced today that it has earned the Industry Leadership award in LED Journal's annual Innova Awards competition for SSL Designer, an online tool that speeds the process of defining, calculating and optimizing baseline system requirements and costs for solid state lighting applications.
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Plan To Be Sleepless in Seattle During Display Week 2010
Added: Wednesday, 31 March 2010
May 23 - May 28, 2010. Display Week 2010 is shaping up to be the most comprehensive and exciting event since the Society's inception in 1962. Four new topics of specialized interest ; 3-D, lighting, touch, and green technology, have broadened the scope of the largest technical program in the history of the Society.
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The Next Step in TV Backlighting
Added: Tuesday, 30 March 2010
According to Ken Werner, LED backlighting is in the process of replacing conventional LCD-TV backlighting that uses cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs). Some of the Tier 1 TV makers are saying that 30% to 50% of the sets they sell this year will be LED-lit.
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A French Chateau Uses LED's To Stunning Effect
Added: Thursday, 18 March 2010
Philips Lighting transforms France's annual Festival International des Jardins at Chaumont-sur-Loire, with the use of LED lighting to add extra ambience to the gardens at night, while helping to keep the festival's energy bill down.
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Philips Lumileds Introduces Compact Luxeon C
Added: Thursday, 18 March 2010
The LUXEON c enables more efficient, cost effective, environmentally friendly lighting solutions for the tens of millions of appliances, tools, and portable applications that typically use a 10W to 40W conventional light bulb.
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2010 Luminale - The Countdown Begins
Added: Wednesday, 17 March 2010
It's time to pull out your warm, comfortable shoes and gloves. With less than a month to go, the countdown for the Luminale 2010 has begun. The Luminale is an international festival of lighting culture taking place every two years in Frankfurt, coinciding with Light+Building.
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Rainbow Church
Added: Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will exhibit a glass window made of 500 crystal prisms at MUSEUM.beyond museum in Seoul this May and June. Called Rainbow Church, the eight metre-high installation will create rainbows within the space as the light is refracted.
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Academy-Award-Winning Performance!
Added: Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Elation On The Red Carpet At This Years Oscars. KABC-TV's live pre-Oscar broadcast gave viewers an up-close look at Hollywood's biggest stars as they arrived at the movie industry's premier event. Right alongside these luminous celebrities were some bright newcomers making their first appearance at this year's Academy Awards show. Elation Professional's ELAR 108 RGBW LED par cans.
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Andromeda presents Fluxus, a wave of light and glass
Added: Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Fluxus, a result of the cooperation between designer Karim Rashid and Artist Michela Vianello is a wavering Murano glass sculpture that was created to adorn White Gallery, the first big lifestyle store to be opened in Rome.
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Philips announces the creation of the new post of Chief Design Officer.
Added: Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Effective March 1, 2010, Rogier van der Heide, has joined Philips to become the first, new Chief Design Officer for Lighting with the corporate title of Vice-President.
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A new standard for the design of high-performance green buildings.
Added: Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), in conjunction with the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is the first code-intended commercial green building standard in the United States.
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Improve your SSL knowledge and earn up to 10.0 IES CEU's
Added: Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Learn the reality, the possibilities and the current status of solid-state lighting and LED technology.
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The ARC Show 2011 changes venue.
Added: Tuesday, 23 February 2010
UBM Live has announced that The ARC Show will relocate to the Business Design Centre, Islington, London next year.
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New Technical Brochure explains DALI/DMX
Added: Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Artistic Licence have published a brochure explaining some of the key technologies prevalent in today's lighting control market.
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Topanga Technologies Appoints Greg R. Barry as Chief Executive Officer
Added: Monday, 22 February 2010
Lighting Industry Veteran Aims for Widespread Adoption of Solid-State Plasma Technology
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PHILIPS LED REPLACEMENT BULB RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST INVENTIONS OF 2009
Added: Friday, 05 February 2010
TIME Magazine includes L Prize Entry on Prestigious Annual List
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The IES Illumination Awards program is now closed for submissions
Added: Thursday, 04 February 2010
Submissions have now closed online for the 2010 IES Illumination Awards. The deadline was Feb 12th, 2010.
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Present and Future Developments in Lighting: Themes of the Recent 2009 IES Annual Conference
Added: Thursday, 10 December 2009
More than 400 lighting professionals met November 15-17 in Seattle, WA for the 2009 Annual Conference of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES). The theme of the three day event was Realizing the Future;Research to Applications. Presenters focused on both recent developments and some of the big ideas that will affect the future of lighting.
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First Ever PVW Hybrid Induction Lighting System Unveiled at Solar Power International
Added: Thursday, 25 September 2008
Full Spectrum Solutions, manufacturer of EverLast(R) Induction Lighting, has unveiled the highly anticipated Photo Voltaic and Wind Powered (PVW) Hybrid Turbine. This patent pending technology is made possible by the energy-efficient, sensor controlled EverLast(R) induction lamps. EverLast(R) PVW Hybrid offers a compact, free standing design that brings new possibilities to the term "off the grid."
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LRC to Host LED Lighting Institute September 23-25
Added: Thursday, 17 July 2008
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center (LRC) will hold a three-day, hands-on seminar September 23-25, to teach industry professionals how to incorporate LEDs into lighting applications.
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LED Street Lights to Get Test Run in New Jersey
Added: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Four New Jersey communities will be part of a pilot replacing cobra headlamps on utility poles with LEDs.
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How to Become an Informed Buyer of Solid-State Lighting
Added: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Choosing to buy solid-state lighting today requires that lighting professionals educate themselves, because what SSL can do is not always the same as what SSL does do.
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Lighting Prize Competition to Hail 'Brighter Tomorrow' with SSLs
Added: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
The new L Prize competition challenges the lighting industry to develop high-quality, high-performance solid-state lighting products to replace the common light bulb.
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Commercial Lighting Solutions: Free Web Tool Under Development
Added: Wednesday, 25 June 2008
A new, free web tool is being developed that will offer system designs for different lighting solutions in a variety of commercial situations. A panel of top lighting designers have worked with representatives of Whole Foods Market and Wal-Mart to develop a tool that will deliver energy savings of at least 30%.
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25th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Winners
Added: Wednesday, 25 June 2008
In the 25th annual IALD International Lighting Design Award competition, 14 winners - representing projects from six countries - took home awards. They won from a field of 160 entries, more than ever before.
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Highlights of 'Lamp & Ballast Update' at LightFair
Added: Tuesday, 24 June 2008
The annual Lamp and Ballast Update drew a large crowd at LightFair International 2008, where attendees learned about the latest in fluorescents, ballast technology, and metal halide lamps, among other recent developments.
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LEDs Blaze Trail at LightFair
Added: Friday, 30 May 2008
Anywhere you looked at LightFair International 2008, LEDs seemed to take center stage. The solid-state lighting technology that was cutting-edge a few years ago is now approaching mainstream status. In the LightFair Innovational Awards program, for instance, almost 45% of the new products involved LEDs.
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LightFair International 2008: Sights, Sounds, Sustainability
Added: Thursday, 29 May 2008
LightFair International 2008 convened in Las Vegas recently to celebrate the latest in lighting, and chart the future course of the industry.
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Spotlight on Winners of 2008 LFI Innovation Awards
Added: Thursday, 29 May 2008
Camera! Lights! Action! The 2008 LFI Innovation Awards were bestowed on lighting companies large and small this year, with 184 new products unveiled in 14 categories at LightFair International. The Most Innovative Product Award was given to a freely available software: the Sensor Placement + Optimization Tool, or SPOT Version 4.0, funded by the California Energy Commission. And the other winners were ?.
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LightFair International 2008 Ready to Roll in Vegas
Added: Tuesday, 13 May 2008
With LightFair International only a few months away, the industry is preparing for its biggest conference and trade show in the U.S. In-depth educational programs are offered at various levels of expertise.
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Where Lighting Comes Alive Online
Added: Tuesday, 13 May 2008
It's true. Most people don't go to YouTube to look up lighting. But for those who do, it can be a veritable showplace where lighting comes alive online. We have some recommendations for you.
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Number of 'Lighting Certified' Professionals Continues to Grow, 2008 Exam Date Set
Added: Tuesday, 13 May 2008
A total of 1,753 individuals have earned the right to be "Lighting Certified" by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP), including 190 who passed the most recent examination. Lighting practitioners who want to take the exam this year will do so on November 1.
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Case Study: Wireless Lighting Control Leads to Power Savings at Peak Times
Added: Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Ganahl Lumber Company in California managed to cut utility bills 25% to 30% by installing wireless controls on every lighting fixture in its 20,000-square-foot retail and office facility in Costa Mesa.
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Lighting Designer Brandston Releases New Book
Added: Monday, 12 May 2008
Legendary lighting designer Howard Brandston has written a book entitled LEARNING TO SEE: A Matter of Light, published by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).
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Lighting Designers Speak Out About LEDs
Added: Monday, 12 May 2008
What do leading lighting designers have to say about the emergence of solid-state lighting in the market they serve? Find that out - and see a draft of the "DOE/IES Design Guide: Lighting Design with LEDs" - in a recently released report from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Philips Lumileds Simplifies SSL Design Projects with New Online Resources
Added: Friday, 09 May 2008
Designers who want to use Philips Lumileds LUXEON LEDs can now avail themselves of an online resource that includes downloadable files for optical, mechanical and electrical models of LUXEON LEDs.
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Two New LED Chandeliers by Meyda Grace Public Spaces
Added: Friday, 09 May 2008
Meyda Lighting is making its mark by creating custom chandeliers that use solid-state lighting. One installed in a Utica, N.Y. theatre is the world's largest LED free-hanging chandelier, according to the company. Another graces the entrance to an American Girl store in Dallas, Texas. Both are illuminated with Philips Lumileds Luxeon LEDs.
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Study Finds Consumers Warming To LEDs
Added: Thursday, 08 May 2008
With consumer interest in energy-efficient lighting growing rapidly, the next wave of mass-market residential and business lighting could be coming from LEDs, according to a new consumer survey commissioned by Arrow Electronics, Inc.
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Venture Capitalists Attracted to LED Investments
Added: Thursday, 08 May 2008
The bright future of solid-state lighting is attracting investors, according to an article posted recently on MercuryNews.com, a Silicon Valley publication.
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Advance Recognized as Outstanding Supplier by Grainger
Added: Thursday, 17 April 2008
Advance was presented with Grainger's prestigious Partners in Performance Award for 2007 at Grainger's annual supplier conference, which was held recently.
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Senate Passes Tax Incentives for Energy Efficiency: House Next Hurdle
Added: Thursday, 17 April 2008
The U.S. Senate recently passed a comprehensive piece of housing legislation that included several critical tax incentives that encourage use of energy-efficient technologies and renewables. The incentives in this bill are one-year incentives.
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Roundtable on High-Performing Buildings Shared in Video
Added: Thursday, 17 April 2008
Early involvement by all members of the building team is crucial to the success of high-performing buildings, according to panelists in a new video from ASHRAE.
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Five Lighting Businesses Win 2008 Energy Star Honors
Added: Thursday, 17 April 2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy recently honored five lighting businesses for their outstanding contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency at the 2008 ENERGY STAR Awards ceremony. For the first time, a lighting showroom was among the winners.
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NEMA Publishes Two Lighting Issues Papers
Added: Thursday, 17 April 2008
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Lighting Systems Division has published two papers that address lighting issues. One covers FAQs about the effects of the EPAct 2005 on mercury vapor lamp ballasts and lighting systems. The other is about luminaire ballast disconnects.
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Home Builders Show High Commitment to Lighting Controls
Added: Thursday, 17 April 2008
Six out of 10 home builders offer automated lighting controls, and the rate of builder installation of lighting controls in new homes has increased 500% since 2002, according to a new survey.
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LED Walkway Lighting Test Results Released
Added: Tuesday, 08 April 2008
What happened when six LED luminaires replaced six high-pressure sodium (HPS) luminaires mounted on 14-foot poles on a set of outdoor walkways and stairs? An energy savings of 25%+, improved illuminance uniformity, and positive user feedback.
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Proposals Sought for Developing, Demonstrating LEDs
Added: Tuesday, 08 April 2008
Feeling inventive? The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is inviting proposals for LED development, demonstration and standards/enabling activities. Interested? Proposals are due on May 28.
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Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions Licenses Patent Portfolio to Renaissance Lighting
Added: Tuesday, 08 April 2008
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions and Renaissance Lighting have completed a licensing agreement that provides Renaissance Lighting with access to Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions' worldwide patent portfolio.
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Human Perception: Key to Doubling LED Brightness
Added: Tuesday, 08 April 2008
Researchers at Ehime University have discovered a way to make LEDs look twice as bright, according to an article in Tech-On!, a Nikkei Business Publication.
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Lighting Research Center Adds 2nd LED Lighting Institute in May
Added: Tuesday, 08 April 2008
By popular demand, the Lighting Research Center (LRC) has added another LED Lighting Institute to the month of May. The first one is full already.
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2008 DOE SSL R&D Workshop Report Posted
Added: Tuesday, 08 April 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy has published the summary report from the 2008 DOE Solid-State Lighting (SSL) R&D Workshop, which was held earlier this year.
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Advanced Energy Design Guides: Now Free Downloads
Added: Friday, 14 March 2008
Lighting professionals and contractors can now download three Advanced Energy Design Guides, at no cost, from the IESNA website.
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New U.S. Lighting Fixtures Market Report Sees Annual Growth in Demand of 3%
Added: Thursday, 13 March 2008
Demand for lighting fixtures in the U.S. is forecast to grow more than 3% each year through 2012, to $21.6 billion, according to a new report published by Freedonia.
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LRC Evaluates Integrated Classroom Lighting System
Added: Thursday, 13 March 2008
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has released a new publication detailing a new, systems-based approach to lighting school classrooms that improves the lighting while saving energy.
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IALD Weighs In on 'Banning the Incandescent Bulb'
Added: Thursday, 13 March 2008
We've heard from many interest groups on "banning the bulb." The latest one to register its sentiments is the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), which recently released a position statement on the subject.
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NEMA Paper Addresses Failure Modes for Self-Ballasted CFLs
Added: Thursday, 13 March 2008
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published a white paper addressing concerns that self-ballasted compact fluorescent lamps (SBCFLs) may present a possible safety hazard when they reach their "end of useful life."
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Industry Icon Jack Briody Passes at 72
Added: Thursday, 13 March 2008
The late Jack Briody championed the lighting upgrade opportunity and led Philips Lighting divisions to record sales and profits.
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LEDs 'Rock' Rockefeller Center's 'Electric Fountain'
Added: Friday, 29 February 2008
Who needs water in the Rockefeller Center fountain, when you can have a 35-foot-high piece of public sculpture with almost 3,400 LEDs that gives a similar effect? Called Electric Fountain, the art installation will be at the New York City site through April 5.
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New SSL Technology Fact Sheets Tout Advantages of LEDs
Added: Friday, 29 February 2008
Looking for a way to educate clients, or yourself, about the benefit of LEDs? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released two new technology fact sheets on solid-state lighting (SSL) topics.
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RPI Student Develops First 'Polarized LED'
Added: Friday, 29 February 2008
Could LEDs be the new LCDs? Martin Schubert, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student, recently won an award for developing the first "polarized LED," which could dramatically improve LCD screens, conserve energy and usher in the next generation of ultra-efficient LEDs.
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Forbes Calls It: 'LED Illumination Revolution'
Added: Friday, 29 February 2008
The surge of interest in LEDs caught the interest of Forbes.com, which recently ran an article entitled, The LED Illumination Revolution.
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CFL Backlash: Incandescent Fans Want Clarification
Added: Sunday, 10 February 2008
U.S. News & World Report recently featured an article about concerns from some readers who wonder whether incandescents could really be on the endangered list.
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Cree to Acquire LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc.
Added: Sunday, 10 February 2008
Cree, Inc. recently announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc. (LLF) for approximately $77 million, plus up to an additional $26.4 million over a three-year period.


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New Publication Provides Energy Efficiency Guidance for K-12 Schools
Added: Saturday, 09 February 2008
Sixteen percent of schools districts' controllable costs is spent on energy. To decrease that expenditure, a new publication written specifically for K-12 school buildings will aid design teams in constructing energy-smart schools using off-the-shelf technology that can cut energy use 30 percent or more annually.
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LightFair 2008 Announces Educational Offerings
Added: Saturday, 09 February 2008
LightFair International 2008 features an unprecedented lineup of seminars and courses strategically designed to educate and inform attendees on the industry's latest trends and innovative ideas.
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Advance Products Join New NEMA Premium Ballast Program
Added: Saturday, 09 February 2008
Advance announces that a variety of its electronic ballast offerings have become charter products within the voluntary new NEMA Premium Ballast Program.
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Hubbell Acquires Kurt Versen
Added: Saturday, 09 February 2008
Hubbell Incorporated recently announced the acquisition of the Kurt Versen Company. The purchase price was approximately $100 million in cash.
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Pieter de Haan Appointed CEO of Advance
Added: Saturday, 09 February 2008
Advance recently announced the appointment of Pieter de Haan as the company's CEO.
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New HQ for Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions Demonstrates Future of Light
Added: Monday, 28 January 2008
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, the new entity formed by Philips' acquisition of Color Kinetics, recently unveiled its new 50,000-square foot corporate headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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Report Released on LED Street Light Project in California
Added: Monday, 28 January 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published an extensive report from the demonstration project of LED street lights installed in Oakland, California.
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Lighting for Tomorrow Announces 2008 Competition
Added: Monday, 28 January 2008
The 2008 Lighting for Tomorrow competition will recognize excellence in design of energy-efficient residential lighting fixtures, both for new products and for innovative technologies. SSL entries are invited in three categories.
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Next LED Lighting Institute Set for May
Added: Monday, 28 January 2008
The Lighting Research Center's three-day LED Lighting Institute provides the latest information and hands-on workshops using LEDs. It will be held May 13-15 in Troy, N.Y.
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Lighting Industry Survey Confirms LED Lighting Market Growth
Added: Monday, 28 January 2008
By the end of 2008, LEDs are expected to be commonly used in offices, parking garages and residential outdoor applications

, according to a recently conducted survey.
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DOE Releases CALiPER Roundtable Report
Added: Monday, 28 January 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the report from the DOE Solid-State Lighting CALiPER Program Roundtable held in November 2007.
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Lighting Technology Greenhouse to 'Grow' New Lighting Businesses
Added: Friday, 11 January 2008
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) has launched a unique program to help lighting companies grow. Called the Lighting Technology Greenhouse, it promotes the success of lighting-related businesses.
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Case Study: Lutron Meets Exacting Standards Set by The New York Times Company
Added: Friday, 11 January 2008
The New York Times Company demanded innovation for its new headquarters and, after a rigorous testing process involving the Lawrence Berkeley Lab, selected Lutron's EcoSystem lighting control solution to help create an "energizing work environment" and to reduce its energy consumption.
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NLPIP Releases New Report on Residential Downlights
Added: Friday, 11 January 2008
The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) has released its latest Specifier Report, designed to help lighting professionals, contractors, and homeowners find and effectively use energy-efficient residential downlights, an increasingly popular technique for lighting a home.
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New Law Mandates Phasing in of Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
Added: Friday, 11 January 2008
Energy efficiency is now the law of the land, thanks to a new bill signed into law by President Bush in December. Beginning in 2012, and phased in over three years, all new bulbs will have to use 25% to 30% less energy for the same light output as today's incandescents.
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NEMA Publishes White Paper on CFL Issues
Added: Friday, 11 January 2008
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently published a white paper on the issues that may arise when some four-pin spiral CFLs are operated in luminaires that are not approved or safety-listed for use with such lamps.
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Leviton to Acquire ControlThink
Added: Friday, 11 January 2008
Leviton Manufacturing Company Inc., recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire ControlThink LC, a home and building control software and services company.
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SSL Luminaire Performance in the Lab: Just How Well Do They Perform?
Added: Friday, 21 December 2007
A U.S. government-funded program that tests LED luminaires for the general illumination marketplace finds a wide range of performance. Another finding: product literature from manufacturers sometimes over states the capabilities of the products. A recent webcast with the head of the CALiPER program covered these topics, and more.
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California Program Invests in Four LED Projects
Added: Friday, 21 December 2007
Four LED projects are among new energy-efficient lighting technology that will be developed and demonstrated in 2008 and 2009, thanks to $3.7 million in funding from the California Energy Commission's Public Interest Research Program.
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Three LED Researchers Win German Future Prize
Added: Friday, 21 December 2007
For outstanding research work on innovative lighting technologies, Dr. Klaus Streubel and Dr. Stefan Illek from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, together with Dr. Andreas Br?uer from the Fraunhofer Institute for Optics and Precision Engineering in Jena, were awarded this year's prize for technology and innovation from the President of Germany.
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Times Square Ball Latest Landmark with Philips LED Lighting
Added: Friday, 21 December 2007
Philips Electronics, through its Lighting business, is delivering a special gift to consumers and the environment at year's end: a brighter and more energy-efficient holiday season.
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Cooper Industries Announces Two Acquisitions
Added: Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Cooper Industries, Ltd., based in Houston, Texas, recently announced its acquisition of United Kingdom-based Clarity Lighting, a designer and manufacturer of LED architectural lighting and control solutions, and U.S.-based GS Metals.
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New Year Brings New Lighting Regulations
Added: Monday, 10 December 2007
Littleton, Colorado and Missoula, Montana are two communities with new outdoor lighting regulations going into effect in 2008. Meanwhile, a model lighting ordinance is being created by a Joint Task Force of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) and the International Dark-Sky Association.
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Philips' 'Light Bulb Moment' Touted in BusinessWeek
Added: Monday, 10 December 2007
An article in BusinessWeek takes a look at Royal Philips Electronics' $9 billion lighting division.
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Call for Entries Announced for GE Edison Award
Added: Monday, 10 December 2007
GE Consumer & Industrial announces a call for entries for the 25th Annual GE Edison Award competition, which recognizes professional lighting designs. Entries must be received by January 10, 2008.
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California Program Invests $3.7 Million in Future Lighting Technology
Added: Monday, 10 December 2007
New energy-efficient lighting technology will be developed and demonstrated in 2008 and 2009 thanks to $3.7 million in funding from the California Energy Commission's Public Interest Research Program, of which $1.2 million will match funds from lighting and daylighting manufacturers.
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NLPIP Releases Specifier Reports: Photosensors
Added: Monday, 10 December 2007
The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) has released a new report for specifiers on photosensors.
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Transformations in Lighting: R&D Workshop Set
Added: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
The 2008 DOE Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop entitled "Transformations in Lighting" will be held January 29-31 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Grant Awarded to Advance Standards for National Color Quality Ratings
Added: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, the new entity formed by Philips' acquisition of Color Kinetics, has been awarded a $250,000 contract by the federal government to develop and create a new test system to improve methods for calculating and measuring the quality of a light source.
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Philips to Acquire Genlyte for $2.7 Billion
Added: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Royal Philips Electronics announced plans this week to acquire Genlyte Group Inc., a U.S.-based lighting fixture manufacturer, in an all-cash transaction. A strategic component of the acquisition gives Philips established channels for selling its LED technology.
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Solid-State Lighting Product Testing Report Released
Added: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed Round 3 of product testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting (SSL) CALiPER Program. The summary report covers outdoor and indoor fixtures.
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Highest Profile U.S. Christmas Trees Go 'LED'
Added: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
LED lighting will decorate the two most well-known holiday trees in the country this year: the one that towers over Rockefeller Center in New York, and the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.
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Osram Sylvania, Arrow Electronics Agree on Distribution of LED Systems Products
Added: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Osram Sylvania recently announced an OEM distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc. The agreement is intended to help drive the adoption of LED lighting technology by manufacturers across several industries.
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Philips Announces Agreement to Acquire Genlyte
Added: Monday, 26 November 2007
On November 26, Royal Philips Electronics held a conference call announcing its intended acquisition of Genlyte, a leading North American luminaires manufacturer. The call was hosted by Pierre-Jean Sivignon, Chief Financial Officer, Royal Philips Electronics, and Theo van Deursen, Chief Executive Officer, Philips Lighting. Visit the Philips website to listen to audiocasts of these presentations, or for more information about the acquisition. Additionally, Genlyte has posted a webcast of their own conference call here.
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Lighting Index Edges Lower in Third Quarter 2007
Added: Friday, 09 November 2007
NEMA's Lighting Systems Index slipped during the third quarter of 2007, declining 0.5 percent from the second quarter of this year. Domestic demand for lighting equipment has trended lower for more than a year now as inflation-adjusted shipments have contracted on a year-over-year basis in each of the last five quarters, including the 2.2 percent drop in the most recent quarter.
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LRC Develops Framework to Quantify Light Pollution, Asks for Input
Added: Friday, 09 November 2007
Light pollution concerns more and more civic leaders each year. As they pass laws to curb outdoor light pollution by restricting certain luminaires, the question arises: Are these steps working? The Lighting Research Center has created Outdoor Site (Lighting) Performance, a framework for quantifying light pollution for specific installations, to help communities find the answer.
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Lutron Releases ROI Calculator for EcoSystem
Added: Friday, 09 November 2007
New software can chart the return on investment, energy savings and environmental impact of Lutron's EcoSystem, a fluorescent lighting control system comprised of digital electronic dimming ballasts, controls, and environmental sensors.
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UL Expands Research Triangle Park Lighting Center
Added: Friday, 09 November 2007
Underwriters Laboratories, the safety testing and certification organization, has recently expanded service delivery capability at its Research Triangle Park (RTP) test facility in North Carolina. The move was prompted by increased certification demand from lighting manufacturers.
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New Book Shows Eerie Irony of Plan to Light Twin Towers Pre-9/11
Added: Friday, 09 November 2007
A new retrospective of lighting in New York City unearthed an eerie irony. In 1986 a well-known lighting designer proposed illuminating the World Trade Center with enough light to make the two towers appear to be beacons of light - much like the annual memorial that shines in their absence today.
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NEMA Releases New Standards for Exit Signs, Incandescent Lamps
Added: Friday, 09 November 2007
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has released two new standards: one covers safety specifications for incandescent lamps, the other for Exit sign visibility testing requirements.
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Technical Info Network for SSL Launched
Added: Monday, 22 October 2007
TINSSL? Sounds like the decoration you put on a Christmas tree. Instead, it's a good way to remember the acronym for the Technical Information Network about Solid-State Lighting, a cooperative effort between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships.
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LEDs to Ring in New Year in Times Square
Added: Monday, 22 October 2007
When the New Year's Eve ball is lowered in Times Square counting down to 2008, it will mark the 100th anniversary of the ball dropping -- and a new LED chapter in the celebration. This year, 9,576 Philips Luxeon LEDs will give the Waterford crystal ball a spectacular colored light show to ring in a new era.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan Joins 'LED City' Ranks
Added: Monday, 22 October 2007
Soon, when the streetlights come on in Ann Arbor, it will be an all-LED moment. The city's leaders are planning for Ann Arbor to be the first U.S. city to convert 100% of its downtown streetlights to LED technology. Their goal? Saving energy, saving $100,000 annually and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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'LED Essentials' Topic of DOE Webinar
Added: Monday, 22 October 2007
What are the ABCs of LEDs? Kevin Dowling, VP of Innovation for Philips Solid State Lighting, covered these essentials in a recent webinar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
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NIST Grants Four LED Research Awards
Added: Monday, 22 October 2007
The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced 56 new awards for innovative industrial R&D projects under the agency's Advanced Technology Program. Among them were four to advance LEDs. And the winners are ...
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New York, San Francisco Museum Exhibits Show Light as Art
Added: Sunday, 07 October 2007
Looking for some lighting inspiration? Check out museum exhibits featuring the work of famous designers -- from Ingo Maurer in New York at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, to Olafur Eliasson at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Call for Entries: IALD International Lighting Design Awards
Added: Sunday, 07 October 2007
November 15 is the deadline for entries in the 25th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards competition.
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Sign of Incandescent Times? GE to Close Plants
Added: Sunday, 07 October 2007
General Electric Co. recently announced plans to close lighting factories in the U.S. and Brazil, and cut more than 1,400 jobs, as the company gears up for the switch from incandescent to newer lighting technologies.
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Lighting for Tomorrow: CFL Winners Announced
Added: Sunday, 07 October 2007
The fifth annual Lighting for Tomorrow competition highlights excellence in energy efficiency. Of the nominees, 33 models use compact fluorescent lighting (CFLs) and 45 models incorporated LEDs. And the CFL winners are ...
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Case Study: University Auditorium's Lighting Upgrade
Added: Sunday, 07 October 2007
The Dodd Auditorium at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia dates to the 1920s. Recently, its lighting needed a modernization to bring it into the 21st century. Here's how the upgrade unfolded.
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LEDs to Light the Way on GW Bridge, in Holland Tunnel
Added: Friday, 21 September 2007
Next year, LEDs will replace fluorescents in the Holland Tunnel, and mercury vapor lamps on the George Washington Bridge's "necklace lighting," according to the New York Port Authority.
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LRC Publishes Report on LED Encapsulants
Added: Friday, 21 September 2007
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) recently published a study designed to aid in the selection of a suitable encapsulant to maximize light extraction in high-power LEDs, based on findings about the impact of temperature and phosphor concentration on the refractive index.
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'Lighting for Tomorrow' Announces SSL Winners
Added: Friday, 21 September 2007
The fifth annual Lighting for Tomorrow competition attracted an array of beautiful new designs in energy-efficient lighting: 45 were solid-state lighting (SSL) models incorporating LEDs and 33 models use compact fluorescent lighting (CFLs). And the SSL winners are?
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Final ENERGY STAR Criteria for SSL Products Released
Added: Friday, 14 September 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the final ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Luminaires intended for general illumination.
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DOE Awards Two Small Business Innovation Research Grants for Organic LEDs
Added: Friday, 14 September 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants to check the commercial viability of specific organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs).
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Design Competition Announced for Lighting Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
Added: Sunday, 09 September 2007
A competition for the design and delivery of innovative lighting projects in Sub-Saharan Africa has been announced by the World Bank Group.
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Major Legislative Initiatives Would Impact Lighting Industry
Added: Friday, 07 September 2007
Senators and Representatives in the nation's capital and most states are back in session, sometimes burning the midnight oil (or incandescents, or fluorescents), to get the job done. We update you on the two biggest legislative initiatives moving forward -- one in Washington, the other in Sacramento.
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Philips Finalizes Acquisition of Color Kinetics
Added: Friday, 07 September 2007
Philips Electronics has completed its acquisition of Color Kinetics Inc., a leader in designing and marketing innovative lighting systems based on LED technology.
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Back to School Puts Lighting in Limelight
Added: Friday, 07 September 2007
It's that time of year when children are back at their school desks, focusing on books and papers, while some lighting professionals are focusing on how well the children can see their class work.
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Cooper Acquires io, Powerline Communications
Added: Friday, 07 September 2007
Cooper Industries has acquired Illinois-based io Lighting, a dedicated LED lighting fixture company, and Vermont-based Powerline Communications, Inc. (PCI), a manufacturer of digital lighting control panels.
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'Unwritten Code' Governs Lighting of Washington Monuments
Added: Monday, 27 August 2007
What lighting best suits a monument? Washington Post reporter Bill O'Leary looked into that question, and unearthed many points of lighting decision-making in the nation's capital.
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Coming Soon: First ENERGY STAR Criteria for SSL in General Illumination
Added: Wednesday, 15 August 2007
The final ENERGY STAR solid-state lighting (SSL) criteria for near-term general illumination applications are due out soon. One lighting professional who will be reading them closely is Kevin Gauna, senior research engineer at the California Lighting Technology Center, at the University of California, Davis. He oversaw the development engineering for the Personal Lighting System with 3W, 6W and 9W luminaires that will be among the first wave of products affected by these requirements.
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Unusual Use of LEDs: As a 'Stun Light' to Incapacitate Perps
Added: Wednesday, 15 August 2007
LEDs are finding their way into myriad applications, but one of the most unusual we've heard of lately is the LED Incapacitator, a flashlight designed to disorient and nauseate anyone who is subjected to its strobe-like beam.
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Generating Excitement for LEDs with Public Projects
Added: Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Toronto, Canada recently signed on as the 2nd "LED City" in Cree's LED city initiative. First up was the company's hometown of Raleigh, N.C. Philips Lighting has promoted LEDs with public displays from Hong Kong to Buckingham Palace.
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Philips Lumileds' Phosphor Technology to Simplify White Color Binning
Added: Tuesday, 14 August 2007
Color uniformity when creating white LEDs has long been an issue. Philips Lumileds says it has the answer with its Lumiramic phosphor technology.
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DOE Takes Its Own Advice: Plans to Reduce Energy by 30%
Added: Monday, 13 August 2007
Advanced lighting will play a key role in the U.S. Department of Energy's announced plans to increase energy savings by 30% nationwide in its own DOE complex--the second largest federal energy consumer of all civilian federal agencies. The department's facilities total about 110 million square feet.
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Lighting Index Posts Modest Gain during Q2 2007
Added: Wednesday, 08 August 2007
NEMA's Lighting Systems Index edged higher during the second quarter of 2007, increasing 0.7 percent from the previous quarter. Even with the improvement over the first quarter, inflation-adjusted shipments of lighting equipment continued to track below its year-ago pace by 2.3 percent.
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NEMA Publishes New Standard for Self-Ballasted Mercury Lamps
Added: Friday, 03 August 2007
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), on behalf of the American National Standard Lighting Group (ANSLG), has published a new standard for self-ballasted mercury lamps.
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Global Lighting Fixtures Market to Hit $94 Billion+ by 2010
Added: Thursday, 02 August 2007
The worldwide market for lighting fixtures is projected to exceed $94 billion by the year 2010, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
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Latest Books about Lighting Hit the Market
Added: Thursday, 02 August 2007
It's vacation season. Want to take a lighting book to the beach, mountains, or your favorite vacation retreat? Check out some of the most recent titles on the market.
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Cancer Prevention Journal: Promising Results on Filtering Light for Shift Workers
Added: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
The European Journal of Cancer Prevention recently published findings that melatonin deficiencies can be prevented by using lenses that block low wavelengths of light from reaching the retina. This "presents a cost-effective, practical solution to the problem of increased malignancy rates in shift workers," according to the study.
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Acuity Brands Acquires Mark Architectural Lighting
Added: Sunday, 22 July 2007
Acuity Brands, Inc. has announced its recent acquisition of Mark Architectural Lighting, a specification-oriented manufacturer of high-quality lighting products located in Edison, N.J.
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SSL Market to Grow by 21%, But Residential Demand to be Low
Added: Thursday, 19 July 2007
Strategy Analytics forecasts 21% market growth for solid-state LED lighting through 2011, driven by architectural lighting and other niche lighting applications. Unlike official U.S. estimates, the firm believes residential demand will remain at low levels until seven or eight years from now.
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Philips Lumileds' Thin Film Flip Chip Technology Introduced
Added: Thursday, 19 July 2007
The new Thin Film Flip Chip (TFFC) technology introduced by Philips Lumileds delivers as much as 17% more light output than other thin film chip architectures, the company reports.
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LEDs 2007: Three-Day Conference Set
Added: Thursday, 19 July 2007
San Diego will be the setting for the eighth annual LEDs conference that gives a comprehensive overview of the LED market. This year, the conference will be held from October 24-26.
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Five New SSL Commercial Product Test Reports Available
Added: Thursday, 19 July 2007
New reports on the performance of commercially available solid-state lighting (SSL) downlights and replacement lighting are available now from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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SSL in 2012: A Look into the Crystal Ball
Added: Thursday, 19 July 2007
What will LEDs for general illumination look like in five years? The DOE sees warm and cool white solid-state lighting that will outperform many fluorescents currently on the market. By five years from now, the DOE anticipates that up to 1 million high-performance SSL units will be sold per year.
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Senior Designer on Lighting America's Department Store
Added: Friday, 06 July 2007
Lighting must meet two goals to be successful in retail establishments, says Amy Laughead-Riese, senior lighting designer at Federated Department Stores. It must increase EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes), while lower operating costs.
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Philips Launches 'A Simple Switch' Consumer Campaign
Added: Friday, 06 July 2007
Royal Philips Electronics has launched asimpleswitch.com, its new consumer campaign with the goal of mobilizing more than two billion people to lead a more energy efficient life.
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Speakers ID Best Controls for Different Environments
Added: Friday, 06 July 2007
Looking to select the best controls for new projects, while helping clients get an EPAct tax deduction? Michael Jouaneh of Lutron and Charles Knuffke of Watt Stopper covered this and more in their "Controls and Codes" presentation at LightFair.
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NEMA Publishes Standards for Lamps, Ballasts
Added: Thursday, 05 July 2007
Two new standards -- one for single-ended metal halide lamps and the other for energy efficiency for electronic ballasts for T8 fluorescent lamps -- have been published by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).
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LightCongress 2007 Presentations Online
Added: Friday, 29 June 2007
Founders of LightCongress, a media symposium held earlier this year, recently posted the speakers? presentations online.
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Three Myths of LED Lighting Revealed
Added: Thursday, 21 June 2007
LEDs create no heat, right? LEDs are white light sources, right? LEDs last 100,000 hours, right? Wrong, wrong and, well, wrong again.
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DOE Announces July Events: Webcast, Workshop
Added: Thursday, 21 June 2007
Want to know the latest plan for commercializing solid-state lighting? Then consider joining a webcast on Monday, July 2. Want to become involved in partnering for the future of solid-state lighting? The U.S. Department of Energy is planning a workshop on this topic July 16-17 in Boston.
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Five Points of Consideration for LED Specification
Added: Thursday, 21 June 2007
So you think you might want to put LEDs in that project? Ted Ferreira, principal of CD+M Lighting Design Group in Atlanta, says he looks at five major decision points when weighing whether to specify LEDs.
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Pegasus Capital Advisors Acquires Majority Interest in LED Effects
Added: Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Govi V. Rao, Senior Executive at Philips Lighting, to become CEO of innovative LED lighting company
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LED Lighting Institute Set for September
Added: Wednesday, 20 June 2007
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) will hold its next LED Lighting Institute from Tuesday, Sept. 18 through Thursday, Sept. 20 in Troy, N.Y. This hands-on workshop is limited to 30 students.
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Philips to Acquire Color Kinetics
Added: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Royal Philips Electronics' acquisition of Color Kinetics is a move that will strengthen Philips' position in LED lighting systems, components and technologies. It comes on the heels of that company's acquisition of TIR Systems earlier this year and Lumileds in 2005.
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Sustainable Buildings Standard to Define Green Buildings
Added: Monday, 11 June 2007
You have until July 9 to comment on a proposed new standard that will provide minimum guidelines for green building practices in new commercial buildings and major renovation projects. The IESNA is one of the three co-developers of the standard, which will be the first of its kind in the U.S.
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Register Early for Lighting Certification Test with NCQLP
Added: Monday, 11 June 2007
The next test date for professionals and students interested in receiving their 'LC' credential is November 3. Early registration date is August 10, and it saves applicants $100.
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Guidelines to Avoiding Poor Task Visibility
Added: Monday, 11 June 2007
Whether it's a close-up task, like looking through a microscope in a laboratory, or a much broader task, like seeing a stack of boxes in a large warehouse, lighting designers can follow the new "Light + Quality" guidelines that will be released by IESNA soon.
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LEDs, Fluorescents Grab Media Headlines
Added: Friday, 08 June 2007
When the Associated Press writes about a subject, the story gets picked up by media everywhere. That was the case with a recent article about LEDs vs. fluorescents.
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HPT8s: Meeting Higher Energy Efficiency Standards, Finding Wider Acceptance
Added: Thursday, 07 June 2007
High-performance T8s, those energy-efficient fluorescents previously known by different aliases, are getting a boost in the marketplace as a preferred solution.
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Lamp Industry Initiative Targets Europe CO2 Emissions
Added: Tuesday, 05 June 2007
Europe's lamp manufacturers recently published details of a highly ambitious initiative that would lead to the phase-out of least efficient lamps in European homes by 2015.
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New Website Offers Lighting Professionals SSL Assist
Added: Thursday, 24 May 2007
A new online resource has been launched by Future Lighting Solutions to help the lighting community develop solid-state lighting solutions. The site is dedicated to LUXEON LED solutions.
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LEDs: Why Should Lighting Folks Care?
Added: Thursday, 24 May 2007
Good question, and the topic of a recent LightFair Institute workshop. Jim Anderson of Philips Lighting gave a detailed answer to a large room full of lighting professionals. See what he had to say.
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Research in Human Color Perception Leads to LED Manufacturing
Added: Thursday, 24 May 2007
When Novella Smith and Rob Gerlach received a grant to look into how people perceive color, it led them to work with LEDs, and eventually manufacturing LEDs for the entertainment lighting industry.
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Specifying LEDs: A Leading Designer's Point of View
Added: Thursday, 24 May 2007
Ted Ferreira, principal of CD+M Lighting Design Group in Atlanta, gave a powerful testimony to the gap that still exists between LED manufacturers and lighting designers at LightFair International 2007. His office specifies between $200 million and $300 million worth of lighting each year, of which about 2 percent is LEDs. That's the same percentage as four years ago. What's up?
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LightFair International 2007: From Daylighting to LEDs
Added: Sunday, 13 May 2007
"Watch the future shine." That's what LightFair International 2007 promised attendees this year. Judging from the crowds gathered at the Jacob Javits Center last week, LightFair delivered a bright future in lighting. We bring you highlights.
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EPAct Up for Extension, Better Benefits
Added: Sunday, 13 May 2007
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which was the biggest overhaul of national energy policy since 1992, provides tax incentives for energy-efficient buildings. Congressional proposals are underway to extend the act's coverage to 2012, and to increase system deduction to $0.75 per square foot.
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Hearst Tower: Manhattan Landmark a LEED Gold Standard
Added: Sunday, 13 May 2007
The Hearst Tower is the first building to receive a Gold LEED certified rating for "core and shell and interiors" in New York City. With more than one mile of glass office fronts, this 46-story skyscraper incorporates daylight sensors to control lighting and reduce energy use. It has 14,000 light fixtures.
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New Products Shine in 2007 LFI Innovation Awards
Added: Tuesday, 08 May 2007
The 2007 LFI Innovation Awards featured 14 category winners, and four major prize winners. The Most Innovative Award went to The Bodine Company's ARC Keeper Arctic 175 HID Backup Ballast. Philips received two Technical Excellence Awards. One went to Philips Lighting for its ALTO II T8 Lamps and the other to Philips Lumileds for the Luxeon Rebel. The Design Excellence Award was presented to North Star Lighting's ORUS Roadway Luminaire.
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IESNA Design Guide Introduced at LightFair 2007
Added: Monday, 07 May 2007
Three lighting luminaries gave a sneak preview of "Light + Quality," a new design guide that will be released by the IESNA later this year.
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Empire State Building to Get New LED Lighting
Added: Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Color Kinetics and Philips Electronics recently engaged in an LED lighting face-off on different facades of the Empire State Building in Manhattan's predawn hours.
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DOE Releases Updated SSL R&D Multi-Year Plan
Added: Wednesday, 25 April 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the latest edition of the "Multi-Year Program Plan FY'08-FY'13: Solid-State Lighting Research and Development."
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LUXEON K2 Warm, Neutral White LEDs Now Available
Added: Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Philips Lumileds recently announced immediate availability of warm-white and neutral-white LUXEON K2 emitters, as well as a LUXEON K2 Star part that can be specified with any standard white emitter.
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Two New Reports Show LED Capabilities for Lighting Community
Added: Wednesday, 25 April 2007
The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) recently released two sets of publications--one on under-cabinet lighting, the other on directional lighting--to give lighting professionals more information about how LEDs stack up against existing lighting technologies.
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Lutron Launches Website for EcoSystem Commercial Lighting Control
Added: Monday, 09 April 2007
A new interactive website about Lutron's EcoSystem fluorescent dimming solution for commercial facilities now comes with the offer of a free lighting energy analysis.
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Test Results In: Total 'Lighting Certified' Now Top 1,650
Added: Monday, 09 April 2007
When The National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP) held its annual test last year, 268 lighting practitioners took it--and 80% passed, which added 212 individuals to the growing roster of individuals who qualify to have the "LC" designation after their names.
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NEMA's Lamp Section Favors Energy-Efficient Lighting Policy
Added: Thursday, 05 April 2007
Members of the Lamp Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced a joint industry commitment to support public policies that will transform the U.S. market to more energy-efficient lighting within a decade.
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IALD Education Trust to Make $250,000 University Grant
Added: Thursday, 05 April 2007
The future of architectural lighting design education just got brighter. The IALD Education Trust soon will make a $250,000 grant to a select university, with the intent of enhancing the future of architectural lighting design education.
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Second Lightouch Design Competition Seeks Entries
Added: Thursday, 05 April 2007
For the second time in four years, lighting professionals and designers can compete in an international design competition whose grand prize includes a trip to Milan. But hurry! The deadline for Lightouch Design Competition entries has been extended to April 30.
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Two-Day Southern California SSL Workshop Set
Added: Friday, 23 March 2007
You have until April 6 to register for the U.S. Department of Energy's "Voices for SSL Efficiency: Opportunities to Partner and Participate." The two-day solid-state lighting workshop will be held in Pasadena and Irwindale, California on Aril 23 and 24.
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New Set of SSL Product Testing Reports Released
Added: Friday, 23 March 2007
Test results about five types of solid-state lighting (SSL) are now available upon request from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The SSL results cover: downlights, under-cabinet, outdoor area, surface mount and task/desk lighting.
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DC Metro Tests LED Lighting
Added: Friday, 23 March 2007
The nation's second busiest subway system - the Washington, D.C. Metro - is running a pilot program to test three aspects of LED lighting for its customers.
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Oak Ridge Lab Helps Develop Next-Gen LEDs
Added: Friday, 23 March 2007
OLEDs are being perfected, through nanotechnology, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. One hope is that someday nanotech can boost OLED performance to illuminate walls for home entertainment or practical lighting purposes.
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LED Lighting Institute Set for May 16 - 18
Added: Saturday, 17 March 2007
The next LED Lighting Institute, presented by the Lighting Research Center, will be held from May 16-18 in Troy, N.Y. The program, which is limited to 30 students, has been extended to three days.
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Philips Acquires SSL Manufacturer TIR Systems
Added: Friday, 16 March 2007
Royal Philips Electronics announced this week that it has reached an agreement with TIR Systems Ltd. to acquire all of TIR's outstanding shares for approximately C$75 million, to be paid in cash upon completion of the transaction. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2007.
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Philips Joins Alliance to Save Energy in Call for Public Policies on Energy-Efficient Lighting
Added: Friday, 09 March 2007
Philips Lighting North America and other energy-efficiency advocates will call for policies to speed the adoption of energy-saving lighting by 2016.
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Photosensor Tutorial Available Online
Added: Friday, 09 March 2007
Want to learn more about photosensors? The Lighting Research Center presents a comprehensive online photosensor tutorial for lighting professionals interested in these energy-saving devices.
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LightFair Institute Keynoters to Explore 'Forces of Change' and 'Constructing Lightness'
Added: Friday, 09 March 2007
Two distinguished keynote speakers -- an innovator and a futurist, both renowned architects -- will headline the 2007 Conference lineup at LFI this May in New York.
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'Light Pollution' Publication Gets Update
Added: Friday, 09 March 2007
The 23-page publication, "Light Pollution," was recently updated as part of the National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP).
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Philips Lumileds Discovers 'Droop' Breakthrough with Its LED Technology
Added: Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Droop is a drag. In the emerging world of white power LEDs, "droop" has meant that, as drive current increases, efficacy (lumens per watt) decreases. Philips Lumileds recently announced its engineers have solved the droop issue, keeping efficacy nearly constant at high current.
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Raleigh, NC Aims to be 'LED City'
Added: Wednesday, 21 February 2007
The city of Raleigh, North Carolina wants to be a municipal trendsetter by converting as much public lighting as it can to LEDs.
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Workshop Materials from DOE SSL Workshop Released
Added: Wednesday, 21 February 2007
If you missed the Department of Energy's Solid State Lighting workshop, you can still learn from the presentations. The DOE recently released materials from that event, and posted them online.
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Lighting for Tomorrow Competition Set for SSL, CFLs
Added: Wednesday, 21 February 2007
The 2007 Lighting for Tomorrow competition is looking for creative, energy-saving designs that use white LEDs, as well as attractive, energy-efficient residential lighting fixtures.
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Color Kinetics Unveils New Corporate Identity
Added: Wednesday, 21 February 2007
"Color" is being de-emphasized in a re-branding of Color Kinetics Incorporated - a move the company is making in its 10th year of being in the LED business.
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OLED Display, Lighting Markets to Expand to $10.9 Billion by 2012
Added: Wednesday, 21 February 2007
The market for OLEDs used in displays and lighting applications is expected to reach $10.9 billion by 2012, and grow to $15.5 billion by the year 2014, according to a new report from NanoMarkets, an industry analyst firm.
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GE's LED Business Gets New Name: Lumination, LLC
Added: Wednesday, 21 February 2007
It used to be called GELcore, LLC. From now on, the LED business of GE Consumer & Industrial will be called Lumination, LLC. The new name reflects the business unit's vision of imagination with light.
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DOE Announces Winners of Reflector-CFL Competition
Added: Thursday, 08 February 2007
The jury is in, and yes -- you can use certain reflector compact fluorescent lamps in recessed downlights. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced eight winners in Phase 2 of its R-CFL Technology Innovation Competition. The winning R-CFLs, manufactured by GE, Philips and Osram Sylvania, have proven that they can deliver "hot" savings, while keeping their cool in high-temperature applications.
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NLPIP Explores Low-Wattage Metal Halide Systems
Added: Wednesday, 07 February 2007
The NLPIP (National Lighting Product Information Program) research team at the Lighting Research Center recently published "Specifier Reports: Low-wattage Metal Halide Lighting Systems." The report discusses lamps of 150 watts or less and their operation on magnetic and non-dimming electronic ballasts.
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Lighting Control Fastest Growing Home Technology
Added: Wednesday, 07 February 2007
Lighting control represented the largest increase of all home technologies in 2006, surpassing home theater, multi-room audio and structured wiring, according to a recent survey.
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NEMA: Energy-Efficient Lighting Use Grows, Ban on Incandescents Unnecessary
Added: Wednesday, 07 February 2007
A bill being considered in California would ban incandescent light bulbs by 2012. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently rejected the rationale for that proposal, saying compact fluorescent lighting is gaining ground in the market, so a ban is not needed.
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LightFair 2007 to Feature Wide Array of Educational Opportunities
Added: Wednesday, 07 February 2007
When the architectural and commercial lighting industry gathers in New York for LightFair International 2007 from May 6-10, participants can choose from 72 courses, totaling more than 210 hours of programming at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
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Litecontrol, Lutron Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deliver a Complete Energy-Saving Lighting Solution
Added: Tuesday, 06 February 2007
Litecontrol-an employee-owned company - and Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., announce the formation of a strategic collaboration that combines precision-engineered technology from both manufacturers.
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Dow Jones Heralds LEDs as Philips' Path to Growth
Added: Monday, 05 February 2007
On Feb. 1, Dow Jones Newswires published an article about Royal Philips Electronics NV's focus on LEDs as a driving force in the company's plans to boost sales and profits.
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'UL 8750: Outline of Investigation for Light-Emitting Diode Light Sources for Use in Lighting Products' Published
Added: Tuesday, 30 January 2007
"Outline of Investigation for Light Emitting Diode Light Sources for Use in Lighting Products" is now published, and will be used in product investigations involving LEDs for use in lighting applications.
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Study Finds Four Commercial LED Light Fixtures Fall Short of Claims
Added: Thursday, 25 January 2007
While manufacturers continue to achieve significant gains in efficacy as they develop individual LEDs, four light fixtures produced with individual LED devices fell short of expected light output, according to a U.S. Department of Energy pilot study.
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DOE to Host Meeting on ENERGY STAR Criteria for SSL
Added: Thursday, 25 January 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites interested stakeholders to discuss the recently released draft ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Luminaires at a meeting in Washington, D.C. on February 8.
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Strategies in Light Conference Set for February in San Jose
Added: Thursday, 25 January 2007
"LEDs - Pushing the Boundaries of Light" is the theme for Strategies in Light 2007, a conference that will be held Feb. 12 to 14 in San Jose, California.
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Philips Lumileds Reports Record-Breaking LED Performance
Added: Thursday, 25 January 2007
Philips Lumileds has announced new performance records of 115 lumens per watt for high-power white LEDs.
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Cyberlux to Market Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Lighting
Added: Thursday, 25 January 2007
Cyberlux Corp. has announced that it intends to introduce lighting products created through the combination of hybrid organic/inorganic white and multi-color lighting technology.
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Commercial Lighting Tax Deduction Info Online
Added: Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Lining up projects that could give your clients a tax break? 2007 is the final year, under current U.S. law, that tax deductions are available for expenditures to boost energy efficiency in commercial buildings. Check out online resources for the Commercial Lighting Tax Deduction.
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IALD Offers 2006 Compensation, Benefits Study
Added: Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Want to know what members of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) are paying their employees, or getting paid? Survey results from a 2006 study are available for purchase.
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New Shatter-Resistant Lamps on Horizon
Added: Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Select fluorescent, incandescent and high-intensity discharge lamps manufactured by Philips Lighting will receive Shat-R-Shield plastic coating, under a new supply agreement reached by the two companies.
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New Device Allows Safe Disconnection of Fluorescent Luminaires
Added: Wednesday, 10 January 2007
A device enabling fluorescent lighting fixtures to be disconnected without exposure to live wires has been introduced by Thomas & Betts, the company says.
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2007 Lighting Workshop Series Set
Added: Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Philips Lighting recently announced the schedule for its 2007 Lighting Workshop Series, an annual program of seminars. Participants can attend at the Lighting Application Center in Somerset, New Jersey or Toronto, Ontario.
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'Deck the Halls' Movie Features Color Kinetics Technology
Added: Tuesday, 19 December 2006
'Tis the season for holiday film releases. If you see "Deck the Halls" this year, you will see LEDs in action - big time - thanks to the use of Color Kinetics technology to decorate the film's featured home.
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Philips Debuts 'Stumble Light' to Help Hotel Guests Find Way in Darkness
Added: Tuesday, 19 December 2006
As an antidote for the jet-lagged road warrior, Philips Electronics debuted "The Stumble Light" recently at the International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show. It will be available in the first quarter of 2007.
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Suspension Bridge Wins Lighting Design Kudos with 3,000 LEDs
Added: Tuesday, 19 December 2006
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in the U.K. has been recognized for its lighting design by FX Magazine, a publication covering all areas of the design and architectural world. The bridge is fitted with 3,000 Fiberstars one-watt LED lights and special marine-grade stainless steel LED fittings.
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Raleigh, NC to Try Low-Bay LED Lighting in Parking Deck
Added: Tuesday, 19 December 2006
Lighting Science Group Corporation recently announced that the City of Raleigh, NC authorized the purchase of 141 Optimized Digital Lighting low-bay fixtures for use in its municipal parking deck.
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DOE Announces Winners of Reflector-CFL Competition
Added: Wednesday, 13 December 2006
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced eight winners in Phase 2 of its R-CFL Technology Innovation Competition.
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LRC Forms Research Group to Gather Circadian Data
Added: Thursday, 07 December 2006
The Daysimeter, a new device to measure light, will be used to collect circadian data worldwide, thanks to a user group being formed by the Lighting Research Center. Ultimately, the information will inspire the creation of new luminaires, light sources and techniques to help people maintain circadian functions, like the sleep/wake cycle and hormone production, with the goal of improving health.
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LECs Make Headlines as New Way to Light Our Lives
Added: Thursday, 07 December 2006
Maybe you saw the illuminated Red Hot Chili Peppers' drum set at LightFair this year. Or the mention in TIME magazine, as one of the best inventions of 2006. Looks like "light-emitting capacitors" - LECs - are grabbing attention for their potential to light up our lives.
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Lighting Equipment Shipments Down for Second Straight Quarter
Added: Thursday, 07 December 2006
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association's (NEMA) Lighting Systems Index slipped 0.6 percent between the second and third quarter of 2006.
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NEMA Publishes Standard for Ballasts with Metal Halide Lamps
Added: Thursday, 07 December 2006
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently published the "American National Standard for Lamp Ballasts - Low-Frequency Square Wave Electronic Ballasts- for Metal Halide Lamps."
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Energy Equivalent to 3 Toaster Ovens Powers Saks Holiday 'Snowflakes'
Added: Tuesday, 21 November 2006
The LEDs used to power Saks Fifth Avenue's huge "snowflake" display in New York City have been upgraded by Philips Lighting to the latest technology. In doing so, 40,400 LEDs now will require only 2,600 watts of energy - the equivalent of just three toaster ovens.
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Philips LEDs to Permanently Light Buckingham Palace
Added: Tuesday, 21 November 2006
To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday, Philips was invited by the royal household to create a new permanent lighting installation to illuminate the facade of Buckingham Palace.
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OSRAM Opto Semiconductors LED Light for You Network Expands
Added: Tuesday, 21 November 2006
Six months after it was launched by OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, the LED Light for you (LLFY) network now has about 25 certified partners from all around the world.
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Philips to Acquire PLI, European Leader in Home Luminaires
Added: Wednesday, 15 November 2006
Royal Philips Electronics has announced reaching an agreement for Philips to acquire Partners in Lighting (PLI), the leading European manufacturer of home luminaires.
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IESNA 'Light Matters' Conference Set for Jan. 28-30
Added: Wednesday, 08 November 2006
The 2007 IESNA Annual Conference, Light Matters, will be held at the Point Hilton Squaw Peak in Phoenix, Arizona.
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EPA Recognizes Philips Lighting for Leadership in Waste Minimization Efforts
Added: Wednesday, 08 November 2006
Philips Lighting Company was recently recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the first company in the U.S. to launch a company-wide effort towards meeting the EPA's National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) waste minimization standards.
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Advance University Accredited by NAILD
Added: Wednesday, 08 November 2006
The interactive ballast training website operated by Advance, a division of Philips Electronics North America, has been approved by the National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors for its NAILD Lighting Specialist (LS) certification program.
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Lucifer Lighting Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Added: Wednesday, 08 November 2006
Lucifer Lighting Company, a San Antonio-based lighting manufacturer, is celebrating its 25th year of selling lighting this year. Its major installations range from Windsor Castle to Walt Disney World.
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Guidelines for Low-Pressure Sodium Lamps Set
Added: Wednesday, 08 November 2006
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published a new, updated standard for low-pressure sodium lamps.
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New Mexico Center Selected as National Lab for SSL R&D
Added: Friday, 20 October 2006
Nanotechnology has received a boost in New Mexico - with more than $2.5 million for research going to Sandia National Laboratory. In addition, the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, which is jointly operated by Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratory, is the new National Laboratory Center for SSL research and development.
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Philips Lumalive Textiles Light Up the Catwalk
Added: Friday, 20 October 2006
For her new fashion collection, German fashion designer Anke Loh chose Lumalive textiles, an innovative light-emitting fabric from Philips. The material contains LEDs that display full-color moving images on clothing.
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DOE Chooses Projects for Core Research in Nanotechnology
Added: Friday, 20 October 2006
Seven projects advancing the development of solid-state lighting will share $5 million in funding recently announced by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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'Getting SSL to Market' to be Workshop Topic
Added: Friday, 20 October 2006
The 2007 Department of Energy Solid-State Lighting Program Planning Workshop, on the topic of "Getting SSL to Market," will be held Jan. 31-Feb. 2 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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NEMA Gives Guidance on EPAct 2005 Tax Deduction Certification
Added: Thursday, 05 October 2006
Stumped about how to help a client qualify for the commercial building tax deduction under the Energy Policy Act 2005? NEMA has created a 13-page guide to help professionals sort it out.
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International Lighting Design Awards: Call for Entries
Added: Thursday, 05 October 2006
It's time to reflect on your recent work, and consider applying for an IALD International Lighting Design Award. Deadline for submissions is November 15.
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Lutron Releases Wallbox Lighting Controls Guide for Contractors
Added: Thursday, 05 October 2006
Electrical contractors now have a handy reference for the Lutron product line, thanks to the new Wallbox Lighting Controls Guide, Contractor Edition.
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Seeking 'Exemplary Sustainable Building' Award Nominations
Added: Thursday, 05 October 2006
The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) is soliciting submissions for its 2006 awards program.
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DOE Launches SSL Commercial Product Testing Program
Added: Thursday, 21 September 2006
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Commercial Product Testing Program. A workshop explaining the program will be held October 27 in Washington, D.C.
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LA Airport Unveils Energy-Saving LED System
Added: Thursday, 21 September 2006
The LAX Gateway has recently undergone an LED retrofit. Leading to the airport's entrance, the gateway's 26 glass pylons were converted from metal halide to LED illumination with Color Kinetics' products.
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GE Invests $100 Million to Grow LED Lighting Business, Forms New Strategic Alliance
Added: Thursday, 21 September 2006
The General Electric Company (GE) through its Consumer & Industrial business and the Nichia Corporation have signed a strategic alliance agreement to support GELcore, LLC, based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Philips to Set Up High Power LED Production Facility in Singapore
Added: Thursday, 21 September 2006
Royal Philips Electronics has announced plans to invest in setting up a high-power LED production facility in Singapore. Initial production is expected to start next year, ramping up to double Philips' total power LED production capacity by the end of 2007.
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Organic Semiconductors Make Flexible Photovoltaics, LEDs
Added: Thursday, 21 September 2006
Imagine T-shirts that light up, or a beach umbrella that collects solar energy to run a portable TV. Researchers at Cornell University have discovered a new type of organic semiconductor that shows electroluminescence and acts as a photovoltaic cell.
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Solar-Powered LEDs to Light Mideast Airfields for Marines
Added: Thursday, 21 September 2006
After two U.S. Marine Corps bases in the Middle East were tested with solar LED general lighting for airfield illumination, the Corps wants more.
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OSRAM Opto Semiconductors to Focus R&D on Organic LEDs
Added: Thursday, 21 September 2006
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors recently announced that it will intensify its research and development efforts on Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) for general illumination, while expanding its existing business in OLED displays.
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'Fast Company' Features CFLs' Power to Change World
Added: Thursday, 07 September 2006
You know an industry's making an impact when its technology is featured in a national business magazine. The September issue of "Fast Company" looks at how CFLs - with the help of Wal-Mart - will change the world.
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Online Course in Daylight Harvesting Control Available
Added: Thursday, 07 September 2006
Night or day, you can take the new online course on daylight harvesting control offered by the Lighting Controls Association.
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U.S. Lighting Fixture Shipments to Reach $12.6 Billion in 2010
Added: Thursday, 07 September 2006
Shipments of lighting fixtures in the U.S. are projected to advance 2.1 percent each year through 2010 to $12.6 billion, according to The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry research firm.
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Demand for Lighting Equipment Eases in Second Quarter
Added: Thursday, 07 September 2006
After registering a six-year high in the first quarter of 2006, NEMA's Lighting Systems Index declined 2.3 percent during the second quarter.
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Revised Standard Released for Ceiling Compatibility of Recessed Luminaires
Added: Thursday, 07 September 2006
NEMA recently published "LE 4-2006, Recessed Luminaires, Ceiling Compatibility." If the dimensions in this standard are adhered to, recessed luminaires are ensured compatibility with conventional generic ceiling suspension systems.
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Hybrid Lighting Technology Gaining Momentum
Added: Thursday, 07 September 2006
A new "green" technology is gaining ground across the U.S. Called "hybrid solar lighting," the system collects sunlight and directs it into buildings using bundles of small optical fibers. Soon, 25 installations will be up and running nationwide.
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Comparison of White LEDs Presented
Added: Thursday, 24 August 2006
As more white LEDs emerge and evolve, their characteristics can be distinctly different. Two Dialight Corporation experts presented a "Comparison of White LEDs" at LightFair International 2006. We share some highlights of their presentation.
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Goal of Grant: Closing LED Technology's 'Green Gap'
Added: Thursday, 24 August 2006
A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has received $1.8 million in federal funding to improve the energy efficiency of green light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
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How to Best Introduce LEDs? Study Track Record of CFL Introduction
Added: Thursday, 24 August 2006
As the industry begins to introduce LEDs into the marketplace, it can take a page from the introduction of another lighting technology - compact fluorescents (CFLs).
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DOE Awards SSL Technology Grants to Small Businesses
Added: Thursday, 24 August 2006
Seven small businesses were the winners when the U.S. Department of Energy awarded its Small Business Innovation Research grants targeting advances in solid-state lighting technology.
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T8s, High-Wattage CFLs, Photovoltaic Lighting Demystified in New Reports
Added: Thursday, 03 August 2006
Want to know more than you do right now about T8 fluorescent lamps? What about high-wattage compact fluorescents? Or photovoltaic lighting? These three subjects are examined, in-depth, in the latest Lighting Answers reports from the National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP).
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Universal Lighting Gets NCQLP 'OK' for Online Training
Added: Thursday, 03 August 2006
Lighting professionals who successfully complete online training courses from Universal Lighting Technologies' e-Learning Center can now receive credit from the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP).
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Headlight Glare Gets Funding, Researchers' Attention
Added: Thursday, 03 August 2006
If you've ever driven after dark and been blinded by the glare of oncoming headlights, you will appreciate the Lighting Research Center's latest initiative--a two-year study of headlamp glare, and developing new technological solutions to address it.
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DOE, IESNA Join Forces to Advance Industry Lighting Standards
Added: Tuesday, 25 July 2006
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on strong industry lighting standards. This is seen as a step towards establishing the DOE's Energy Star criteria for solid-state lighting.
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Philips Lumileds Sets LED Luminance Records
Added: Tuesday, 25 July 2006
Philips Lumileds Lighting Company announced recently that it has established new luminance performance records for solid-state lighting technology at 1 Amp.
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Cree Demonstrates 131 Lumens/Watt White LED, Acquires Company
Added: Tuesday, 25 July 2006
Cree Inc. has made two major announcements recently: the acquisition of Intrinsic Semiconductor, and the reaching of a new benchmark--a 131 lumens per watt white LED.
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'Grooves' Advance LED Brightness
Added: Tuesday, 25 July 2006
LEDs with etched nanoscale grooves proved to be seven times brighter than conventional LEDs. The discovery was made by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Light the Way with ENERGY STAR(R) Lighting Products
Added: Wednesday, 19 July 2006
ENERGY STAR(R) is the label to look for when buying products or advising your clients in their home lighting or outdoor lighting needs.
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Building Quality Specifications: A Lighting Professional's Guide
Added: Tuesday, 11 July 2006
Randy Burkett, an award-winning lighting designer from St. Louis, shared advice about how to build quality specifications during a presentation at LightFair International 2006.
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Global Lighting Report Gives Dim View of Future Energy Use
Added: Tuesday, 11 July 2006
The United Nations' International Energy Agency warns that the amount of energy used for lighting will be 80 percent higher in the year 2030 than it is today, if quick action is not taken.
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Deadlines Near to Register for Lighting Certification Test
Added: Tuesday, 11 July 2006
If you want to become "Lighting Certified" (LC), or to renew your certification, deadlines are approaching in August and September to register for the test, which will be given in 20 cities around the world on Saturday, November 4.
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Philips Acquires Bodine
Added: Tuesday, 11 July 2006
Royal Philips Electronics recently acquired The Bodine Company, a manufacturer of emergency ballasts with 2005 revenues of more than $30 million. The announcement was made July 7.
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Sixth IALD Conference Set for San Diego in October
Added: Tuesday, 11 July 2006
"Enlighten 2006," the International Association of Lighting Designers' 6th Annual Education Conference, will be held the weekend of October 20-21 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego.
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Cooper Lighting Announces SOURCE Award Winners
Added: Tuesday, 11 July 2006
Cooper Lighting has announced the winners of its 29th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition.
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Philips, Novaled Announce White OLED Record
Added: Friday, 16 June 2006
A record combination for efficiency and lifetime of high-brightness OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) has been achieved through a joint research effort involving Philips Lighting, Philips Research and Novaled.
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$7 Million Awarded for SSL Product Development
Added: Friday, 16 June 2006
The second round of selections by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for product developments in solid-state lighting provides $7 million in funding to five projects. Companies receiving the grants are: Color Kinetics, Eastman Kodak, GE Global Research, Osram Sylvania Development and SRI International.
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Six LED Products Win Honors at LightFair
Added: Friday, 16 June 2006
Six new LED products earned recognition among the 15 "Best New Products" named at LightFair International 2006 recently. One of them won the "Design Excellence" award. And the LED winners were ...
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LightFair Shines with Exhibitors, Events, Environmentalism
Added: Thursday, 08 June 2006
LightFair International 2006 made a splash in Las Vegas last week with a focus on the latest lighting technology, cutting-edge knowledge and an emerging urgency to save energy and the planet.
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2006 IALD Lighting Design Awards: A Year of Firsts
Added: Thursday, 08 June 2006
The 2006 IALD Lighting Design Awards program, held in conjunction with LightFair, represented a year of firsts for the 23-year-old program: a winner of the elusive sustainable design award, and recognition for residential projects for the first time.
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Best New Products 2006 Unveiled at LightFair
Added: Thursday, 08 June 2006
The 17th annual New Products Showcase at LightFair International 2006 featured 276 new products. Awards were presented in 15 categories. Three "Best of the Best" products received special awards. The envelopes please...
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Lighting Equipment Shipments Hit 5+ Year High
Added: Thursday, 08 June 2006
The NEMA Lighting Systems Index increased 7.2 percent during the first quarter of 2006, climbing to its highest reading in nearly six years.
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Color Kinetics, Martin Professional Announce Licensing Agreement
Added: Thursday, 18 May 2006
Color Kinetics Inc. and Martin Professional recently announced that Martin will license Color Kinetics' patent portfolio to enable its entry into the global market for intelligent LED lighting.
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DOE Releases Funding Opportunity for SSL Core Technology
Added: Thursday, 18 May 2006
The U.S. Department of Energy recently released the Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Core Technology Research (Round III) funding opportunity for research institutions.
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Osram Launches Portal for LED Lighting Solutions
Added: Thursday, 18 May 2006
The Osram Internet platform "LED Light for You" was recently introduced as a starting point for the use of LEDs in general lighting.
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Outdoor Lighting Market to Grow to $3.8 Billion by 2010
Added: Thursday, 11 May 2006
Three factors are contributing to the anticipated uptick in the outdoor lighting market, according to a new report from Specialists in Business Information. Improved street and highway lighting, increased concern about light pollution, and growth in "main street" housing communities add up to a market that should hit $3.8 billion by 2010.
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Lighting Diagnostics Report Offers Rx for Lighting Problems
Added: Wednesday, 03 May 2006
The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) wants to help solve lighting problems in commercial buildings with its new series of reports. The first one covers "Dimming T8 Fluorescent System Problems."
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Lutron Launches Website for New Line of Occupancy Sensors
Added: Wednesday, 03 May 2006
Looking for an occupancy sensor? Lutron Electronics recently launched a new website to help you choose.
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Simple Alternative Developed for Harvesting Daylight, Saving Energy
Added: Wednesday, 03 May 2006
The DaySwitch(TM), developed by scientists at the Lighting Research Center (LRC), turns off electric lighting when it senses sufficient daylight.
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Illinois Community Features New Custom Downlight Luminaire
Added: Wednesday, 03 May 2006
When Galesburg, Illinois wanted to redesign its streetscape, Sternberg Lighting developed a new luminaire that reflects the character of the community.
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DOE Researches Reflector Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Added: Wednesday, 03 May 2006
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced three winners so far in its ongoing efforts with compact fluorescent manufacturers to improve the quality and performance of screw-based reflector compact fluorescent bulbs (R-CFLs). Two models are manufactured by Philips Lighting and one by Feit.
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Universal Lighting Adds HID Lighting to Online Education
Added: Wednesday, 03 May 2006
Universal Lighting has expanded its e-Learning Center to include HID lighting. This online training for contractors, end-users, lighting designers and distributors is free.
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New Website Supports Energy-Efficient Lighting Tax Deduction
Added: Thursday, 20 April 2006
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association's (NEMA) Lighting Systems Division has launched a new website for owners, specifiers, installers, and sellers of lighting systems. It provides info about lighting upgrades covered by the commercial buildings tax deduction provision of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct).
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LEDs Brighten Future of Commercial, Residential Lighting Industries
Added: Thursday, 20 April 2006
LEDs are slowly emerging as the popular alternative for everything from recessed great room lighting to traffic signals and billboards, according to "Commercial Lighting in the U.S." and "Residential Lighting in the U.S.," two new reports from Specialists in Business Information (SBI).
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Multi-Year Solid-State Lighting Plan Released
Added: Thursday, 20 April 2006
"Solid-State Lighting Research and Development Portfolio: Multi-Year Program Plan" is a recently released 129-page report from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solid-State Lighting Program.
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Philips Lumileds, Toyoda Gosei Enter LED Patent Agreement
Added: Thursday, 20 April 2006
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd and Lumileds Lighting International B.V. entered an agreement to allow the companies and their subsidiaries to use each other's patents for specific technologies in Group III-V semiconductor light-emitting diodes, which include blue and red LEDs.
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Progress Lighting, Permlight Team to Launch Line of LEDs for Residential Applications
Added: Thursday, 20 April 2006
Permlight Products and Progress Lighting will launch a complete line of patented LED residential lighting in North America by summer 2006.
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Solving the Lumen Output vs. Operating Temperature Puzzle
Added: Thursday, 06 April 2006
When you look at the performance expectations of T5HO, T5 and T8 lamps, you see that the lumen output may vary according to operating temperature. Peter Ngai, vice president of R&D for 2020 LightLab, Acuity Brands Lighting at Peerless Lighting, explores the puzzle of "why?" and a solution to the puzzle.
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Want a New Job in the Lighting Industry?
Added: Thursday, 06 April 2006
More than 40 jobs are posted in the Lighting.com Jobs section this week. New openings arrive frequently. Check it frequently if you're looking to make a career move.
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Architectural Dynamics: Light Plays Role in Converting Buildings into 'Organisms'
Added: Thursday, 06 April 2006
Imagine a building where temperature, light and sound are adjusted to coincide with times of the day or night. It pulses with changing patterns that please and invigorate its inhabitants as the hours go by. That's the concept that Steven Orfield has dubbed Architectural Dynamics(TM), a branded and patented approach to bringing the invigorating changes of the outdoors into interior spaces.
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Connecticut Students Shine in Luraline's Student Design Competition
Added: Thursday, 06 April 2006
An electrifying fusion of light and motion took top honors for a pair of industrial design majors in Luraline Products Company's fifth annual "It's Your Light" student design competition.
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Considering LEDs, But Have Questions? DOE to the Rescue
Added: Thursday, 23 March 2006
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has created a guide to help demystify LEDs for people interested in using this emerging technology.
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LightFair 2006 Offers LED Learning Opportunities
Added: Thursday, 23 March 2006
Looking for a better understanding of the ways LEDs can be applied in your projects? Consider visiting one of the LED workshops offered before the tradeshow, or a session on the topic during the show.
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Nanotechnology Council Launched by NEMA
Added: Thursday, 23 March 2006
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced that it has created the Nanotechnology Advisory Council. The panel of experts will provide guidance to the electrical manufacturing community on this budding technology.
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U.S. Government Announces Solid-State Lighting Funding Selections
Added: Thursday, 23 March 2006
Sixteen applications have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive funding as part of the Solid-State Lighting Core Technologies Funding Opportunity.
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Cooper Lighting Issues SOURCE Awards Call for Entries
Added: Friday, 10 March 2006
The 30th annual SOURCE Awards, a national lighting design competition sponsored by Cooper Lighting, is underway.
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Under Construction: Model Lighting Ordinance Guidelines for Cities
Added: Thursday, 02 March 2006
Cities and municipalities that want to provide a regulatory strategy for outdoor lighting will get some help soon from two leading organizations. The International Dark Sky Association (IDA) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) have agreed to develop a model lighting ordinance and companion design guidelines. A draft ordinance is expected by mid-2006.
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NCQLP Announces 2005 Test Results for New LCs
Added: Thursday, 02 March 2006
Another 171 lighting practitioners have earned an LC (lighting certification) credential, as a result of the latest National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP) test. That brings the roster of lighting-certified professionals to 1,444.
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LightFair 2006 Keynotes Spotlight Sustainability, Spatiality and Light
Added: Thursday, 02 March 2006
Two keynote addresses officially open the LightFair Institute and Conference this year. The 2006 keynote lineup will welcome Hani Rashid, principal and co-founder of Asymptote Architecture in New York on Sunday, May 28 and David Suzuki, Ph.D., of The David Suzuki Foundation in Canada on Monday, May 29.
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NEMA Lighting Systems Index Tumbles in 4Q 2005
Added: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association's Lighting Systems Index declined 4.5 percent during the fourth quarter of 2005. That effectively reverses the index's relatively steady path of growth over the past two years.
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President Boosts SSL R&D in Proposed Budget
Added: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
President George Bush, in his fiscal 2007 budget presented to Congress, has earmarked $8 million more for solid-state lighting technology development than originally recommended. It's a proposed 75 percent increase over what had been anticipated. Congress is considering the president's budget.
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New Gallium Nitride Film Method Beats the Heat
Added: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
A team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have developed a method for growing crystalline gallium nitride films at lower temperatures than industry standards. The upshot? The potential to increase use of these films in solid-state lighting and blue LEDs.
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Philips Showcases Power of LEDs to Beautify Cities
Added: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
Royal Philips Electronics recently opened a new facility near Lyon, France that demonstrates solid-state lighting as a viable source for city beautification. The Outdoor Lighting Application Center is a full-scale city environment.
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Color Kinetics Makes Bigger White Light Commitment
Added: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
Color Kinetics Inc. recently announced its latest achievements in white light innovation -- both for specialty applications and the fast-approaching adoption of the technology in the general illumination market.
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Lighting Research Center to Host LED Lighting Institute in May
Added: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
New applications for LEDs will be highlighted at the LED Lighting Institute from May 3-5 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center (LRC) in Troy, N.Y.
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First Solid-State Lighting Competition Launched
Added: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
Lighting for Tomorrow has announced the first U.S. solid-state lighting competition. Prototype entries will be accepted in three categories: kitchen under-cabinet lighting, portable desk/task lighting, and outdoor porch, pathway and step lighting.
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Solid-State Lighting Conference Presentations Available
Added: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
If you couldn't make it to Orlando earlier this month for the U.S. Department of Energy's conference about progress in the solid-state lighting (SSL) field, you can still get insights from the meeting online.
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Arrow Electronics Makes LED Moves
Added: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
The North American Components business of Arrow Electronics, Inc. recently announced that it will form a new group to support manufacturers of products containing high brightness LEDs. In addition, the company signed an agreement with Designspring, a Connecticut firm that specializes in LED design.
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Advance University Ballast Training Accredited by AEE
Added: Wednesday, 08 February 2006
The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) has approved Advance University's interactive ballast training website for the AEE's Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional (CLEP) program.
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Lutron Electronics Launches National Energy Saving Sweepstakes
Added: Wednesday, 08 February 2006
Lighting control manufacturer Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. has announced the launch of the "Energy Saving Sweepstakes," which will run in the United States and Canada through May 1. Grand prize is $15,000 toward the next 10 years worth of energy bills.
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CSA International Opens Atlanta Testing Facility
Added: Wednesday, 08 February 2006
CSA International, which provides product testing and certification services, recently opened a new lighting and electrical laboratory facility in Alpharetta, Georgia.
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Companies Can Tap Lighting Research Center for Training
Added: Wednesday, 08 February 2006
Looking for a way to help clients or customers learn more about lighting? The Lighting Research Center often conducts trainings in various aspects of lighting and energy efficiency.
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Lighting.com Seeks Designers, Projects to Highlight
Added: Wednesday, 08 February 2006
Lighting.com is launching a new feature: Interviews with leading designers and lighting industry executives. Let us know if you?re interested.
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Goodyear Blimp Shines with LED Sign
Added: Wednesday, 25 January 2006
The Goodyear blimp has sported an LED-based sign since 1996. Today's version uses Eaglevision, programmable by computer.
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LEDs to Help Keep Future Truck Drivers Alert
Added: Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Imagine the fatigue of the long-distance truck driver, gazing endlessly at interminable highways. When the mind wanders, accidents can happen. Volvo is working on a system that would use cameras, sensors and LEDs to redirect truckers' attention to the road.
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Report Released on Advances in Solid-State Lighting
Added: Wednesday, 25 January 2006
LEDs vs. OLEDs. Fluorescents vs. LEDs. Challenges abound as the solid-state lighting industry evolves. A Technical Insights report from Frost & Sullivan examines these challenges.
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SSL Luminaries to Meet at DOE February Workshop
Added: Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Experts in the world of solid-state lighting (SSL) will meet Feb. 1-3 to discuss challenges in bringing science to market. A contractors' meeting will be part of the program.
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Modular Electronic Walls, Ceilings with LEDs Unveiled
Added: Friday, 13 January 2006
Offices and homes could be lit someday by interchangeable modular panels with integrated LED lighting fixtures, according to a new design prototype. Changing a lighting scheme would be a snap, because the panels can be moved easily in and out of an electronic grid.
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Advance Launches New Website Addressing EPAct 2005 and Lighting Upgrade Opportunities
Added: Wednesday, 11 January 2006
In an effort to help promote awareness of the recently-enacted Energy Policy Act of 2005 as well as the comprehensive benefits associated with energy-efficient lighting upgrades, Advance has launched a unique industry website.
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Lighting Can Contribute to Commercial Tax Deduction
Added: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
If you are an architect, lighting designer or lighting specifier, are you helping your commercial building clients figure out how they can save money with the tax deduction from the new Energy Policy Act? A new U.S. law promotes energy efficiency by providing a helpful tax deduction.
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LightFair 2006 Offers Education Galore
Added: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
Want to learn about lighting? LightFair International 2006 promises an abundance of opportunities. Check out the line-up of workshops and their leaders for the pre-conference, May 28 and May 29, and the conference May 30-June 1 in Las Vegas.
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Site Offers Research Summaries for Designers
Added: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
Have a design question and wonder what research addresses it? You might be able to find answers on the InformeDesign website, "where research informs design."
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Consumer Electronics Association Honors Lutron Dimmer
Added: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
The Maestro IR(TM) Infrared Remote Control Dimmer from Lutron Electronics has received a prestigious award from the Consumer Electronics Association.
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White Done Right
Added: Thursday, 05 January 2006
There has been a legitimate concern from merchandisers regarding the quality and brightness of white LEDs. The issues include CRI, consistency, longevity and light depreciation.
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New Website Launched for Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance
Added: Tuesday, 20 December 2005
The Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance (NGLIA) has created a logo and website. Its goal: to inform the public and professionals about solid-state lighting and the latest industry developments.
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Strategies in Light 2006 to Cover High-Brightness LEDs
Added: Tuesday, 20 December 2005
Strategies in Light, a business conference on high-brightness LEDs, will be held February 15-17 in San Francisco.
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ITC to Investigate Lumileds' Assertion of Patent Violation
Added: Tuesday, 20 December 2005
Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC announces that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will investigate the company's complaint of patent infringement by Epistar Corporation and United Epitaxy Co., Ltd. (UEC).
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'Guidelines for Specification Integrity' Updated
Added: Wednesday, 07 December 2005
Lighting professionals who use the "Guidelines for Specification Integrity" can now consult an updated version. If you've never seen the guidelines, they're well worth your consideration.
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Lighting Systems Index Up Again in Third Quarter
Added: Wednesday, 07 December 2005
The Lighting Systems Index increased 2.4 percent in the third quarter of 2005, which is its highest mark in more than four years. The index is tabulated by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).
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Three Cities Win City-People-Light Awards
Added: Wednesday, 07 December 2005
Twenty-one towns and cities competed this year for the third annual City-People-Light Award, which celebrates the added value of lighting to a community's cultural and architectural heritage. Cologne, Germany won first place. Tampere, Finland earned 2nd place honors and Cannes, France won 3rd.
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Four New Solid-State Lighting Papers Online
Added: Tuesday, 22 November 2005
Time to catch up on some lighting research white papers and articles. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) has recently added four new papers or publications about LEDs to its website.
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Seven Years and Counting: Proof of LEDs' Long LIfe
Added: Tuesday, 22 November 2005
How long is an LED's "long life"? Traffic signals with Luxeon(R) LEDs from Lumileds have been operating for seven years without failure.
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U.S. Energy Department Plans Solid-State Lighting Workshop
Added: Tuesday, 22 November 2005
The U.S. Department of Energy will hold an SSL workshop on Feb. 1-3, in Orlando, Florida.
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Lighting Analysts, Inc. announces winners of AGI32 2005 Ray-Trace Rendering Contest
Added: Monday, 21 November 2005
November 21, 2005 - Lighting Analysts, Inc., a world leader in lighting design, calculation and rendering software for the architectural lighting community, is pleased to announce that four winners were chosen from 35 image submissions in Lighting Analysts second annual ray trace rendering contest using the award winning AGI32 lighting design software program.
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Retail Lighting Survey
Added: Monday, 14 November 2005
McKinsey & Company, a leading management consulting firm, is currently looking for lighting professionals to participate in an online survey on lighting needs in the retail sector.
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Two New Specifier Reports Available Online
Added: Wednesday, 09 November 2005
The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) has updated two of its Specifier Reports to provide the latest information on screwbase CFL products and lighting circuit power reducers.
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Murray Feiss, Sea Gull Lighting Complete Merger
Added: Wednesday, 09 November 2005
Murray Feiss Imports and Sea Gull Lighting Products have completed their merger to create one of the largest privately held lighting companies in the industry. The two firms will begin operating under a newly created holding company named, Quality Home Brands Holdings LLC.
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IALD Seeks Entries for Awards
Added: Wednesday, 09 November 2005
The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) has announced its call for entries for the 23rd Annual International Lighting Design Awards. Submissions are due by December 1.
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Juno Lighting Wins Innovation Award
Added: Wednesday, 09 November 2005
Juno Lighting Group has won the 2005 Chief Executive Network (CEN) Innovation Award for best disruptive product in the mid-sized and large company division. The ModuLight power delivery system for fluorescent lighting is the award winner.
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IESNA Research Committee Seeks Members
Added: Wednesday, 09 November 2005
Want to promote research in the lighting industry? Yes? Then the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America wants you to consider joining their research committee.
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GE Edison Award Competition Entries Sought
Added: Wednesday, 09 November 2005
A new Residential Lighting category has been added to the annual GE Edison Award Competition, which covers projects completed in 2005. Entries are due by January 18, 2006.
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Transformed by Light: The New York Night
Added: Friday, 04 November 2005
The definitive role of light in creating the myths and realities of New York will be explored in an exhibition on view at the Museum of the City of New York from December 21, 2005 through May 7, 2006.
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Accidental Discovery Creates New Route to White LEDs
Added: Wednesday, 26 October 2005
Some of the most amazing inventions occur by accident. Such is the case with a Vanderbilt University chemistry researcher, who unintentionally discovered a way to coat a blue LED with quantum dots so it will spontaneously produce broad-spectrum white light.
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LEDs: The Possibilities, The Simplicity
Added: Wednesday, 26 October 2005
LEDs aren't just about light. They create new possibilities. And they can be designed to do so with great simplicity, says Jan-Willem Andriesse, senior product manager, BU Solid-State Lighting for Philips Lighting.
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Can LED Makers Learn a Lesson from Edison?
Added: Tuesday, 25 October 2005
That very question was posed at LEDs 2005, a recent international conference for professionals in the LED industry. So, can Edison's example of introducing a disruptive technology hold a lesson for us? The simple answer: Yes.
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Vertical Supply Chain Dynamics in LED Industry
Added: Tuesday, 25 October 2005
What's "up" with the vertical supply chain in the LED industry? Lots, according to Asif Anwar of Strategy Analytics. He explained it all at the recent LEDs 2005 conference.
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'Lighting for Tomorrow' Winners Showcase Energy Efficiency
Added: Wednesday, 12 October 2005
The winners of the "Lighting for Tomorrow" competition - Lithonia Lighting and American Fluorescent Corporation - took top prizes in a competition that encourages and recognizes excellence in the design of energy-efficient residential lighting fixtures.
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California's Title 24 Sets Stage for Change
Added: Wednesday, 12 October 2005
Lighting new homes and remodels, lighting commercial buildings and outdoor lighting for public areas became more complicated in California on October 1, when the 2005 lighting provisions of Title 24 went into effect. As the changes are implemented, Californians will consume less energy. Homeowners alone are expected to reduce energy consumption 75%.
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UL Highlights Decorative Lighting Strings with Good Track Records
Added: Wednesday, 12 October 2005
Retailers and lighting professionals interested in which decorative string lights have good track records might want to consult a three-year history of compliance by Underwriters Laboratories Inc.'s (UL) 2005 "Decorative Lighting String - No Strike List," which was just released.
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Lighting Systems Index Sets Four-Year High
Added: Wednesday, 12 October 2005
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association's Lighting Systems Index set a four-year high during the second quarter of 2005.
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IESNA to Mark 100th with NY Celebration in January
Added: Wednesday, 12 October 2005
Gala events and special programs about lighting's past and future will be part of the festivities when the IESNA Centennial Conference is held in New York City from January 8-10. One hundred years of illuminating engineering and design will be celebrated.
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Philips Research Lights Textiles with LEDs
Added: Thursday, 22 September 2005
Textiles that "light up" with LEDs may pave the way for intelligent displays in everything from floor mats to backpacks to cushions. Philips Research demonstrated the so-called photonic textiles at a trade show in Germany.
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Analyst Identifies 'Critical Crossroads' for LED Market
Added: Thursday, 22 September 2005
Someday, LEDs used for general illumination will light the way for the LED markets. In the meantime, a primary application for LEDs is slowing down, according to iSuppli. The projected growth rate of LED sales is decelerating from 26% in 2004 to 11% this year. But fasten your seatbelts for a trip to the not-too-distant future, when the general illumination market takes off.
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Light Emitting Diodes 2005 Conference Set for October
Added: Thursday, 22 September 2005
The sixth annual three-day conference about LEDs will be held at the Hilton San Diego Resort Hotel from October 17-19. The conference will bring together professionals from the traditional lighting and high-brightness LED (HB LED) communities.
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Dow Corning Creates 'Light Management' Group
Added: Thursday, 22 September 2005
Solid-state lighting is a major focus of Dow Corning?s newly formed Light Management group. The group will concentrate, first, on commercializing encapsulants and lenses for LEDs, in addition to materials for optical assemblies, fiber optics and light pipe/guidance applications.
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U.S. Roadway Lighting Guidelines to Get LRC Review, Redefinition
Added: Thursday, 08 September 2005
As the Lighting Research Center (LRC) redefines national roadway guidelines over the next three years, the outcome could affect every driver - and passenger, pedestrian and bicyclist - in the U.S. The goal? To reduce crashes and improve the operational efficiency of highways. The National Cooperative Research Program is underwriting the LRC study.
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Lighting Detectives to Discuss 'Lighting of Public Spaces'
Added: Thursday, 08 September 2005
A group of lighting aficionados called "the lighting detectives" will meet in New York on Thursday, Sept. 22 for a forum on the various influences of light in urban public environments. Examples from six international cities will be discussed.
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Historic Theater in New York State Gets LED Treatment
Added: Wednesday, 24 August 2005
When the lights go up on the Bardavon Theater's marquee, it's a showcase in LED light bulb replacement. Some 3,600 incandescent bulbs were replaced with LED light bulbs from LEDtronics, thanks to a grant from New York State.
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LRC Releases LED Dimming Research Results
Added: Wednesday, 24 August 2005
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) has released results of a study that shows what happens to chromaticity when high-power white LED systems are dimmed using different methods.
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New Energy Act Gives Solid-State Lighting More 'Power'
Added: Wednesday, 24 August 2005
The Next Generation Lighting Initiative is authorized to receive government funding annually, thanks to the successful passage and signing of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 in August. The ultimate goal? To save mega-amounts of energy by eventually replacing incandescent and fluorescent lighting with white lights from LEDs and OLEDs.
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Philips to Gain Majority Control of Lumileds
Added: Wednesday, 24 August 2005
Philips Royal Electronics is buying back a 47 percent share of Lumileds Lighting from Agilent Technologies, the companies announced recently. That gives Philips a 96 percent controlling interest in Lumileds, which will continue to operate as an independent business group.
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Six Steps to Lowering Lighting Costs in Offices
Added: Wednesday, 10 August 2005
Want to reduce lighting energy usage in open-plan offices? The Lighting Research Center studied this issue recently, and came up with recommendations for a six-step process you can follow.
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Ambiance(R) Design Competition Underway
Added: Tuesday, 09 August 2005
Interested in entering a lighting design competition? Consider the 2nd Annual Ambiance(R) Design Competition. Deadline for submissions is October 31. Ambiance(R) Lighting Systems by Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc. sponsors the contest.
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Survey: Homeowners Ready to 'Go Green'
Added: Tuesday, 09 August 2005
Sustainable or "green" design might be more marketable now than ever before. Six out of 10 U.S. homeowners say they would consider integrating sustainable design practices - assuming they were cost-competitive - into a future home improvement project, according to a survey commissioned by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
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Full Spectrum Solutions, Inc. Introduces New Scotopically Enhanced Lighting
Added: Monday, 08 August 2005
New scientific discoveries about how the eye perceives and processes visual information, as well as how the eye uses light for energy, regulates moods and avoids sleep deprivation can revolutionize the way in which we all think about how to light our work spaces, save energy and improve productivity.
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Elevator Study Demonstrates Possibilities with LEDs
Added: Tuesday, 26 July 2005
Going up? More than 650,000 elevators in the U.S. do. Soon, what goes up might be lit by LEDs - and what could come down, as a result, are energy usage and costs.
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Learning Guitar with LEDs as Guide
Added: Tuesday, 26 July 2005
It's a guitar that can literally light up your life. The Fretlight is a new guitar with LEDs that light where your fingers should press down on the strings for certain notes and chords. Learning to play is only a matter of following the red lights.
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Coating Process Creates LED Uniformity
Added: Tuesday, 26 July 2005
LUXEON(R) LEDs from Lumileds Lighting are creating a "uniform white light" with a proprietary conformal coating process.
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LED Street Lights Shine in Dutch Town
Added: Monday, 25 July 2005
When the sun goes down in the Dutch town of Ede, LEDs take over in certain areas. Philips has installed its Equinox LED street lamps in this city of 100,000. But the lights aren't just for the locals. The city attracts 2 million tourists per year.
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SOURCE Award Entries Sought
Added: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
The SOURCE Award competition is open to lighting professionals, architects and engineers who have used Cooper Lighting fixtures in a completed interior or exterior lighting design project. There is also a category for student applicants. Deadline for entries is December 2.
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IALD Education Conference Set
Added: Monday, 11 July 2005
The Fifth Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) conference will be held October 20-22 at the Hilton Mark Center Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Lighting Systems Index Rises in First Quarter 2005
Added: Friday, 01 July 2005
The National Electrical Manufacturers' Association (NEMA) Lighting Systems Index increased 1.4 percent in the first quarter of this year. That represents a partial recovery of declines that occurred in the two prior quarters.
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Some Like It Hot, But Not LEDs
Added: Thursday, 23 June 2005
An LED's life span is largely dependent on keeping its cool. Researchers are always working on ways to keep the junction temperature down.
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'Smart Lighting' to Play Central Role in New Center for Future Energy Systems
Added: Thursday, 23 June 2005
The Center for Future Energy Systems, a new $20 million research center, recently opened at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Smart lighting will be one of the primary areas of emphasis in research.
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LED Learning Opportunities Set
Added: Thursday, 23 June 2005
In the second half of 2005, several opportunities to learn more about LEDs are available.
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U.S. Government Issues Mandate for 'Lighting Certified' Practitioners
Added: Wednesday, 22 June 2005
Only professionals who have earned their "LC" - lighting certification credential - can be hired to supervise or perform lighting design on federal buildings, according to a standard released by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).
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Efficiency Record Set for High-Brightness White OLEDs
Added: Wednesday, 22 June 2005
A new record for efficiency of high-brightness white OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) has been set, thanks to a joint effort among Philips Lighting, Philips Research and Novaled.
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Contemporary Exterior Lighting Chosen for Historic Liberty Mall
Added: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
Philadelphia's Independence Mall is getting a $314 million extreme makeover. Part of that transformation includes the installation of SELUX Ritorno exterior lighting, which has a post-modern design.
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UC Davis Bathroom Light Promises Savings and Safety
Added: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
A "smart" vanity lighting system developed at UC Davis promises to save substantially on energy costs and improve safety for an aging population with diminishing eyesight.
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New Energy Codes Resource Center Offered Online
Added: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently launched the Building Energy Codes Resource Center, a central point of access to energy code and construction information.
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Aromat Lighting Dept. Merges with Vossloh-Schawabe-US
Added: Monday, 06 June 2005
Effective July 1, 2005, AROMAT Lighting Division will merge with VOSSLOH-SCHWABE Inc. making one stronger company under the VS-Brand. Based on the goal of continuously enhancing benefits and services to their customers, Matsushita Electric Works has made the decision to merge its two Lighting Component Operations in North America.
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New Features Added to 3d Outdoor Photometrics Software
Added: Tuesday, 24 May 2005
ALLSCAPE's popular 3d Outdoor Photometrics Software recently underwent a major upgrade, with the addition of four new features. Called the Dark Sky Edition, this version includes: a "tabs" interface; calculations for those who are working to maintain dark sky standards; a "photo mode" that creates a photo rendering of what the finished effect would be, and a statistics mode.
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Roadmap Released on Solid-State Lighting
Added: Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Energy sponsored a two-day workshop to plan the future of solid-state lighting. We bring you highlights of the recently released 99-page roadmap from that workshop.
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Six LED Patents Granted
Added: Tuesday, 24 May 2005
As ever-evolving LED technology continues to advance quickly, the U.S. Patent & Trade Office is being kept busy reviewing applications and granting patents in the industry. Within the past two months, Color Kinetics Incorporated, TIR Systems, Ltd. and Goldeneye Inc. received patents for LED products.
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Colored LEDs Attract Shoppers, Reduce Energy Use
Added: Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Colored LEDs in store windows had a positive effect on shoppers in a study of three clothing stores in the Los Angeles area. The LEDs also had a positive effect on energy usage, according to the Lighting Research Center.
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Scientists Develop Novel Multi-Color LEDs
Added: Tuesday, 24 May 2005
A team of University of California scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed the first completely inorganic, multi-color LEDs based on colloidal quantum dots encapsulated in a gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor.
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The IESNA 24th Annual Street and Area Lighting Conference October 2-5, 2005
Added: Monday, 16 May 2005
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) will host the 24th Annual Street and Area Lighting Conference in San Diego, California.
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IESNA Seeks RFP for Interior Lighting Level Review
Added: Monday, 09 May 2005
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America is seeking an investigator to identify the discrepancies in the recommended values for interior illumination.
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Bad Lighting? I Quit!
Added: Monday, 09 May 2005
How important is lighting to job satisfaction? That's a debatable question, but in at least one survey, bad lighting was cited as the reason a worker quit.
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Advance Donates $60,000 to Education Fund
Added: Monday, 09 May 2005
Advance recently contributed $60,000 to the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) Education Trust. Two $5,000 scholarships will be granted annually for the next six years to deserving students.
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X-Rays Give Rx for Improving High-Intensity Lamps
Added: Monday, 09 May 2005
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are using X-Rays to improve the design and energy efficiency of HID lamps.
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IALD Awards Go to 23 Lighting Design Projects
Added: Monday, 09 May 2005
And the winners were....from eight countries, when the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) recently bestowed awards upon 23 lighting design projects. Designers were recognized for their outstanding and innovative lighting solutions.
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LRC Breakthrough Gets More Light from White LEDs
Added: Wednesday, 27 April 2005
Wow! Creating 30 to 60 percent more light from white LEDs without expending extra energy? That's the recent breakthrough announced by Lighting Research Center scientists.
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Tales from the LED Trenches: Kuwait Public Building Case Study
Added: Wednesday, 27 April 2005
Lighting designer Kevan Shaw, who hails from Scotland, discusses his 10-year odyssey as an early adopter of LEDs for a Kuwait public building.
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LEDs Shine on Mona Lisa's Smile
Added: Wednesday, 27 April 2005
Visit the Mona Lisa in her new home at the Louvre, and you will see that LEDs illuminate her portrait.
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LED Specialists Awarded NYSERDA Contract to "Develop & Commercialize LED 'Solid State Light Engines' for Outdoor/Exterior Lighting Products"
Added: Friday, 22 April 2005
LED Specialists recently was competitively awarded a contract by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the development of solid state light (SSL) engines for outdoor lighting applications.
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Sustainable Lighting to be IESNA Webcast Topic
Added: Thursday, 07 April 2005
A Webcast on "Sustainable Lighting" will be offered on Wednesday, April 27 by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).
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OG&E Research Shows Lighting System Saves Energy
Added: Thursday, 07 April 2005
Using a product that adjusts fluorescent lighting systems to reduce electricity usage resulted in energy savings of 20%, according to research from an Oklahoma Gas & Electric study. The study focused on fluorescents used in retail.
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Lighting Certification Test Date Set for November
Added: Thursday, 07 April 2005
Why cram? You can register and start studying for the next Lighting Certification Exam now. The test will be held Saturday, November 5 at 18 sites across the U.S. and two in Canada.
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Lighting Firms Win U.S. Award for Energy Efficiency
Added: Thursday, 07 April 2005
When the 2005 Energy Star Partner of the Year Awards were presented recently in Washington, D.C., several lighting firms were among the top recipients.
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Report Released on Lighting Controls Market
Added: Thursday, 07 April 2005
The North American Lighting Controls Market realized revenues of $1.38 billion in 2004, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. As the economy picks up, the market is expected to expand to $1.8 billion by the end of 2010.
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OptiLED Secures Exclusive LED Lighting Distribution Deal with Philips Lighting of Mexico
Added: Tuesday, 05 April 2005
OptiLED LED Products Soon Available In Hundreds of Mexican Retail and Distribution Outlets
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HID Lights from Lithonia Recalled
Added: Tuesday, 05 April 2005
Lithonia Lighting is recalling 120,000 high-intensity discharge (HID) light fixtures with acrylic reflectors.
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LED Lighting Institute: 'Hands-On' Seminar Set for April 27-29
Added: Tuesday, 05 April 2005
The Lighting Research Center and ASSIST will educate professional participants about applications, techniques, and best cases for success with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) at the next LED Lighting Institute from April 27-29 in Troy, N.Y.
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Cree Lighting Names Vossloh-Schwabe Optoelectronic Key Distributor of XLamp LEDs in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and Benelux Countries
Added: Wednesday, 23 March 2005
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Vossloh-Schwabe Optoelectronic (VS Optoelectronic) to distribute XLamp LEDs in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and the Benelux countries.
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Permlight, OSRAM Aim to Stop Movie Piracy with LEDs
Added: Wednesday, 23 March 2005
A new thin-film infrared power LED technology developed by OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is being used in a Permlight Products Enbryten product to combat movie piracy in theaters.
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Lumileds Future Electronics Formed as One-Stop Source for Luxeon LEDs
Added: Wednesday, 23 March 2005
Lumileds Lighting and Future Electronics yesterday announced the formation of Lumileds Future Electronics(TM), a joint effort to deliver world-class products, engineering, support and services that make it easier to develop and manufacture Luxeon-based solutions.
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Winners of NYC Streetlight Design Competition Work on Prototype
Added: Tuesday, 22 March 2005
An LED-powered streetlight design is in the works for New York City. Architect Thomas Phifer and the principals of Office for Visual Interaction, Inc. won an international design competition to create a new streetlight for the City of New York.
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Boeing, LRC Partner for Aircraft Lighting Solutions
Added: Tuesday, 22 March 2005
The new 787 Dreamliner, a Boeing super-efficient jet now in development, will be one of the aircraft benefiting from a new partnership between The Lighting Research Center (LRC) and Boeing.
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Lighting Research Center: Are Super T-8s Really Super?
Added: Tuesday, 08 March 2005
Super T-8s: These fluorescents carry the "super" name, but do they have the "super" reputation to go with it? The Lighting Research Center's Peter Morante recently debriefed a group of lighting professionals on this "super" subject.
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Safe Exit Signs for Buildings Examined
Added: Tuesday, 08 March 2005
In the smoky confusion of a fire, locating the nearest exit can be a split-second, lifesaving decision. What do lighting experts know about the safest Exit signs in a building.
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Craftmade International Acquires Teiber Lighting Products
Added: Tuesday, 08 March 2005
Craftmade International has acquired Bill Teiber Co., according to an March 1 announcement. The business will be operated as Teiber Lighting Products, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Craftmade.
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Toshiba Develops Sunlight-Like White LED Material
Added: Thursday, 03 March 2005
A fluorescent substance developed by Toshiba can create a white light close to sunlight from white LEDs, when they are combined with blue LEDs, Asia Pulse reports.
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Texas A&M-C to Research Light Measuring of LEDs
Added: Tuesday, 22 February 2005
Thanks to a donation to buy light-measuring equipment for LEDs, Texas A&M University-Commerce will do research on the brightness of LEDs in sign enclosures.
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LEDs Brighten Doorways on Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue
Added: Tuesday, 22 February 2005
Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue is a prototype for what LED lighting can do for a retail district. A one-block area has had its doorways outfitted with custom-designed lighting fixtures that house LEDs, which illuminate the building entrances and the street sidewalk beyond.
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ASSIST: 'LED Life' Defined for General Lighting
Added: Tuesday, 22 February 2005
New guidelines designed to define the life of LED components and systems used in general lighting were released this month. They are outlined in a publication by the Lighting Research Center and the Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) program.
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Lighting Research Center Gives LED Update
Added: Monday, 21 February 2005
LEDs are evolving faster than expected, according to a Lighting Research Center expert, who gave an update during a "LIVE! from the LRC" teleseminar recently.
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CFL Standards in Spotlight at Shanghai Conference
Added: Thursday, 10 February 2005
CFL standards for the U.S., China, Australia and Europe will be discussed at a special session of Right Light 6 in Shanghai from May 9-11.
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'Color Rendering Index' Gets Scrutiny'
Added: Tuesday, 08 February 2005
"Does a high CRI value indicate improved color rendering?" That question was dissected in a recent "LIVE! from the LRC" teleconference seminar.
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NCQLP Announces 2004 Test Results
Added: Tuesday, 08 February 2005
More than 1,300 people can now add the "LC"-lighting certified-credential to their names. That's because 169 people passed the latest test, administered by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP).
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U.S. DOE Underwrites Wireless Lighting Control Initiative
Added: Tuesday, 08 February 2005
The U.S. Department of Energy is investing in wireless sensor networking to reduce energy consumption.
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New 'Lighting for Tomorrow' Competition Set
Added: Monday, 07 February 2005
Do you have a better lighting fixture idea? One that incorporates energy efficiency? Then you might be interested in the second design competition launched by Lighting for Tomorrow. Prize money awarded to competition winners in 2005 will total $60,000.
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Lighting Research Center Includes OptiLED Products at LED Lighting Institute
Added: Tuesday, 01 February 2005
Various OptiLED Products Used in Hands-On Seminar About LED Applications, Techniques and Design
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Light Program Set for Utility Administrators
Added: Tuesday, 01 February 2005
The Lighting Research Center will hold its first lighting seminar designed especially for utilities and public agencies responsible for energy conservation programs. The seminar will be held in May.
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Kentucky to Retrofit All Traffic Lights with LEDs
Added: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
The state of Kentucky is upgrading the traffic signals at some 3,000 intersections with LEDs, thanks to a six-year energy savings performance contract with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
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Vegas Hotel to Use LEDs for Cabinet Lighting
Added: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
Lighting Science Group Corp. announced today that a major Las Vegas hotel and casino has chosen its Puck Light, which uses LEDs, for cabinet lighting.
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Strategies in Light 2005 Conference Set for February
Added: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
Strategies Unlimited will host its sixth annual executive level conference on high-brightness LEDs February 7-9 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel in Burlingame, California.
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Online Tools for LED Estimation, Calculation
Added: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
Want to figure out what resistor to use with a particular LED? What energy savings you can realize from LEDs? Various online tools can help.
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Lighting Design Lab Offers Four Winter Events
Added: Tuesday, 11 January 2005
"Secrets of Hospitality Lighting," "Prescriptions for Lighting Medical Clinics" and a lamps and ballasts "Product Knowledge Day" are among the winter programs offered by the Lighting Design Lab.
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Visual Terrain Illuminates New California Tourist Spot
Added: Tuesday, 11 January 2005
The colors of natural light at sunrise, sunset and daylight inspire the nighttime lighting on the facade of the 27-story Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, California.
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National Electrical Manufacturers Improve Web Site
Added: Tuesday, 11 January 2005
It's easier to search. It has more features. It looks better, too. Find out how the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has upgraded its site.
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David Bergman: 'Eco' Lighting Gaining Ground
Added: Friday, 07 January 2005
Architect and educator David Bergman has been creating "eco" light fixtures with a contemporary look for more than 10 years. Lately, he sees more interest in his products and other sustainable lighting designs. LEED is one of the forces driving that demand.
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Trains, Planes & Automobiles: All LED Territory
Added: Thursday, 16 December 2004
The transportation industry is ripe for LEDs to dominate interior lighting, according to the views of one industry insider.
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LEDs to Light Up Philadelphia's 'Boathouse Row'
Added: Thursday, 16 December 2004
About 8,000 light bulbs that illuminate Boathouse Row will be removed in January. Workers will replace them with more energy-efficient LEDs.
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Study: Watching White LEDs for Variations in Color
Added: Thursday, 16 December 2004
Which white light isn't so white anymore? How do humans perceive the discrepancies in white light emitted by LEDs? And how do we overcome any unintended color perceptions that arise? These questions were the crux of a recent study conducted by the Lighting Research Center.
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Delve Into Books about LEDs
Added: Thursday, 16 December 2004
Three books about light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or organic LEDs currently dominate the market. Rest assured, they're not lightweights.
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Philips Announces 2005 Lighting Workshop Series
Added: Monday, 06 December 2004
The 2005 Lighting Application Workshop Series consists of 12 programs presented by Philips Lighting Company. Ten of them are open to the general public. All sessions are held at the Lighting Application Center in Somerset, N.J.
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Web Site on Design, Human Behavior Enhanced
Added: Tuesday, 30 November 2004
InformeDesign, the Web site on design and human behavior, has been upgraded to make it more user-friendly for the professionals who use it.
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DOE Plans Solid-State Lighting Workshop for February
Added: Tuesday, 23 November 2004
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Building Technologies Program) will host a two-day workshop on Solid-State Lighting on February 3 and 4 at the San Diego Marriott Del Mar.
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LEDs Offer Opportunity to Transform Market for World's Poor
Added: Tuesday, 23 November 2004
They might seem to be at opposite ends of the spectrum: the poorest people in the world, and LEDs, the most cutting-edge lighting technology in the world. Yet, LEDs offer a unique opportunity to help the 2 billion people for whom there is no electric light when the sun goes down.
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Lumileds Lighting, Philips Announce Partnership for LEDs in Auto Market
Added: Monday, 22 November 2004
Lumileds Lighting and Royal Philips Electronics recently announced a partnership to develop and market new modular LED lighting solutions for the automotive industry.
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International Code Council Wants Input
Added: Wednesday, 10 November 2004
If you tend to curse codes, you now have an opportunity to give your input before some of them change. How? By participating in code development through a Codes Forum sponsored by the International Code Council. It will be held on Feb. 21 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Lighting Design Scholarship Applications Accepted
Added: Wednesday, 10 November 2004
Information about 2005 lighting education scholarships, which range from $500 to $5,000, is now available from the IALD Education Trust. Last year, the fund awarded $17,000 in scholarships.
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LRC Announces Early 2005 Online Seminars
Added: Wednesday, 10 November 2004
The Lighting Research Center has announced that its "LIVE" from the LRC! series will return in 2005 with five Internet teleconference programs: two new ones and three encore performances, with updated information for more advanced study.
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Outdoor Photometrics Software Now Faster, Downloadable
Added: Wednesday, 10 November 2004
Allscape recently introduced a new, improved version of its free 3D software for outdoor photometrics. Previously Web-based only, version 2 can be downloaded to a PC or Mac. It can read any type C IES file, and it runs quicker than ever before.
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Five Solid-State Product Development Projects Funded
Added: Wednesday, 27 October 2004
The National Energy Technology Laboratory has selected five applications for Solid State Lighting product development to boost the industry beyond its current embryonic state. These recipients are among the first in a series that may span the next decade.
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LRC to Study LEDs in Supermarket Applications
Added: Wednesday, 27 October 2004
The Lighting Research Center is launching a new project to determine the performance of LEDs in grocery store freezer cases, and shoppers' lighting preferences when they are browsing the frozen food aisles.
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White OLEDs Get Boost from $4 Million DOE Program
Added: Wednesday, 27 October 2004
Universal Display Corporation will develop a novel process technology for the cost-effective manufacture of white OLEDs under a U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored program.
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Light-Emitting Diodes 2004 Conference Highlights Industry's Growth, Challenges
Added: Tuesday, 26 October 2004
More than 350 professionals gathered in San Diego last week to advance the adoption of LEDs. They learned from each other how LEDs are gaining momentum in various markets, and how to plan for a fast-changing future.
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Luraline contributes to Victory Junction Gang: Camp for Children with Chronic, Life-Threatening Illness
Added: Monday, 25 October 2004
After providing lights for the construction of the Victory Junction Gang Camp for sick children in N. Carolina, South Florida-based lighting manufacturer Luraline Products Company was spurred to make a donation to the worthy cause.
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LEDs: Questions Lighting Professionals Should Ask
Added: Thursday, 21 October 2004
So you want to consider using LEDs for your next lighting project? Ask this series of questions to improve your chances of being happy with the outcome.
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Wireless Lighting Controls to be Study Topic at Berkeley
Added: Friday, 01 October 2004
Building science researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have received funding to build a wireless network that will control lighting in commercial buildings.
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HB-LED Investor Conference Set
Added: Friday, 24 September 2004
Insights into the High Brightness LED industry will be shared at an investors' conference scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 16 in Boston.
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LRC Explores LEDs for Airplane Reading Lights
Added: Friday, 24 September 2004
When you switch on a reading light in an airplane, a halogen light illuminates your reading material. How would an LED fare in the same application?
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DOE Selects Seven SSL Core Technology Projects
Added: Friday, 24 September 2004
The National Energy Technology Laboratory recently announced the selection of seven applications in its Solid-State Lighting Core Technologies funding opportunity. The ultimate goal: to get SSL technology into the realm of general illumination.
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Three-Day LED Conference Set for San Diego
Added: Friday, 24 September 2004
"Light Emitting Diodes 2004," the fifth annual conference focusing on LEDs, will be held October 20-22 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. Some 400 industry leaders and 50 exhibitors are scheduled to attend.
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2005 ENERGY STAR Award Applications Accepted
Added: Monday, 20 September 2004
If your organization promotes energy efficiency through the ENERGY STAR program, you might qualify for the 2005 ENERGY STAR Award. Applications are due December 15.
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Armed Forces Thanked for Service at B-K Lighting in Madera
Added: Tuesday, 14 September 2004
More than 200 business leaders, politicians, and members of the U.S. Armed Forces gathered for a ceremony and luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004 at B-K Lighting, Inc. in Madera to pay tribute to the military for their tremendous work at securing our nation's safety and freedom.
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Specifier Report on Parking Lot and Area Luminaires Released
Added: Monday, 13 September 2004
If you're looking for an in-depth analysis of luminaires for parking lot and area lighting, look no further than the National Lighting Product Information Program's latest specifier report.
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Color Kinetics Wins 35th Patent
Added: Monday, 13 September 2004
The 35th patent granted to Color Kinetics Inc. is a particularly meaningful one, since it gives added protection to the company's fundamental control technology.
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Philips Reflector CFLs Win Competition
Added: Monday, 13 September 2004
The problem: Reflector CFLs can fail prematurely in the heat of airtight recessed can fixtures in insulated ceilings. The challenge: build a better light bulb. The winner: Philips Lighting Company.
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Lighting Designer Group Turns 35
Added: Monday, 13 September 2004
On October 14, the International Association of Lighting Designers will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a gala at its birthplace, New York City.
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Entries Sought for 22nd Annual IALD Awards
Added: Monday, 13 September 2004
Lighting designers, architects and engineers are invited to submit entries for the International Association of Lighting Designers' 22nd annual awards competition. Deadline is December 1.
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Lumileds' Luxeon LEDs Power First LED-Based TVs
Added: Thursday, 26 August 2004
Lumileds Lighting announced that its high-power Luxeon(R) LEDS are lighting up the world's first LED backlight for Sony's LCD home televisions.
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Eight LED Research Projects Underway at LRC
Added: Thursday, 26 August 2004
The Lighting Research Center is working on eight ongoing research projects involving LEDs - from benchmarking high-power LEDs to reducing lighting energy use in store windows with Gap, Inc.
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Universal Display Corporation Wins Government Contract for OLED Lighting Applications
Added: Thursday, 26 August 2004
Phosphorescent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology can produce power efficiency gains for white lighting, according to Universal Display Corporation.
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Agilent Technologies Introduces Extra-Bright White LEDs
Added: Thursday, 26 August 2004
In mid-August, Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a series of extra-bright white InGaN (indium gallium nitride) LEDs targeted for the electronic sign and signals market.
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California Lighting Technology Center Opens
Added: Tuesday, 10 August 2004
The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) has opened at the University of California, Davis. The new center, which includes lighting and daylighting application labs, was established to develop energy-efficient lighting with market-friendly design.
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Billionth ALTO Fluorescent Lamp Manufactured
Added: Tuesday, 10 August 2004
Since 1995, Philips Lighting Company has been producing its ALTO(R) fluorescent lamp line. This week, the billionth ALTO lamp will be produced - an occasion being celebrated at the Salina, Kansas factory where they are manufactured.
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Sea Gull Lighting Recalls Six Ceiling-Mounted Light Fixtures
Added: Tuesday, 10 August 2004
Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc. is conducting a voluntary product recall on selected ceiling mounted lighting fixtures. The company discovered that the socket wires, which present possible safety hazards, do not meet manufacturing specifications required for the application of these products.
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RPI's Reflector Boosts LED Light Brightness
Added: Monday, 26 July 2004
A new type of reflector developed by a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) research team is dramatically improving LED luminance. The team is now working on moving the patented reflector to market.
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Fiberstars Announces $1 Million Defense Award for LEDs
Added: Monday, 26 July 2004
A $1 million award has been granted to Fiberstars, Inc. by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop LED-based high-efficiency distributed lighting (HEDLight) systems. The goal is to deliver high-quality light in the "near daylight" spectrum using a multi-spectral array of LEDs coupled with Fiberstars' large core plastic optical fiber.
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Agilent Technologies and Lumileds Lighting Agree to Co-Develop New LEDs
Added: Monday, 26 July 2004
Lumileds Lighting's high-brightness technology will be joined with Agilent Technologies' design expertise to develop new LEDs, thanks to a recent agreement between the two companies. The lighting, automotive and mobile phone markets will benefit - beginning Q4 2004.
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Survey to Explore Disconnect Between Manufacturers, Distributors
Added: Friday, 16 July 2004
What can be done to get manufacturers, distributors and manufacturers' reps on the same page? That's the goal of a new survey sponsored by a variety of organizations with stakeholders in each of those key areas.
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LRC to Create White LEDs for General Illumination Using Quantum Dots
Added: Wednesday, 23 June 2004
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) will use quantum dot nanomaterials to create new, efficient white-light LEDs that could light homes or offices. The project, in which the LRC will work with Evident Technologies, a Troy, N.Y. firm, was announced June 17.
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Combining LEDs with Carbon Nanotubes Shows Promise
Added: Thursday, 17 June 2004
A team of physicists and engineers from the University of Florida have discovered that carbon nanotubes could be a viable alternative to transmit electricity into LEDs, replacing current metal/semiconductor junction. The payoff? Potential for more light with less power consumption, while solving high junction temperature challenges in existing LED technology.
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Improve Your LED IQ
Added: Thursday, 17 June 2004
The second half of 2004 offers many opportunities to learn more about LEDs and lighting via conferences and an LED institute.
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Cooper Lighting Announces Class Schedule for SOURCE
Added: Friday, 04 June 2004
Cooper Lighting's SOURCE, the industries leading lighting educational facility, has released their 2004 calendar of classes for the lighting community.
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Cooper Lighting Announces 28th Annual Source Awards National Lighting Competition
Added: Friday, 04 June 2004
Cooper Lighting has announced a call for entries for its 28th Annual SOURCE AWARDS national lighting design competition.
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Lightolier Sets Three "Lighting Systems Technology" Seminars for 2004
Added: Wednesday, 02 June 2004
Celebrating its 100th year this year, Lightolier is conducting seminars for lighting systems technology covering three distinct purposes: commercial office spaces in August; educational facilities in November, and museums and art galleries in December.
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Top Lighting Designs Preserve Darkness
Added: Wednesday, 02 June 2004
What lighting designs best protect dark skies? This year, two designers shared the top award presented by the International Dark Sky Association for quality design.
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25th High-Benefit Lighting Awards Program Announced
Added: Wednesday, 02 June 2004
The National Lighting Bureau's 25th annual High-Benefit Lighting Awards Program is under way. If your lighting design can help people work faster, if it prevents accidents, if it creates "high benefits" in other ways, it is eligible for the award.
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Architecture Students Create New Solid-State Lighting Ideas
Added: Monday, 24 May 2004
A group of undergraduate University of California-Berkeley architecture students delved into the world of adapting LEDs to home and office use. Researchers say some of their designs are promising.
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LED Use in Porch, Landscape Lights Studied
Added: Monday, 24 May 2004
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is studying designs for LED porch lights and exterior pathway lighting, which would provide an energy-efficient solution for a common lighting need.
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Agilent Technologies Introduces Extra-Bright InGaN LEDs
Added: Monday, 24 May 2004
Brighter lamps will broaden the company's range of full-color sign and mono-color traffic signal applications.
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LED Inventor Gets Half-Million Dollar Honor
Added: Monday, 24 May 2004
Nick Holonyak, who invented the light-emitting diode, recently received the world's largest single cash prize for invention, amounting to $500,000.
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StockerYale's COBRA(TM) 500 LED Line Illuminator Named Product of Month
Added: Monday, 24 May 2004
StockerYale, Inc. a provider of photonics-based products, announces that its COBRA(TM) 500 LED Line Illuminator was named product of the month by Photonics Tech Briefs in its April 2004 edition.
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Genlyte Thomas Group Regroups
Added: Monday, 24 May 2004
The Genlyte Group Inc. (Nasdaq: GLYT) announced on May 20 that it reached an agreement to acquire the 32% minority interest owned by Thomas Industries Inc. (NYSE: TII) in Genlyte Thomas Group LLC (GTG).
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LRC Expands Graduate Education Program with PhD, New Master's Degree
Added: Friday, 07 May 2004
In the coming academic year, the Lighting Research Center will add two new graduate degrees to its program: a one-year master's degree and a doctoral degree in architectural sciences with a concentration in lighting.
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Philips' Innovation Road Show Focuses on U.S. LEED Program
Added: Friday, 30 April 2004
This year, Philips Lighting Company's Innovations Roadshow will focus on the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Environmental & Energy Design (LEED) program. Participants in a Road Show seminar can learn about sustainable lighting and design.
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New Luxeon Lighting Network Offers Specifiers LED Expertise
Added: Wednesday, 28 April 2004
Lumileds Lighting recently announced that it has formed the Luxeon Lighting Network(TM), a certification, training and technical support program. The network is designed to give the lighting specification community confidence in choosing LED solutions that will work.
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Lighting's Impact on Human Health Studied
Added: Friday, 23 April 2004
New discoveries about lighting and human health.
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LED Lighting Studied for Assisted-living Facilities
Added: Monday, 19 April 2004
LEDs, coupled with occupancy sensors, may help residents of assisted-living facilities be safer, more comfortable, and more oriented in their community home.
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Why Worry About Dark Skies?
Added: Wednesday, 31 March 2004
A packed room of lighting professionals might seem an unlikely audience for an astronomer who wants to limit the amount of light thrown into the sky. But this nationally known scientist went "to the source" as a keynote speaker at a LightFair International 2004 luncheon yesterday.
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Cooper Industries Acquires RSA Lighting
Added: Monday, 29 March 2004
Cooper Industries, Ltd. announced on March 25 that it had acquired RSA Lighting, a Chatsworth, California-based privately held manufacturer of specification and commercial grade lighting fixtures.
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2004 ENERGY STAR Winners Announced
Added: Tuesday, 02 March 2004
Every year, outstanding ENERGY STAR partners are recognized by the U.S. government for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. The 2004 award winners include Sea Gull Lighting Products, Good Earth Lighting, SYLVANIA and GE Consumer Products.
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The New York Times Building: New HQ to Incorporate Daylighting Research, Energy Efficiency
Added: Tuesday, 24 February 2004
Soon the New York Times will have a new home in the heart of Manhattan - a transparent glass tower, 52 stories high. Its design uses the latest in daylighting research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division.
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'Light Up The World' Taps LEDs for Villages 'Off-Grid'
Added: Monday, 19 January 2004
From The Dominican Republic to Nepal, villagers in 12 countries are having their homes lit up by High Brightness LED lamps, thanks to the efforts of a Calgary, Canada-based professor and his Light Up The World Foundation.
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LTG Services Helps Products Meet Overseas, U.S. Standards
Added: Monday, 12 January 2004
When lighting manufacturers want to sell into new markets in different countries, LTG Services, Inc. helps them "go global" with compliance.
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More than 1,100 Gain, or Retain, 'LC' Status
Added: Monday, 12 January 2004
The total number of lighting certified (LC) individuals is now 1,119, according to just-released results from the 2003 National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP).
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Manufacturers Can Use Lamp-Ballast 'Matrix' for ENERGY STAR
Added: Monday, 12 January 2004
Residential lighting fixture manufacturers who want to receive the ENERGY STAR rating for their products can now use a newly developed matrix platform. The lamp/ballast matrix is designed to help them reduce the administrative burden and testing costs of the ENERGY STAR for Residential Light Fixtures program.
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Light Pollution Guide Geared to Outdoor Lighting Professionals
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
A comprehensive view of light pollution-its causes and cures-is presented in the latest "Lighting Answers" online publication from the National Lighting Product Information Program.
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T8, T5, T5HO - Does Size Really Matter?
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Peter Ngai of Peerless Lighting compares and contrasts standard vs. high-output linear fluorescent lamps.
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Alternatives to Working with UL
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
When Doug Hagen of B-K Lighting needs to get new products certified, he chooses Applied Research Laboratories to save money and bureaucracy.
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LRC Develops New LED System Evaluation Methods
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Researchers at the Lighting Research Center are working on two new ways of evaluating LED system performance.
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Blackout Blues? Load-Shedding, Energy Bill Seen as Solutions
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
As energy experts scramble to understand the biggest blackout in North American history, the lighting industry has suggestions. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) advocates load-shedding measures and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) calls for passage of the National Energy Plan of 2001.
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U.S. Lighting Fixtures Industry Report Projects to 2008
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Domestic manufacturers can expect growth of 3.1 percent annually from 2003 to 2008, according to Market Studies, Inc.
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Lighting Education in Developing Countries Evaluated
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
How should developing countries educate future lighting designers? Anil Valia, a veteran lighting designer, author and educator from India, has suggestions in a white paper.
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NEMA Offers Three New Lighting White Papers
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
The Lighting Systems division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has three new lighting white papers available for free download.
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IESNA Hands Out Honors
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) has presented its 2003 awards. Its highest honor-the IESNA Medal-went to Peter Boyce, professor of architecture and Human Factors program leader in Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center (LRC).
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NEMA Releases Exit Sign Visibility Standards
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Exit signs are usually visible under normal conditions. But how will they operate when you need them most-in an emergency? That's the issue tackled by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) in its latest lighting publication.
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Testing Procedures Committee Seeks Members
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
The Illuminating Engineering Society's Testing Procedures Committee (TPC) is issuing a call for new members, especially from the "consumer" or "general interest" community.
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Full Story on Full-Spectrum Lighting
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
What's the scoop on full-spectrum light sources? The National Lighting Product Information Program has the full story.
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First Continental Congress of Lighting Lays Groundwork for Change
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
A coalition of lighting industry luminaries took the first steps this week in a 5- to 10-year journey to transform the way lighting is perceived by those who use it. Their ultimate goal is to reverse the trend of commoditization currently plaguing the industry.
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Daylight Dividends Web Site Launched
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Building owners, architects and engineers who want to harvest natural light have a new resource at their fingertips: the Daylight Dividends web site, developed by the Lighting Research Center.
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Lighting in Space: An Astronaut's Insights
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Astronaut Dr. Nancy Currie has logged 1,000+ hours in space, where the lighting challenges are out-of-this-world.
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Hybrid Solar Lighting Gets New Direction
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Point-source lighting - like that used in high-end retail applications - will be the next brass ring in the world of hybrid solar lighting (HSL), according to Jeff Muhs, director of Solar Energy R&D at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory where the technology is being developed.
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Parsons School of Design Creating Masters of Light
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Beginning in September 2004, a new two-year Masters of Fine Arts will replace the existing one-year MA lighting degree at Parsons School of Design.
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UV Light: Cure for Sick Building Syndrome and More
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Researchers have concluded that UV systems could help 4 million workers in North America avoid the effects of "sick building syndrome."
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Lighting's 'A, B, C's' Now Available Online
Added: Friday, 02 January 2004
Did you ever wish that more people understood what "ballasts" and "luminaries" are, and how they work? Now, you can recommend that lighting newbies take a free online course offered by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).
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