Using State-of-the-Art Screw-Based Lamps
Oct 1, 2007, By James R. Benya, P.E., FIES, FIALD, LC, Benya Lighting Design
The cost of high-technology lighting is widely acknowledged as a barrier to the greater use of advanced sources in retail and other commercial lighting...
Exterior Egress Lighting Requirements
Oct 1, 2007, By Keith Lane, P.E., Lane Coburn & Associates, LLC
When it comes to egress lighting requirements, there is conflicting verbiage between the Life Safety Code (NFPA 101), the Uniform Building Code (UBC),...
Seeing the Light
Sep 1, 2007, By Gary Nangle, P.E., Cronis, Liston, Nangle & White, LLP
Although industrial lighting has historically been a step behind technologies used for other building types, many of the advancements made over the past...
Digital Dimming with DALI
Aug 1, 2007, By Rick Miller, RNM Engineering, Inc., and Craig DiLouie, Lighting Controls Association
In any dimming system, the ballasts and controllers must be able to speak the same language. In the case of digital dimming systems, this language is...
Lightfair 2007 Field Report
Jul 1, 2007, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
Lighting professionals from around the globe viewed the latest products and newest technologies at Lightfair International 2007, held May 6-10 at the...
States Don't Follow Stricter Standard, Says Former 90.1 Chair
Jul 1, 2007,
States Don't Follow Stricter Standard, Says Former 90.1 Chair There are some problems with the May article Mood Lighting written by Beck Ireland starting...
Lamp Recycling 101
Jun 1, 2007,
These days, it seems everyone is jumping on the bandwagon including many companies in the electrical construction industry. Concern for the environment,...
Area Lighting Panels Are a Bright Idea
Jun 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Currently overseeing a retrofit at Fay Herron Elementary School in Las Vegas, Clark County School District Project Manager Dennis Miller has two primary...
The Evolution of the LED
May 1, 2007, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
The lighting industry has been buzzing with news of solid-state light source advancements for several years. As one light-emitting diode (LED) lighting...
Occupancy Sensors 101
Apr 1, 2007, By Craig DiLouie, Lighting Controls Association
State energy codes in the United States, which must be at least as stringent as the ASHRAE/IES 90.1-1999 standard, require automatic shutoff of lighting...
Flicker: Causes, Symptoms, and Cures
Jan 1, 2007, By John DeDad, Senior Director, Editorial and EC&M Development
Voltage fluctuations in power systems can cause a number of harmful technical effects, resulting in disruption to production processes and substantial...
Thin Is In on the Lighting Front
Dec 1, 2006, By Jaclyn Alcantara, Associate Editor
In retail stores, there's no doubt space is at a premium. So when New York-based Christian Dior learned about a new flat light source Light Emitting Capacitor...
The Lighting Designer's Role in the Construction Process
Dec 1, 2006, By Randy Burkett, FIALD, IESNA, LC, Randy Burkett Lighting Design, Inc.
The profession of lighting design is a relatively young discipline among the building design and construction fields. Although lighting has certainly...
Lighting for Tomorrow honors 12 manufacturers
Sep 20, 2006,
Lithonia Lighting and American Fluorescent top the list...
NEMA reports drop in lighting equipment demand during second quarter 2006
Aug 16, 2006,
Domestic shipments gain over last year...
Lightfair 2006 Field Report
Aug 1, 2006, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
With federal and state regulations restricting lighting energy use in new and renovated structures, more than 16,000 attendees at Lightfair International...
Sylvania Lighting Services launches upgrade program
Jul 6, 2006,
Company offers “Retro on the 8’s” program...
NEMA reports surge in shipments of lighting products
Jun 15, 2006,
Lighting Index records higher demand for nonresidential products ...
Guiding the Light
May 1, 2006, By Eric Richman and Pam Cole, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Energy codes many designers and builders view them as a necessary evil or just another set of requirements that must be dealt with in order to obtain...
Why Do Daylight Harvesting Projects Succeed or Fail?
May 1, 2006, By Craig DiLouie, Lighting Controls Association
In recent years, the sustainable design movement has returned daylighting to the fore of mainstream construction. In its simplest definition, daylighting...
