Illumination Insider - Aug 23rd, 2023
 
 
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23

Illumination Insider

 
This summer, five more states have enacted laws that will end the sale of most fluorescent light bulbs. They are part of a growing clean lighting movement that aims to cut mercury pollution, utility bills, and planet-warming emissions.
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How to minimize loss and maximize profits when it comes to designing and installing advanced lighting control installations
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These sleek Performance Class luminaires make it easy to deliver the exact lighting you need, exactly where you need it. Customize on-site: Select your CCT; rotate 0-350° and 0-90° up/down. Our ZOOM Series even lets you dial up your ideal beam angle!

Created by their 9-year-old daughter to help The H Foundation support cancer research, WAC Lighting Co-CEOs Dirk and Shelley Wald are asking the lighting and design community to support the Skylar Wald Let’s Beat Cancer Fundraiser. Skylar survived a courageous battle with cancer after her diagnosis at three months old and now she wants to help other...
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CEO Rondolat hopes the new site in China helps make manufacturing and logistics more efficient in the troubled consumer division.
Authored by Craig DiLouie, education director for the LCA, EE203: Lighting Controls and Energy Codes: 2021 IECC describes the lighting control requirements in this model energy code with a focus on what’s new over the 2018 version, with CEUs available.
Editor-in-chief Ellen Parson and NEC Expert Russ LeBlanc discuss some of the most significant changes to the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code. This episode highlights Sec. 210.8(F) and revisions made to GFCI protection for dwelling unit outdoor outlets.
Network lighting controls (NLC) can increase energy savings of commercial lighting projects by an average 49% beyond LED savings alone, while making workplaces more comfortable, efficient, and responsive to the needs of facility owners and occupants. Despite all these benefits, market penetration of NLCs in US commercial and industrial buildings still...
In this special edition of EC&M On Air, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson sat down with the product managers representing the Platinum, Gold, and Silver winners of EC&M's 2023 Product of the Year competition to learn more about the products’ applications, development process, and end-user benefits.
LEDucation is currently accepting proposals for the March 2024 educational program through September 1, 2023. The 2024 Trade Show and Conference is set for March 19–20 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. Virtual sessions will be offered the prior week, Thursday, March 14th and Friday, March 15th.
Natural light has always been an essential component of architecture, but it’s taking on a new level of importance in building design. Here’s why.
By now, you’ve probably heard of Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC). If you haven’t, LLLC is a type of networked lighting control system, which integrates both sensors and load controllers into each fixture, providing unparalleled flexibility, control, and deep energy savings.
Year after year, one of EC&M’s most popular photo galleries is our annual “Best of the Worst” Code violations, showcasing the most “interesting” installations found by NEC Consultant Russ LeBlanc and reported in his popular “What’s Wrong Here?” column. Here’s a look at some specific lighting applications gone wrong. Inspect the photo, read the hint...
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