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Lighting and controls is a huge, constantly changing, dynamic market. The ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR lighting editorial listed below keeps current on technological innovations from LEDs, controls, and design to innovations in efficiency by traditional lighting formats. 

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Light It And Forget About It?

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Craig Dilouie

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April 2013

In any lighting system, lamps and auxiliary electrical devices fail and must be replaced. Dirt and dust accumulates on fixture surfaces and should be cleaned. System problems must be corrected, and lighting controls should be adjusted as space conditions change.


Lighting, LEDs
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Putting SSL Sales Under The Light
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John Paul Quinn
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April 2013

It’s hard to imagine anyone in the electrical industry seriously questioning the fact that light-emitting diode (LED) technology and solid-state lighting (SSL) are becoming the light source choice of the future.

LEDs, Solid-state Lighting, Sales, Business Development, Contractor Business Operations
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LEDs' New Standard: Zhaga Consortium
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Craig Dilouie

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April 2013

Specifiers enjoy a choice of brands and components to provide optimal solutions for their applications. Owners can replace components for maintenance or upgrade purposes while retaining the hardware.

LEDs
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Growing Pains: LEDs
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Susan Bloom
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April 2013

Among other matters with light-emitting diodes (LEDs), reliability has been an issue, according to Nate Conant, president of W.B. Walton Electric in Beaumont, Calif.

LEDs

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Introduction to Lighting Design
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Craig DiLouie
| May 2010
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In a perfect world, a lighting manufacturer would respond to interest in one of their products by assuming the cost of installing samples in an exact mockup of the actual space being designed.

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Knowing What’s Best
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Craig DiLouie
| May 2010
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Tight credit and weak demand for new facilities pushed private nonresidential spending into a deep slide in 2009, while public construction got a boost from federal stimulus money.

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Dim and Dimmer
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Craig DiLouie
| April 2010
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Satisfying peak demand can be very expensive for utilities, which pass this cost onto their customers in the form of time-variable pricing or demand charges. Utilities, therefore, share a common interest with their customers to reduce peak demand.

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Lighting Design Techniques
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Craig DiLouie
| April 2010
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The presence of light is rarely noted unless there is a perceived lack of it (dim atmosphere or shadows) or a perceived excess (glare). Like air, light is invisible and yet is everywhere in the visual environment, as we cannot see without it.

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Winners Announced in Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition
March 2010
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Winners of the second annual Next Generation Luminaires Awards were announced February 11, 2010, at the Strategies in Light Conference in Santa Clara, Calif. Sponsored by the U.S.

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LED Quality Advocates
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Craig DiLouie
| March 2010
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“CFLs in America: Lessons Learned on the Way to Market,” published by the Department of Energy (DOE), concludes that technical and quality problems with early compact fluorescents snowballed into major obstacles to acceptance by consumers and retailers.

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Age-Old Debate: Analog or Digital?
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Craig DiLouie
| February 2010
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Digital control entails using digital communication architecture to network intelligent lighting control devices. It enables more economical integration of multiple control strategies, while being flexible and capable of generating feedback.

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