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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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Pros Embrace Design Challenges of Lighting an Ancient Building
April 2001
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Having lit a large stuffed elephant in Wisconsin, and a three-story high wooden one in New Jersey, CLI was then called upon to light a resident goat in a full-scale reproduction of an 1100 B.C. Iron Age house in Canaan.

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Components of the Glass Fiber Optics
April 2001
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Glass fiber optics lighting is composed of three compatible parts. First-time users should consult with a qualified supplier to create a bill of materials. A light source: (called an illuminator or projector) is conveniently located in a readily accessible place for relamping.

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Cleaning Fixtures Can Save 10 Percent in Lighting
April 2001
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Final results of a four-year landmark building lighting study by the National Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) provides a roadmap for achieving potential savings of 10 percent of the lighting costs or more––or from $2.7 billion to $3.6 billion in savings annually––for many build

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Sportslighting—A Simple Approach
March 2001
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The next time you drive by an outdoor sports field, notice that each floodlight has a unique combination of rotation and tilt angles.

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Emergency Lighting Technology Evolves to Save Lives
February 2001
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Fires take the lives of thousands of people each year. In 1998 and 1999 alone, 4,035 and 3,570 civilian fire deaths occurred in the United States.

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Dramatizing New Warehouse Lighting Technology’s Benefits
January 2001
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Here’s something lots of good salespeople know: In order to be truly persuasive, you’ve got to put the benefits out front, and forcefully show your prospects what your proposal can do for them.

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Halogen Made Softer—Finally
December 2000
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For decades, lighting designers, specifiers, contractors, and distributors regarded halogen lamps as best-suited for outdoor applications or as accent and display lighting. Their bright, striated light caused “sparkle,” but was far too harsh for general lighting purposes.

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