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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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Designing and Installing Lighting in the 21st Century
November 2000
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Few things become less complicated over time. Lighting is no exception. More and more “other people” have something to say about the lighting you put in, and it is not enough to know the National Electrical Code (NEC) by chapter and verse.

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Energy-efficient Outdoor Lighting
November 2000
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While cause and effect drives science, cost and effect is increasing what drives specifying for outdoor lighting.

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Why Does Standard 90.1-1999 Matter to Electrical Contractors?
October 2000
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Electrical contractors, rather than architects, engineers, or lighting consultants, are often asked to design/build lighting in commercial, institutional, residential, and industrial structures.

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Starting Technology Can Extend Lamp Life by 50 Percent
September 2000
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Finding the best ballast/lamp combination is an integral part of providing fluorescent lighting that is both effective and energy efficient.

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Halogen Bulb Technology Spurs ‘Miniaturization’ Trend
August 2000
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With great interior design, less is often more. Smaller is often better than bigger. Designers and end-users want lighting fixtures that are diminutive and unobtrusive, but they do not want to sacrifice the strength or efficiency of lighting sources.

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TAM Electric Lights Memphis Skyline with AutoZone Park Project
July 2000
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Before the last week of October 1999 most people in Memphis, Tenn., were oblivious to the state-of-the-art baseball facility going up downtown. The new home of St. Louis Cardinals' AAA-affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds, was just another downtown project that would cause traffic jams, they thought.

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Light Trespass
July 2000
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Individuals, environmental groups, and governing organizations at all levels have become increasingly concerned about unwanted or intrusive light in the nighttime.

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