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Putting SSL Sales Under The Light
by
John Paul Quinn
| April 2013
| under
  • Lighting

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.

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LEDs' New Standard: Zhaga Consortium
by
Craig Dilouie

| April 2013
| under
  • Lighting

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.

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Growing Pains: LEDs
by
Susan Bloom
| April 2013
| under
  • Lighting

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.

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LED Downlights Looking Up
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2013
| under
  • Lighting

We live in an age of rapid innovation, so it should come as little surprise that even the technology for something as simple as a common lamp is in a state of flux.

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21st Century Lighting
by
Rae Hamilton
| April 2013
| under
  • Lighting

By most accounts, the light-emitting diode (LED) revolution is well underway, even though LEDs still remain a small fraction of today’s total lighting market.

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Light It And Forget About It?

by
Craig Dilouie

| April 2013
| under
  • Lighting

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.


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No Place Like Home: LED Lighting
by
Susan Bloom
| March 2013
| under
  • Lighting

With 115 million households in America— more than twice as many as there were 50 years ago, according to the U.S. Census Bureau—the demand for residential lighting and controls has both grown and evolved to appeal to a savvier, more high-tech, and more energy-conscious consumer.

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Illuminating The Big Picture
: LEDs
by
Craig DiLouie
| March 2013
| under
  • Lighting

In the April 2012 issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, we challenged the presumption that light-emitting diode (LED) lighting is maintenance-free.

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LEDs Light up the Cities
by
Rick Laezman
| December 2012
| under
  • Lighting

These days, it seems every aspect of our energy consumption is transforming, and in that regard, the lighting industry is no exception. Within the lighting industry, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have assumed a prominent role in the quest for greater efficiency and reduced costs.

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The LED Inevitability
by
Claire Swedberg
| December 2012
| under
  • Lighting

With the growing popularity of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in different applications, manufacturers are offering more choices, leaving end-users with a dizzying selection of the latest and greatest technology, and they often pass off the specifying to electrical contractors (ECs) who are becoming m

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Editors' Pick
Let There Be Lighting...
by
John Paul Quinn
| April 2011
| under
  • Lighting

Decisions on the appropriate lighting source are more pervasive than most of us realize. One could trace lighting design even as far back as the Bible, where in Genesis, Chapter I, God declares, “Let there be light.”

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Study Suggests LEDs May Not Be So Eco-Friendly
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2011
| under
  • Lighting

Christmas light enthusiasts have always known not to drop what they are hanging. A broken bulb can spoil everything. Now they have another reason to be careful. Despite its growing popularity as a green lighting alternative, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) may not be as eco-friendly as advertised.

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Companies Face the Lighting Race
February 2009
| under
  • Lighting

According to Forbes, Boston-based Philips Color Kinetics and other firms are in a race to create technologies and appliances that do a better job of converting electricity to light, since the passage of the Energy Independence Act in December 2007 ensures the eventual obsolescence of traditional inc

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