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Learning at Light Speed
by
Pat Woods
| October 2008
| under
  • Lighting

Lighting technology is speeding forward, and electrical contractors looking to profit from the lucrative lighting design market are challenged to keep up.

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Living up to the Legend
by
Craig DiLouie
| September 2008
| under
  • Lighting

Here’s a light source with the potential to reduce the nation’s energy costs by 6–7 percent, to reimagine the light fixture as a highly compact and dynamic element, to keep 2 to 4 tons of mercury out of landfills and incinerators each year, and to give building owners lighting that doesn’t require

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How Low Can You Go?
by
Craig DiLouie
| September 2008
| under
  • Lighting

In 1972, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) recommended a light level of 70 foot-candles (fc) for typical tasks in open offices, which was typically provided by magnetic-ballasted F40T12 2-by-4 troffers, creating a lighting power density (LPD) as high as 5.5W per square f

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Teach Me How
by
Craig DiLouie
| August 2008
| under
  • Lighting

Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools rose 24 percent between 1985 and 2006, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. In 2006, nearly 50 million students were using more than 385,000 school buildings.

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Are You Afraid of the Dark?
by
Pat Woods
| August 2008
| under
  • Lighting

The U.S. Government originated security lighting during World War II. Since then, terrorism incidents, growing crime rates and energy-reduction mandates have been increasing the lighting industry’s sophistication.

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GE Announces Winners of 25th Annual GE Edison Awards
July 2008
| under
  • Lighting

GE Consumer & industrial presented the 2007 GE Edison Award to Enrique Peiniger and Jean Sundin of Office for Visual Interac-tion Inc. (OVI), based in New York, for lighting the U.S. Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. Lighting the memorial was a highly technical challenge.

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The Age of Enlightenment
by
Ed Lawrence
| July 2008
| under
  • Lighting

Terry McGowan has an interesting way of presenting a historical perspective to current advancements in the lighting world. In his view, we are beginning another age of light.

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Can Lighting Deliver?
by
Craig DiLouie
| July 2008
| under
  • Lighting

Electrical contractors don't like to brag, but they are enjoying a -significant and growing influence in lighting decisions.

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Lighting Lessons
by
Edward Brown
| June 2008
| under
  • Lighting

I was planning to continue writing my IBS columns on how to integrate the various building technologies, but my visit to this year’s LightCongress in New York exposed me to so many good ideas that I just have to talk about them. I’ll get back to my plan next month.

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Standing by for Standards
by
Craig DiLouie
| June 2008
| under
  • Lighting

ASHRAE STANDARD 90.1 Energy-Efficient Design of New Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings establishes minimum standards for designing energy-efficient buildings.

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Harvest Time
by
Pat Woods
| June 2008
| under
  • Lighting

The green movement has gone mainstream, and facility owners expect green and energy-efficiency initiatives to be applied to new construction.

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Is the Bulb Being Banned
by
Craig DiLouie
| May 2008
| under
  • Lighting

The Energy Independence And Security Act of 2007 created higher efficiency standards targeting today’s 40–100W incandescent and halogen general-service lamps.

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Lighting the Way to Better Health
May 2008
| under
  • Lighting

According to Health Facilities Management, new options for hospital lighting control systems are readily available, and one option that lets patients dim lights in the entire room or at the bedside involves the installation of standard dimming ballasts.

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Green Lighting
by
Debbie McClung
| April 2008
| under
  • Lighting

It wasn't too long ago that being green in sports was synonymous with being a rookie. Recently, “green” has taken a 180-degree turn toward visionary. Today, it is the universal definition of sustainable high-performance products that use energy--efficient materials to support measurable results.

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Staying on Schedule
by
Craig DiLouie
| April 2008
| under
  • Lighting

Lighting maintenance can play a part in a lighting upgrade project in three ways. First, proper maintenance can increase average light levels, potentially increasing energy savings in a retrofit.

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