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Guidance for Net-Zero K-12 and Office Buildings

A net-zero building consumes the same or less energy from external sources than it produces itself, using a combination of energy efficiency and renewable energy production.

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Fundamentals of Architectural Lighting Design

Successful architectural lighting design requires professionals that have artistic vision along with solid technical aptitude.

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Chicago’s Merchandise Mart

Turning Chicago’s Merchandise Mart (the Mart) into the most extensive permanent projection system in the world was a significant feat, and the opening attracted over 30,000 people and garnered national media attention.

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North Central Bronx Hospital Reorganizes to Meet Demands of Pandemic with Help from Lutron

When the North Central Bronx Hospital in NY needed to quickly reorganize several floors to take care of an influx of new patients, Lutron’s Vive Wireless was the ideal solution.

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Lighting Upgrade Enhances Safety and Enriches Beauty of 9/11 Pentagon Memorial

The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is dedicated to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Adjacent to the Pentagon, the two-acre Memorial Park is a powerful tribute.

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Pedestrians Create Surging Light Projections in Artwork by Matthias Oostrik

The light installation Het Licht van Jan (Jan’s light) was unveiled today in an industrial traffic underpass near Amsterdam’s city center.

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Lessons Learned from Living Lab

In 2007, a new headquarters building for the New York Times was completed in midtown Manhattan. State-of-the-art lighting and control equipment were deployed.

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NEEA Studies Luminaire Level Lighting Controls

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) recently published a study seeking to compare one-for-one luminaire level lighting control (LLLC) retrofits with a comprehensive networked lighting controls (NLC) redesign.

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Steve Mesh Talks Programmable LED Drivers

Some of the recent blog posts have described different components in Networked Lighting Control (NLC) systems. We’ve talked a lot about the building blocks that are needed to create lighting systems that feature some kind of ability to change colors – either “dim-to-warm,” “tunable-white,” or even “full color-changing (RGB)” type systems.

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Waterfront Lighting Design Pays Tribute to Illustrious Art Deco Past While Safeguarding the Environment

Located on an island within the San Francisco Bay, Naval Air Station Alameda was decommissioned in 1997 and since that time had remained relatively untouched.

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5 Reasons You Should Invest in a Building Automation System

Remember the old days, just a few years back, when the lighting “revolution” everyone talked about was the transition from traditional lighting systems to LEDs? That’s old news now.

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UL Updates UL 8802, Outline of Investigation for Germicidal Systems

The third edition of UL 8802, Outline of Investigation for Germicidal Systems, introduces a new Part IV to the standard. This section addresses retrofit kits that facilitate replacement of the light source of a General Lighting Service (GLS) luminaire with a UV LED emitter assembly.

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Free Guide To Growing A Lighting Business, Post-Pandemic

Growing a lighting manufacturing or distribution business has gotten more difficult since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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Signify Calls on EU to Accelerate Conversion to LEDs

In the EU, where lighting is estimated to be responsible for around 10% of all electricity use, findings by Signify reveal that by upgrading conventional luminaires to LED presents the union with a significant opportunity to help it achieve net zero carbon emissions in 2050.

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UL 8801 – The Journey from Outline to Standard

In 2018, UL was approached by a customer with a certification request for a PV-powered lighting system with four major subassemblies, each of which was to some extent eligible for its own independent certification.

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Products with Ultraviolet Radiation Testing and Certification

In the current global situation, questions surrounding sanitation, germicidal properties, and UV devices are more in focus than ever before.

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