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Most Likely to Succeed
The classroom of the future raises the bar with innovative lighting solutions
Adaptive Light
Research sets the stage for developing fixtures across applications
Red Prime Steak, Oklahoma City
Illuminating Change
The Obama agenda holds bright promise for lighting
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A Slice of Urban Theater
Alice Tully Hall's elegant renovation is the first step in the remaking of New York's Lincoln Center
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Practice of Lighting Design Threatened by Texas House Bill 2649
An urgent news release issued by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) sent late Tuesday evening alerts its members that the Texas Legislature is scheduled to vote today on Texas House Bill 2649. The proposed legislation relates to the regulation and practice of engineering and...
Outdoor/Landscape
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Track
Wallwashers
Lamps / Ballasts / Controls
Industrial
Solar Controls
The Pursuit of Passion
There are no hard numbers on how many minority lighting designers are practicing, but one thing's for sure: the current number isn't enough
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Lighting: Appliance or Application?
Load Shedding and Lighting: The New Frontier
The energy crisis in the early 2000s highlighted the fragile state of the nation's power infrastructure. High demand quickly outpaced available energy, leaving many people in the dark during the hottest days of the year. The rolling blackouts continued for months in some parts of the country, and...
Are You Using State-of-the-Art Lighting Controls?
Until the mid-1970s, buildings usually were designed without any type of lighting control. In fact, many also were designed without heating systems, because of the enormous heat produced by 24-hour operation of indoor lighting systems. In hot climates, you can imagine how this added to the amount...
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Survey Finds Majority of Consumers are Unaware of the Incandescent Bulb Ban
Osram Sylvania has released the results of its first annual Socket Survey, documenting consumer interest in energy-efficient lighting—including the discovery that a majority of consumers are unaware of the ban on most incandescent bulbs, as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of...
Q: A client wants to install LED light fixtures in his closets, but my local code inspector is hesitant to approve them. It seems to me that an LED fixture poses no more of a fire risk than a fluorescent light. What does the code say?
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