2014-01-06

Lutron: After the Incandescent Light Bulb, What’s Next?

Under a little-known requirement that went into effect this week, the last of the “general service” incandescent bulbs—descendants of the original light bulb invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879— can no longer be manufactured or imported into the U.S.
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2013-11-11

DOE Publishes New Report on Dimming LEDs with Phase-Cut Dimmers

DOE has published a new report, Dimming LEDs with Phase-Cut Dimmers: The Specifier's Process for Maximizing Success. The report was created in response to issues raised about dimming by energy efficiency organizations and specifiers, and is based on experience from CALiPER testing and GATEWAY demonstrations.
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The question of what makes a building "smart" has been debated in the industry for years. ams OSRAM provided a clear answer at Light + Building 2026: it is light — not as illumination, but as a sensory nervous system. It percei... READ MORE

ams OSRAM has entered with its OSRAM brand licensing program into a new partnership for general lighting components. Under the agreement, Eaglerise, a well-established Chinese company, is granted a license under the OSRAM brand for general lig... READ MORE