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Daylight? LED? CFL? Something else entirely? We break down the options for this energy intensive building element.

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Lamp Crusher

May 07, 2012

 Air Cycle Corporation announces the CFL Premium Bulb Eater, a new version of the award-winning lamp crusher. 


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LED Downlight Dimming

May 07, 2012

 Juno Lighting Group introduces the WarmDim feature for the Juno Generation 3 LED Downlights Series. 


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LED Cabinet Lighting

May 07, 2012

 The Design Pro LED Modular 2.0 energy-saving cabinet lighting product is designed to fit into even the most slender spaces, essentially disappearing under and inside almost every cabinet, bookcase, or other task lighting configuration while evenly delivering light.  


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Light Shelf System

May 07, 2012

 BrightShelf is a new light shelf system that seeks to turn daylighting into a high-performance solution. 


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The Effect of Interior Design on Daylighting

April 04, 2012

Daylighting experts often talk about the importance of an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to design: The architect, lighting designer, electrical engineer, interior designer and commissioning agent must all work together to see the design through to successful implementation.


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Mountain Majesty

Daylighting with cutting-edge innovation and age-old traditions in Jackson, Wyo.
March 01, 2012

 In mountain towns of the arid west such as Jackson, Wyo., sunlight historically played a decisive role in the built environment.  


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Daylighting Solution

February 03, 2012
3M Architectural Markets introduces the 3M Sunlight Delivery System, a daylighting solution that is designed to bring sunlight deep into interior spaces and provide consistent light levels throughout the day.


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The State of Solid State Lighting

Today’s LEDs have come a long way. The issues architects and designers may have had with LEDs in the past — variations in color, effective heat sinking and cost — will eventually become obsolete as electrical technology continues to improve.
January 05, 2012

 Since lighting is responsible for more than 20 percent of the energy used in the United States, it is one of the easiest places to save energy.  


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The State of Solid State Lighting

Today’s LEDs have come a long way. The issues architects and designers may have had with LEDs in the past — variations in color, effective heat sinking and cost — will eventually become obsolete as electrical technology continues to improve.
January 04, 2012

Since lighting is responsible for more than 20 percent of the energy used in the United States, it is one of the easiest places to save energy. 


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New 60-Watt Equivalent LED Bulb Receives Best of Innovations Award

The bulb provides a 35 percent better total cost of ownership versus CFLs.
December 01, 2011

Lighting Science Group, one of the world's leading LED lighting manufacturers, announced that its new low cost World Bulb — an omnidirectional 60-watt equivalent A19 LED bulb — has been selected as a 2012 International CES Best of Innovations Design and Engineering Award Honoree. 


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