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Before LED replacement lamps arrived on the scene, CFL pin-based lamps were the preferred light source for commercial downlights. Because of lower energy and demand costs compared to incandescent or halogen, CFL recessed downlights became a common feature...

Fluorescent troffers are  the single most common fixture type in commercial spaces in North America. Offices, retail, education, medical centers, laboratories, retirement homes – the list goes on – most utilize troffers in their facilities. The vast...

Among all the factors to consider when buying an LED outdoor luminaire – here is another: connected controls. Increasingly, commercial building codes are expanding outdoor lighting requirements to include automatic shutoff and modulated light levels...

We’ve written here before about one of the toughest problems for manufacturers of LED replacement lamps: achieving light intensity comparable to halogen in the MR16 form factor – particularly for narrow beam distribution. The initial blog post was written...

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) has recently released a Lighting Ready Reference app for smart phones and tablets. Loaded with useful, concise lighting information, this app can be a handy look-up reference for specifiers...