News and Announcements
Date	Description	Type
12.14.12	Televised Panel Discusses the Future of Electric Illumination “What will the world of lighting look like 25 years from now? How do we get there from here? What milestones will we reach along the way?” Those are the overarching questions members of the National Lighting Bureau board of directors...	News
09.11.12	OSRAM SYLVANIA Wins Lighting For Tomorrow Award American Lighting Association Recognizes SYLVANIA ULTRA RT6 Gimbal LED Recessed Downlight Kit	Sponsor News
03.05.12	Residential Lighting Design Guide Available Free from National Lighting Bureau The comprehensive Residential Lighting Design Guide is now available free from the National Lighting Bureau. Developed by the UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), the Guide is a resource of best practices and...	News
03.02.12	Updates to Lutron LED Product and Driver Selection Tools Guarantees Compatibility of Fixture... Combinations evaluated in the free Lutron testing program ensure compatibility between controls and LED drivers, luminaires, and screw-in bulbs	Sponsor News
01.30.12	Salazar, Chu Flip Switch on 65% Energy Savings Energy-Efficient LED Lights Illuminated in Ceremony on National Mall	Sponsor News
10.05.11	OSRAM SYLVANIA Strengthens Position in Two Key Growth Markets OSRAM has signed an agreement with Townsend Ventures, LLC to increase its stake in Encelium Technologies from 15 percent to 100 percent. This move will enhance the company’s position in two key global growth markets, LED based...	Sponsor News
05.19.11	The Wild Center Installs Lutron Energy-Saving Light Controls The Wild Center recently announced the retrofit installation of the Quantum® Total Light ManagementTM lighting control system by Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., the world leader in the design and manufacturing of light control solutions.	Sponsor News
01.06.11	Say Farewell to the 100-Watt Incandescent Lamp. New Lighting Efficiency Rules Take Effect... Prepare to say goodbye to the venerable 100-watt "general-service" incandescent bulb. In less than one year - as of January 1, 2012 - it will be a violation of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) to import the bulb	News
12.15.10	OSRAM SYLVANIA's Third Annual “Socket Survey” Reveals More Americans Aware of Light Bulb Phase Out More than one-third of Americans are aware of the phase out, but nearly 30% are worried about the transition	Sponsor News
08.17.10	Virginia Tech Lumenhaus Home with Lutron Light Controls Wins 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe Lutron provides light controls to University team’s solar-powered home	Sponsor News
08.02.10	Too Few Commercial-Lighting Decision-Makers Use the Cash for 'Clunker-Lighting' Program and... A comprehensive cash-for-clunker-lighting program already exists, says the National Lighting Bureau, but far too few commercial-lighting decision-makers are using it, hurting their own organizations' bottom lines and the environment we all share.	News
07.20.10	Save the Date: NALMCO Conference Oct 17-20 NALMCO® 57th Annual Convention and Trade Show, October 17-20, 2010, Fiesta Americana Grand Los Cabos, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Sponsor News
06.14.10	Panduit Corporation Announces Opening of New World Headquarters Building in Suburban Chicago Building Will Achieve Estimated 30% to 35% Annual Energy Savings, and Provide a Smart and Healthy Work Place, Based on the Unified Physical Infrastructure Approach	Sponsor News
05.13.10	OSRAM SYLVANIA Wins LFI Innovation Award at LightFair 2010 for QUICKTRONIC® QHE T5HO/SS System High-efficiency ballast recognized by industry peers for state-of-the-art technology	Sponsor News
05.12.10	The Most Versatile LED Driver Available Today: Lutron Hi-lume® A-Series LED Driver Lutron LED Driver officers 1% dimming for almost any LED fixture	Sponsor News
12.07.09	Third-Quarter 2009 NEMA Lighting Systems Index Increases 3.3% Silver Spring, MD—The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reports that third-quarter 2009 NEMA Lighting Systems Index results were 3.3% higher than second-quarter 2009 results ...	News
09.01.09	STRONG T12 LAMP SALES, UPCOMING BALLAST PHASE-OUT CREATE MAJOR LIGHTING UPGRADE OPPORTUNITY Silver Spring, MD—Despite strong, on-going sales of 4-foot T12 fluorescent lamps, the magnetic ballasts commonly used for the lamps’ operation will start becoming relics of the past on July 1, 2010, when their continued manufacture for commercial...	News
08.19.09	Second-Quarter 2009 NEMA Lighting Systems Index Falls to Another New Low Silver Spring, MD—The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reports that second-quarter 2009 NEMA Lighting Systems Index data reveal an additional 4.3% drop from the first-quarter’s then-all-time-low performance. On a year-over-year basis, the Index plunged by .	News
12.03.08	Third-Quarter 2008 Lighting Systems Index Reaches Ten-Year Low, NLB States The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reports that just-released, third- quarter-2008 NEMA Lighting Systems Index data show that lighting equipment shipments contracted 4.3% from second-quarter 2008's level, reaching a ten-year low.	News
09.02.08	Second-Quarter 2008 Lighting Systems Index Results The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reports that just-released, second-quarter-2008 NEMA Lighting Systems Index data show that lighting equipment shipments have expanded for the second consecutive quarter...	News
12.07.07	Why High-Benefit Lighting? Many purchasers overlook lighting benefits in order to minimize their acquisition cost. High-Benefit Lighting is energy efficient and its value far outweighs the initial cost savings of lighting systems not designed with High-Benefit Lighting....	FAQs
12.05.07	Third-Quarter Lighting Systems Index Results Convey "Bad news/good news" is how the National Lighting Bureau (NLB) describes third-quarter-2007 performance of the NEMA Lighting Systems Index. Established in 1998, the Index is a composite measure of lamps, luminaires, ballasts, emergency lighting, exit sign	Announcements
08.22.05	Recognizing Lighting's "Energy-Affective" Nature Essential For LEED Recognition, NLB Says Calling lighting "unique, because it is an energy-affective building system," National Lighting Bureau Communications Director John Bachner cautioned that designers "need to consider lighting's interrelationships with other building systems to achieve the	Announcements
01.03.05	Yorgey Re-Elected Chair of National Lighting Bureau James M. "Jim" Yorgey, P.E., L.C. has been elected to a third term as chair of the National Lighting Bureau. The Bureau is an independent, not-for-profit lighting education organization sponsored by professional societies, trade associations, manufacturer	Announcements
03.18.03	Yorgey Elected Chair of NLB James M. "Jim" Yorgey, P.E., L.C. has been elected chair of the National Lighting Bureau, a not-for-profit lighting education organization sponsored by professional societies, trade associations, manufacturers, utilities, and agencies of the federal gover	Announcements