Lighting Focus at World Energy Engineering Congress, NLB Says

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Silver Spring, MD - Lighting will be an important topic of discussion and education at the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC), in Chicago, October 12-14, 2011, at the Navy Pier Convention Center, the National Lighting Bureau reports. Topics include:

  • LED vs. Everything Else: Interior & Exterior,
  • The Dollars and Sense of Lighting Controls,
  • Fundamentals of Lighting Efficiency,
  • An Update on Lighting Codes and Standards,
  • LED-Based Intelligent Lighting Systems,
  • Lighting Efficiency or Effectiveness, What's the Difference?
  • Sustainable Lighting Practices (Electric and Daylighting),
  • The Implications of LED Lighting on Building Design and Operations,
  • Lighting Control Basics: Busting Myths and Avoiding Mistakes, and
  • LED Product Reliability: What You Don't Know Can Hurt Projects.
Presented by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), the WEEC – now in its 34th year – is the most important global event of its kind. For free tickets to the event, visit http://www.aeecenter.org/weecexpo. For more information, go to www.energycongress.com.

Established in 1976, the National Lighting Bureau is an independent, not-for-profit, lighting-information source sponsored by professional societies, trade associations, manufacturers, and agencies of the U.S. government, including, among others:
  • enLIGHTen America;
  • GE Lighting;
  • Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES);
  • Imperial Lighting Maintenance Company;
  • interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO);
  • Lighting Alternatives, Inc.;
  • Lighting Controls Association;
  • Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.;
  • Magnaray;
  • National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA);
  • National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA);
  • OSRAM SYLVANIA; and
  • U.S. General Services Administration.
For more information about the Bureau, visit www.nlb.org or contact its staff by telephone (301/587-9572) or e-mail (info@nlb.org).