News and Announcements
Date	Description	Type
02.01.10	Bachner Named National Lighting Bureau Chief of Staff John P. Bachner has been appointed executive director of the National Lighting Bureau. Established in 1976, the Bureau is an independent, not-for-profit, lighting-education organization sponsored by professional societies, trade associations...	News
01.21.10	Lewis Elected Chair of National Lighting Bureau Howard P. Lewis, representing the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), has been elected chair of the National Lighting Bureau. The Bureau is an independent, not-for-profit, lighting-education organization sponsored by professional soci	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
09.17.09	2 MILLION-PLUS U.S. BUILDINGS ARE LIGHTING-SYSTEM UPGRADE CANDIDATES, NLB SAYS Silver Spring, MD—More than 2.2 million of the nation’s 2.7 million older (pre-1980) commercial buildings have been using the same lighting for the past three decades, the National Lighting Bureau reports, ...	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
08.18.09	MAGNARAY BECOMES NEWEST SPONSOR OF THE NATIONAL LIGHTING BUREAU Silver Spring, MD—The Magnaray International Division of the World Institute of Lighting and Development Corporation (Magnaray) has become the newest sponsor of the National Lighting Bureau.	News
07.31.09	FREE NLB LISTINGS BRING SOLID BUSINESS TO LIGHTING-SYSTEM DESIGNERS AND CERTIFIERS Silver Spring, MD—“Pleasantly surprising” is how National Lighting Bureau (NLB) Communications Director John Bachner describes results of a just-completed survey of individuals listed on the NLB website as lighting-system designers or Commercial Building.	News
06.09.09	First-Quarter 2009 Lighting Systems Index Free-Falls to New Low The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reports that first-quarter 2009 NEMA Lighting Systems Index data reveal a near-13% decline from fourth-quarter 2008 activity, when the Index hit its then-new-all-time low. On a year-over-year basis, the Index ...	News
03.24.09	Looking for LED Performance Results of Solid-state lighting (SSL) Products? DOE's SSL CALiPER program supports independent testing of commercially-available SSL products. The Department allows its test reports to be distributed in the public interest for noncommercial, educational purposes only.	FAQs
02.27.09	Four Experts Look at LED Lighting Silver Spring, MD— Four LED lighting experts – Steve Briggs (GE Lumination), Dr. Daniel Chu (OSRAM Sylvania, Inc.), Steve Landau (Philips Lumileds), and Jeff Quinlan (Lithonia Lighting) – have shared their knowledge and insights in an exclusive panel disc	News
02.27.09	An Industry Discussion of LED Lighting John Bachner, Director of Communications for the National Lighting Bureau, coordinated a panel discussion between four industry leaders and your humble editor. Listed below are the panel participants:	News
02.13.09	Fourth-Quarter 2008 Lighting Systems Index Reaches Ten-Year Low Silver Spring, MD: According to the National Lighting Bureau (NLB), just-released NEMA Lighting Systems Index data reveal fourth-quarter-2008 lighting-equipment shipments to be the lowest in the Index’ history,	News
02.12.09	National Lighting Bureau Has One of Its Most Successful Years to Date The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reaches millions of lighting decision-makers each year; more in 2008 than ever before.	News
01.05.09	Colgan Elected Chair of National Lighting Bureau Robert W. "Rob" Colgan, Jr. has been elected chair of the National Lighting Bureau. The Bureau is an independent, not-for-profit, lighting-education organization sponsored by professional societies, trade associations, manufacturers, utilities, and agenci	Announcements
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
12.02.08	Energy Secretary Bodman Urges Lighting Upgrades; Lauds NEMA’s New Energy-Conservation Program More than $50 billion is being wasted each year by the owners of 2.8 million U.S. commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings that rely on outmoded lighting systems that waste energy and money, especially when they fail to deliver the array of Hig	News
10.10.08	Commercial Building Tax Deduction Extended to December 31, 2013 The Commercial Building Tax Deduction (CBTD) is set to expire on December 31 of this year, unless Congress and the President authorize an extension. Established through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the CBTD encourages the use of energy-efficient equipme	News
09.03.08	Commercial Building Tax Deduction Set To Expire December 31 The Commercial Building Tax Deduction (CBTD) is set to expire on December 31 of this year, unless Congress and the President authorize an extension. Established through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the CBTD encourages the use of energy-efficient equipme	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
08.29.08	Baillie Elected Chair of National Lighting Bureau Douglass M. Baillie (Acuity Brands Lighting) has been elected chair of the National Lighting Bureau...	News
07.01.08	Incandescent vs. CFL Maintenance Costs Too Often Overlooked, National Lighting Bureau Says The cost of replacing incandescent bulbs can easily exceed the cost of the energy they consume in commercial and other buildings where maintenance personnel perform relamping...	News
07.01.08	CFLs Featured on Internet-Based TV Program “Good for the earth, good for your energy bill, and good for your labor costs” is how compact fluorescent (CFLs) lamps are introduced on the “Bang for Your Buck” segment of the ElectricTV.net television program...	Announcements
06.17.08	Higher Lighting Levels Found To Defend against Dementia Do higher lighting levels have the ability to counteract dementia? Yes, seems to be the answer, according to the results of a five-year Dutch study reported in the June 11, 2008 issue JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association...	Announcements
06.09.08	House Passes Extension to High-Efficiency LIghting Tax Savings. Senate Is Next...But When? The National Lighting Bureau reports that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 6049, the "Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008." Introduced by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY), the bill contains about $20	Announcements