Staying true to its mission, the NLB created the Tesla Awards to honor lighting projects that provide High-Benefit Lighting®, or lighting that promotes human performance...
Since 2013, the NLB has hosted a series of interviews with industry leaders to discuss the important industry topics.
A collaborative series between the NLB and the LHRC. Each month experts share their opinion on key subjects regarding Light & Health. Events are free.
The Art & Science Awards are designed to recognize excellence in lighting products. Two categories demonstrate both outstanding aesthetic and exceptional technical innovation in regards to High-Benefit Lighting.
The National Lighting Bureau is soliciting projects in need of good lighting. In line with their mission to promote High-Benefit Lighting®....
This program evaluates and promotes lighting companies in the US that reliably stand behind their warranties and respond quickly to warranty issues, creating value for both their companies and their customers.
Welcome to the National Lighting Bureau (NLB). The NLB is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1976 to educate lighting decision-makers about the benefits of High-Benefit Lighting®. The NLB is sponsored by professional societies, trade associations, manufacturers, unions, utilities, and agencies of the federal government.
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The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) exists to create demand for High-Benefit Lighting— efficient lighting designed to optimize human performance, health, safety, and commerce — by educating those who make and influence decisions about lighting. The NLB educational materials to help nontechnical, lighting decision-makers understand lighting and the lighting issues and choices facing them. Also available free are videos from the Bureau’s Annual Lighting Forum, feature articles, and member’s links to new and exciting high benefit lighting.
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The Tesla Awards™ are the NLB’s way of honoring excellence in new construction and retrofit lighting designs that enhance the value of lighting for people. Projects will be evaluated based on how well they demonstrate improved visual performance, enhanced occupant satisfaction, or improved safety and security, and support current thinking on light and health recommendations. Eligible projects include indoor and outdoor lighting for commercial, institutional, residential, industrial and municipal projects completed
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Mary Beth Gotti
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Karen Willis
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Ruby Jadwet
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Glen Gracia
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