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SSL BUZZ
SSL PROJECTS
Retail construction and renovation are at all-time highs and offer savvy lighting designers the prospect of much-needed business.
Round 16 of CALiPER testing reveals R and BR LED replacements are spot on as far as output, but still on the pricey side for adoption.
The Coeur d’Alene casino expansion in northern Idaho subtlety demonstrates beauty and power don’t have to be overpowering.
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A look back: This an a nual a review affords an opportunity to assemble a few tho oughts colored by reader comment, direct observattion, project and product submissions, input from lig i hting professionals and organizations.
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SSL Profile: Ernst & Young’s New York offices. SSL Profile: Chandelier Bar at the Co C smopolitan. White Pages: Hyperbol o ic vs. Parab bolic reflecttorrs.