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ACE H. ROSENSTEIN
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LINDA LONGO
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ast month I a ended the American Lighting Association’s annual
Editorial Director
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Engineering Commi ee meeting in Washington, D.C. and was
bowled over not only by the sheer volume of impending legis-
MARK OKUN
Business Contributor
lation topics to be addressed, but the amount of time and research
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needed to fully comprehend the pressing changes that will impact our
KELLY PEROTTI
industry.
Sta Editor
Ever wonder just how much standby power those “smart” devices
kelly@bravobusinessmedia.com
that are always listening for commands (i.e. Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Google Home) con-
Contributing Writers
sume? The government has. Did you know the FDA has been looking whether there are any
Cindy Foster Warthen, Mike Brannon,
Marilyn Nason, Stef Schwalb
side e ects to “radiation-emi ing electronic devices and LEDs?” Have you thought about
where the industry is at concerning laser diode LED lighting and the development of “resil-
SIMONE TIEBER
ient power” (lighting xtures that go beyond the scope of emergency lighting for egress to
Creative Director
supply illumination for days, instead of mere hours, a er a natural disaster)? And, of course,
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there are the impending updates to California’s Proposition 65 and Energy Star Lamps V2.1.
JASON LOWSY
The people who are devoting large portions of their time to staying on top of the leg-
Production Manager
islative changes and assessing the rami cations are doing so for the greater good. Yes,
jason@bravobusinessmedia.com
manufacturers’ engineering departments need to stay abreast of the changes, but these
ANDREA CARROZ
ALA members are volunteering an extraordinary amount of time to share their research
Designer
with one another and band together to e ectively counter some of the proposed regula-
LILLIAN ANDERSON
Publication Coordinator
tions. Without their obsessive a ention to detail and due diligence, there could have been
lillian@bravobusinessmedia.com
some especially negative complications passed on the legislative level if these volunteers on
the ALA Engineering Commi ee — and therefore the ALA — had not go en involved on the
residential lighting industry’s behalf.
ED KOEHLER
Advertising Sales Director
While most decorative lighting manufacturers are members of the ALA, not all lighting
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distributors are; however, everyone bene ts from the organization’s legislation watch group’s
JEFF DOCTOROW
e orts. You don’t have to be a member of the ALA in order to contribute to the ALA’s Politi-
Advertising Sales
cal Action Commi ee, which bolsters the ALA’s e orts to continue its productive dialogue
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with various lawmakers by contributing to members of Congress (both Democrats and Re-
DEBBIE SCHWARTZ
publicans) who are responsive to issues challenging the lighting industry.
Advertising Sales
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For our readers who are interior designers or other non-retail design professionals, you’ll
nd the ALA’s Web site (www.americanlightingassoc.com) is a useful resource for staying
MARY VALLE
Advertising Sales
up to date on lighting trends through educational articles plus you can sign up for a free
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monthly e-newsle er of lighting tips.
ALLISON SANKA
As someone who has observed just how much time and e ort the ALA’s volunteer Engi-
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neering Commi ee members have devoted to monitoring potential government regulations
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and lessening the negative impact of them for the good of everyone, I encourage you to
support this worthy cause.
EDWARD FREBOWITZ
Digital Editor
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