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50 Years
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Your Trusted Partner for Lighting Excellence Solutions
The National Lighting Bureau has been dedicated to advancing lighting excellence since its founding in 1976. Our organization serves as a nexus for education, innovation, and industry collaboration, focusing on High-Benefit Lighting solutions that enhance human performance, health, and environmental sustainability. Through our comprehensive programsincluding the Tesla Awards, Lighting Transformation Awards, and Annual Lighting Forumwe provide critical resources and recognition to drive best practices across the lighting industry.Our educational materials empower decision-makers with actionable insights, while our Trusted Warranty Program elevates industry standards for reliability and customer satisfaction. With decades of experience and a network of professional partners, we maintain authority in shaping lighting advancements that address evolving technological and ecological challenges. Our commitment to transparency and ethical practices ensures trustworthiness in all our initiatives, from retrofit projects to cutting-edge design evaluations.
Services
Tesla Awards
Lighting Transformation Awards
Annual Lighting Forum
Trusted Warranty Program
Educational Resources
Details
- Year established: 1976
Highlights and features
- We have 45+ years of experience advancing lighting innovation and education.
- Our Tesla Awards recognize cutting-edge lighting design and retrofit projects.
- We provide free educational resources for lighting decision-makers.
- Our Trusted Warranty Program promotes industry reliability and customer satisfaction.
- We collaborate with leading professional societies and federal agencies.
Services
Tesla Awards
The Tesla Awards honor excellence in lighting design projects that demonstrate improved visual performance, occupant satisfaction, and safety. These awards recognize innovative commercial, institutional, residential, and municipal projects completed within the calendar year. Winners exemplify High-Benefit Lighting principles that enhance health, environmental sustainability, and community value through creative lighting solutions.
Lighting Transformation Awards
This program celebrates outstanding lighting retrofit projects that minimize building material alterations while maximizing lighting system benefits. Recognized projects showcase improved visual performance, health promotion, reduced light pollution, and enhanced safety. The awards emphasize creative use of lighting controls and systems to demonstrate lighting's transformative impact on occupant satisfaction and environmental preservation.
Annual Lighting Forum
Our Annual Lighting Forum connects industry leaders through interviews and discussions on trending topics like UGR, electrification, and lighting technology advancements. The forum provides educational content and networking opportunities to advance best practices, featuring expert insights on current challenges and innovations shaping the future of lighting design and application.
Trusted Warranty Program
This initiative evaluates US lighting companies' warranty reliability and responsiveness, promoting value creation for businesses and customers. Participating companies demonstrate commitment to quality assurance through prompt warranty issue resolution, fostering industry trust while helping consumers identify dependable lighting solutions providers that stand behind their products.
Educational Resources
We offer free educational materials including guidebooks, videos, and articles to help non-technical decision-makers understand lighting choices. Resources cover lighting fundamentals, technology selection, and application best practices, empowering stakeholders across commercial, institutional, and residential sectors to implement High-Benefit Lighting solutions that optimize performance and sustainability outcomes.
Questions
What is the National Lighting Bureau's primary mission?
Our mission is to champion excellence and innovation in lighting design, technology, and application while promoting High-Benefit Lighting that enhances human performance, health, and environmental sustainability.
What lighting programs does the NLB offer?
We offer the Tesla Awards for new construction and retrofit lighting projects, Lighting Transformation Awards for retrofit excellence, Annual Lighting Forum for industry discussions, and the Trusted Warranty Program for quality assurance.
How does the NLB support lighting education?
We provide free educational materials including guidebooks, videos, and articles to help non-technical decision-makers understand lighting fundamentals, technology options, and application best practices for commercial and residential settings.
How can companies participate in NLB programs?
Companies can submit projects for award consideration, join our membership network, participate in the Trusted Warranty Program, or contribute to industry discussions through our Annual Lighting Forum and educational initiatives.
What areas does the NLB serve?
While based in Tennessee, our programs and resources serve lighting professionals and decision-makers nationwide through virtual events, national award programs, and online educational materials accessible across the United States.
