The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) recently accredited 10 laboratories for LM-79 and/or LM-80 testing and added them to the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) directory. NVLAP provides third-party accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories and accepts applications for solid-state lighting (SSL) test methods as part of the Energy Efficient Lighting Products laboratory accreditation program. DOE’s CALiPER program testing is conducted by qualified, verified, and contracted independent testing laboratories and recognizes laboratories that obtain NVLAP accreditation for SSL testing.

The following labs are accredited for LM-79:

1.Aurora International Testing Laboratory—Ohio
(Total Flux Measurements, Luminous Efficacy; Color Characteristic Measurements only)
2.Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.—California
3.Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.—China
(Total Flux Measurements, Luminous Efficacy; Color Characteristic Measurements only)
4.Centre Testing International—China
(Total Flux Measurements, Luminous Efficacy; Color Characteristic Measurements only)
5.GE Nela Park, Product Testing—Ohio
(Total Flux Measurements, Luminous Efficacy; Color Characteristic Measurements only)
6.OSRAM SYLVANIA, Metrology & Analytics Services—Massachusetts
7.Philips Lighting Corporate Regulatory and Certification Lab—Kansas

The following labs are accredited for LM-80:

1.Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.—California
2.Centre Testing International—China
3.OSRAM SYLVANIA, Metrology & Analytics Services—Massachusetts