September 2014

Codes + Standards

NEMA Launches New ANSI-accredited Lighting Systems Committee

In what is surely a sign of the times, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced the new ASC 137 Lighting Systems Committee. This committee has received approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Executive Standards Council as an Accredited Standards Committee (ASC). This approval is the culmination of a multimonth process and [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Tangent by Volkslyte

Volkslyte’s Tangent is a 2-in.-wide luminaire available in suspended downlight and uplight/downlight as well as surface-mounted and recessed configurations. Volkslyte factory-curves the extruded aluminum profile to almost any radius or bent shape, lighting the contour from within. Standard- (6W/linear ft.) and high-output (12W/linear ft.) LED (T6 cold cathode also available), color temperatures 2700K-4000K, dimming options. [...]

Lighting Industry

State of Illumination 2014

Below is an article I contributed to the June issue of TED Magazine, reprinted with permission: The American Institute of Architects’ Consensus Construction Forecast predicted nonresidential construction spending to increase 5.8 percent in 2014 and 8 percent in 2015, a rebound led by the commercial sector. Combined with a healthy market for lighting upgrades, this [...]

Construction + Economy

Current Conditions EBCI Climbs for Second Month in a Row in August

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America climbed to 68.2 in August from 54.5 in July. Slightly less than half of the survey panelists reported business conditions improved from July to August compared to only 9% claiming they deteriorated. The remaining 45% of panelists reported conditions were largely unchanged. The [...]

Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Index Reaches Highest Mark Since 2007

The last three months have shown steadily increasing demand for design services and the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is now at its highest level since 2007. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of [...]

Lighting Design

The Art of Landscape Lighting

My column in the July issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR describes popular landscape lighting design techniques that can be used to transform exterior spaces through illumination. Catch it here.

Awards, Events

How to Win a Lumen Award

The IESNYC has invited nine 2014 Lumen Award winning lighting designers to discuss what it takes to win a Lumen Award. In addition to discussing their award-winning projects, they will reveal how you too can have an award-winning submission. You’ll find out how to write effective text and submit eye-catching images and other tips to [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Skydome LED by Focal Point

Skydome LED by Focal Point is a family of classic illuminated circles offering a choice of 2-, 3- and 4-ft. diameters and recessed, surface and pendant mounting. The company’s Light Right system provides up to five standard output levels in each surface mount and suspended luminaire to satisfy different application needs, with alternate levels within [...]

LED + SSL

Have LEDs Won?

Don Peifer posed this question in his recent column for LD+A: Does the hype surrounding LEDs match the reality? Or put another way: Is the battle over and have LEDs already won? Read an excerpt here. LightNOW’s take: LEDs are still only a tiny fraction of the total installed base but represent a large and [...]

Construction + Economy

Nonresidential Building Activity Expected in Increase in 2015

First, the bad news. Due to the weather-related slow start in the nonresidential building market during the first part of the year, and the prolonged weakness in the institutional sector, construction spending projections for the rest of the year have been lowered slightly. Now the good news. The commercial construction sector is still looking at [...]

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LightSPEC West
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National Energy Codes Conference
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