May 2016

Products + Technology

Next Generation Luminaires™ Design Competition Recognizes 25 Commercial LED Indoor and Outdoor Lighting Products

The eighth annual Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Design Competition has recognized 25 commercial LED indoor and outdoor lighting products for excellence. The winners were announced at LIGHTFAIR. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Illuminating Engineering Society, and the International Association of Lighting Designers, NGL was launched in 2008 to [...]

Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Index Ends the First Quarter on an Upswing

The Architecture Billings Index reflects consecutive months of increasing demand for design activity at architecture firms. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate 9- to 12-month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the March ABI score was 51.9, up from [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Soraa Moves Beyond Lamps with New Ambient Luminaires

Soraa has expanded its product portfolio with the Gable and Barrel, two new ambient LED luminaire series. These products combine the company’s optical design expertise with its Violet-Emission 3-Phosphor (VP₃) LED technology, resulting in specification-grade luminaire options offering good lens uniformity, CRI>90 and DLC-compliant efficacies. At only 3 in. in depth, the Soraa Barrel series [...]

Events

Jim Brodrick on LIGHTFAIR 2016

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy A big thanks to those of you who stopped by the DOE booth at LIGHTFAIR International last week. My apologies if things got a little crowded in there at times, but our [...]

Awards, Lighting Design

GE Announces 2015 Edison Award Winners

Current, powered by GE has announced the winners of the 33rd annual GE Edison Awards. The competition recognizes excellence in professional lighting designs that use Current LED lighting products and controls. Entries are judged on functional excellence; architectural compatibility; effective use of GE LED products and techniques; appropriate color, form and texture revelation; energy efficiency; [...]

Awards, Products + Technology

LIGHTFAIR Innovation Award Winners

The LFI Innovation Awards highlighted the industry’s most innovative products and designs introduced during the last 12 months. This year’s program received 275 entries spanning 15 categories, with each submission judged by an independent panel of lighting professionals. Winning entries exemplified the best in innovative design and thinking. Among the 16 winning companies are these [...]

Education + Resources

Parsons Intensive Lighting Design Masters Studio

Parsons Intensive Lighting Design Masters Studio is a week-long immersion experience that exposes students to the working process and applications techniques in lighting design. Taking advantage of the expertise in the MFA Lighting Design program at Parsons, participants spend a full seven days in the studio environment working on a lighting design project sited in [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Rubik by Mark Architectural Lighting

One of the most interesting products shown at LIGHTFAIR, Rubik by Mark Architectural Lighting allows designers to rethink the ceiling grid. The system consists of 9-/5-/3-cell luminaires forms that can be used in traditional or unique layouts for general lighting. White, tunable-white, gray-scale and color accent versions are available. The result is both familiar and [...]

Education + Resources, LED + SSL

DOE Posts LIGHTFAIR International Presentations

As in previous years, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solid-State Lighting Program offered free educational sessions at its booth at LIGHTFAIR International. These booth presentations are now posted are now posted on the DOE SSL website. Click here to download them.

Events

LIGHTFAIR Recap

LIGHTFAIR International, taking place April 24-28 at the San Diego Convention Center, was one of the most interesting events in years. LIGHTFAIR once reflected the glacial pace of the lighting industry, but that era is over. LED technology is changing everything. Manufacturers have taken the technology to a level where they’ve mastered general lighting applications [...]

Events

High Point Market
LightSPEC West
HD EXPO + Conference
National Energy Codes Conference
2024 IES & DOE Research Symposium
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ArchLIGH Summit 2024

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