Following the completion of a recent investigation of LED street lighting’s impact on sky glow, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a simplified method for comparing contributions to sky glow among lighting products. On November 8, PNNL’s Bruce Kinzey will describe and demonstrate use of the comparison tool in an hour-long webinar.
October 2018
IES Publishes Design Guide on Active Core Sunlighting for Buildings
The Illuminating Engineering Society has published DG-31-18, Design Guide on Active Core Sunlighting for Buildings, which provides an introduction to active core sunlighting systems and their implementation in buildings.
Product Monday: A+B Hybrid TLEDs by Espen
Espen Technology’s hybrid Type A+B TLED replacement lamps, an expansion of the company’s UniFlex lamp family, can be powered by an existing fluorescent ballast (plug & play, Type A), as well as be directly wired to line voltage (ballast bypass, Type B).
IES Publishes Technical Memorandum on the Use of Solid State Lighting in Sports Lighting Applications
This document is intended to be a supplement to IES RP-6-15, Recommended Practice for Sports and Recreational Area Lighting, presenting light sources that are relatively new to the lighting industry and are currently being used or considered for use in sports and recreational lighting applications.
Nonresidential Construction Spending Up 4.2% in Q218
In its latest Commercial Construction Index report, accounting and advisory firm Marcum said nonresidential spending growth was lower than expected in the second quarter of 2018, increasing 4.2% from the second quarter of 2017.
DOE SSL Webinar on October 25: Understanding Technology Tradeoffs in High-Efficacy Luminaires
On October 25 at 2:00 pm EDT, Naomi Miller of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will examine key findings from a June 2018 Department of Energy study, An Investigation into High-Achieving LED Luminaires, in a webinar that looks at tradeoffs between efficacy, lumen output, light distribution, color temperature, and visual comfort
Industry Leaders Discuss Future of Lighting at LRC Annual Conference
The lighting industry continues to be in a state of rapid transformation. New technologies and new business models are forcing the industry to rethink what it means to be a lighting company in the 21st century. To understand and address this issue, the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute brought together leaders from the lighting industry, policy makers, and business development experts for its annual Partner’s event on September 5-6, 2018 in Troy, New York.
Product Monday: Bellhop by FLOS
FLOS recently announced the U.S. launch of the Bellhop cordless table lamp, originally designed by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby for London Design Museum’s Parabola restaurant.
Get a Grip on Lighting: Navigating Amazon
In this week’s featured episode of NAILD’s Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, Mike Connors, CEO of Bulbs.com, talks about Amazon’s impact on the lighting industry.
Architecture Firm Billings Rebound in August
Architecture firm billings rebounded solidly in August 2018, posting their eleventh consecutive month of growth, according to a report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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