November 2020

The Illuminating Engineering Society recently announced the 2020 IES Progress Report, which recognizes significant advances in the art and science of lighting. Published in LD+A Magazine, the Report recognizes 82 products from 171 submittals, selected via an impartial judging process.

The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) honored Kasia Kozak,  MS in Lighting, at the Lighting Research Center (LRC), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Trinetra Manickavasagam, MFA Lighting Design Parsons the School of Design, and Ivan Zamora, Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID), on October 28, 2020 when they presented their winning theses to a virtual audience of lighting professionals. The IESNYC awarded each recipient $2,000.

A slight improvement in business conditions led to fewer architecture firms reporting declining billings, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Today, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and International Market Centers (IMC) announced that the LIGHTFAIR 2021 trade show and conference will be postponed until October 2021.

Hubbell Lighting’s SpectraClean 254 expands the company’s SpectraClean portfolio, which launched in 2019 with 405-nm solutions. The portfolio features a series of luminaires that combine visible white with 254-nm UVC energy to meet ambient and task lighting requirements while providing a continuous, unobtrusive disinfection option for commercial applications.

My most recent contribution to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR provides an update on the TM-30 color evaluation method, which turned five this year.

Leviton Lighting recently announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with GE Current to acquire its 365DisInFxTM UVA technology, a new disinfection lighting technology, for incorporation into the company’s lighting portfolio. The patented technology can help to disinfect surfaces in occupied spaces, with immediate applications in healthcare, commercial, and educational facilities via Leviton Lighting & Controls luminaires.

The Lighting Controls Association now offers two YouTube webinars on tunable-white lighting and automatic plug load control, plus a new course on integrating lighting control and building automation systems.

LEDucation, whose 2021 event will take place March 16–17, 2021, has issued a call for speakers.