The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education has named eight winners of grants and awards for 2018 totaling $90,000, the largest annual distribution in its 29-year history. Submittals were received from lighting educators in colleges and universities throughout North America.
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Ted Konnerth on Customer Ownership
In a recent newsletter, Egret Consulting published an article by founder and CEO Ted Konnerth, in which he talks about customer ownership, focusing on the three types of customers and sales support strategies addressing each.
Product Monday: Lumination Luminaires by Current by GE
Current by GE’s Lumination luminaires use the company’s patented TriGain technology to enhance both CRI and R9, a saturated red critical to color accuracy.
The Lighter Side: Ukrainian Dance Crew Light Balance
Ukrainian dance crew Light Balance on America’s Got Talent in 2017. The crew combined dance with stunning lighting effects to wow the audience. Check out the video.
European Union Considers Minimum 85 LPW for Some Lamps
The European Union is considering draft regulations extending its Ecodesign laws that would effectively eliminate tungsten halogen and compact fluorescent lamps.
Get a Grip on Lighting Talks with Dan Ryan
Episode #22 of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast provides a thought-provoking interview with Dan Ryan, Co-Founder & CEO of VergeSense. In this podcast, Ryan talks about the IoT, intelligent lighting, Li-Fi, indoor positioning, and the Matrix.
IESNYC Awards Thesis Prizes
The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) awarded its annual Thesis Prizes to Jessica Collier, Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design, Parsons School of Design at the New School, to Chonlatorn (Tan) Pornpraphan, Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design – New York School of Interior Design (NYSID), and to Olivia Privitera, Master of Science in Lighting, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) School of Architecture.
Product Monday: Skydome Edge by Focal Point
Focal Point’s Skydome® has long offered a timeless, classic shape. Recently, the company updated the luminaire with the Skydome Edge. The new design retains elements of the original while adopting edge-lighting technology to deliver lens uniformity and a shallow knife-edge profile.
EIA: Lighting 10 Percent of Home Electrical Energy Use
The 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), produced by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), was recently updated to include additional energy end uses to include lighting and other equipment commonly found in homes.
EC&M Editor Mike Eby’s LIGHTFAIR 2018 Product Picks
Check out EC&M editor Mike Eby’s LIGHTFAIR 2018 product picks.
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