Craig DiLouie

LED + SSL

Industry Consortium Publishes Updated Recommendations for Testing and Reporting LED Luminaire Reliability

An industry working group has published an updated version of the guide LED Luminaire Lifetime: Recommendations for Testing and Reporting, available here. Developed by the LED Systems Reliability Consortium (LSRC) under the auspices of the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance, it’s the latest edition in a series of publications on LED product performance and lifetime. [...]

Codes + Standards

2014 Green Building Standard Now Available from ASHRAE/USGBC/IES

New requirements to further reduce energy and environmental impacts of buildings are contained in the 2014 version of the green building standard from ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council and the Illuminating Engineering Society. ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, addresses the areas of site sustainability; [...]

Construction + Economy

Economy Improving Slowly According to FMI Q3-2014 Outlook

FMI recently released its Q3-2014 Construction Outlook. The forecast calls for solid, slow growth. Contributing factors include relatively low energy prices, low inflation, unemployment holding around 6.2% and GDP slowly growing. Additionally, consumer confidence is rising steadily, building permits and housing starts bounced back in July, and banks are starting to lend again–that is, if [...]

Lighting Industry

Career Opportunity: Customer Experience Manager with AmerillumBrands

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT AmerillumBrands is hiring! We are an exciting design and manufacturing company located in the Oceanside area of San Diego, California. AmerillumBrands is an innovative, cutting edge leader in lighting design for commercial use. As we expand our team, we are seeking a Customer Experience Manager to join our administrative team. This key role [...]

Events

Nobel Prize Winner Shuji Nakamura to Keynote 12th Annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop

Now in its 12th year, DOE’s SSL R&D Workshop blends discussions on SSL research, product development and manufacturing. The event will take place January 27-29 in San Francisco. Learn the latest on SSL advances: • Explore new directions in lighting and global manufacturing trends • Examine developments in red emitters, advanced materials and new manufacturing [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Tunable LMT Downlight by Edison Price

Edison Price’s tunable LMT product line can be turned ON/OFF, dimmed to 5% and adjusted according to color temperature, hue and saturation–all by a wireless remote. Powered by Lumenentix Araya broad-spectrum LED modules, the LMT provides 90+ CRI white light with strong consistency, minimal aperture brightness and a precise reflector design. The LMT is available [...]

Lighting Design

National Lighting Bureau Panel: Therapeutic Lighting Can Make a Major Difference for Many, Especially Seniors in Long-Term Care Facilities

Therapeutic lighting can be a prescription for better health, especially for seniors with dementia. Now, more and more-effective products are needed to implement the highly positive research results achieved to date. So says a panel of therapeutic-lighting experts assembled by the National Lighting Bureau and the Edison Report. Panelists pointed out that some of the [...]

Construction + Economy

Positive Outlook for Architecture Billings Index Continues Despite Slight Ebb in Demand

Headed by the continued strength in the multi-family residential market and the emerging growth for institutional projects, demand for design services continues to be healthy as exhibited in the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture [...]

Awards

2015 Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition: Call for Submittals

The 2015 Next Generation Luminaires Indoor and Outdoor Competitions have both officially launched. Written Intents to Submit are due on December 31, 2014, and both judging events will take place in March 2015. NEW FOR 2015: Concurrent competitions, with both Indoor and Outdoor winners announced at LIGHTFAIR 2015. In order to maximize NGL’s value to [...]

Construction + Economy

Nonresidential Construction Index Slowly Rises

FMI, a provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, recently announced the release of the 2014 Fourth Quarter Nonresidential Construction Index report. The NRCI shows a slight increase from 62.5 in the third quarter to 62.8 in the fourth quarter of 2014. This is nearly 5.5 points ahead of [...]

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