Craig DiLouie

LD+A magazine and the Illuminating Engineering Society recently announced the debut of a new digital magazine, LightFair 360.

Messe Frankfurt has decided to postpone the Frankfurt-based Light + Building trade show to an undetermined date between the middle and end of September 2020, due to public health concerns related to the unexpected appearance of the coronavirus Covid-19 in Italy over the weekend.

Acclaim Lighting’s Dyna Drum SO Series consists of high-output, high-efficient outdoor rated white, multi- and quad-color luminaires for façade and area lighting applications. All of the units feature an internal 100-277VAC power supply, onboard DMX+RDM driver and Aria wireless DMX technology for maximum lighting control.

Luger Research and Zhaga have announced that the 2020 LpS/TiL conference will host a Zhaga summit. This one-day event will provide application-driven introductions to the latest Zhaga standards, review their market reception, and solicit inputs from the specifier community through workshops.

The Rocky Mountain Lighting Academy (RMLA) recently announced its 2020 lighting courses. The RMLA Technical Course and the RMLA Design Course are offered concurrently from June 4 – 7.

The outlook for construction spending in 2020-21 is positive but lower than 2019. The AIA’s semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast, a survey of the nation’s leading construction forecasters, is projecting 1.5% growth in nonresidential construction spending in 2020 and 1% in 2021.

My contribution to the January issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR took a look at the Department of Energy’s recent action on general-service lamp energy standards and its interpretation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007’s backstop rule.

Meteor Lighting’s DOT microcylinder series is available in true 1.5-, 2.5-, and 3.5-inch aperture housings.

California’s 2019 lighting standards and regulations went into effect January 1, 2020. The 2019 changes include updates to both the Appliance Efficiency Regulations and Building Energy Efficiency Standards.