Craig DiLouie

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently published ANSI C78.53-2019 American National Standard for Electric Lamps—Performance Specifications for Direct Replacement LED (Light Emitting Diode) Lamps. Written for a primary audience of LED lamp manufacturers, this new standard describes the electrical, mechanical, and photometric characteristics of LED lamps that are direct replacements for existing ANSI standardized non-LED lamps.

The VL-3707 Micro-Lux Photometric Detector by Gigahertz-Optik is suitable for extreme low light level applications.

As the LED revolution matures and the technology approaches its practical limit for efficacy, the conversation is shifting from energy-efficiency back toward lighting quality.

The Illuminating Engineering Society has published its 2019 annual conference proceedings as a downloadable document, available for $250.

LIGHTFAIR will take place during New York City’s annual celebration of design, NYCxDESIGN, in 2021. The world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting tradeshow and conference will be located at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center alongside international high-end and contemporary furnishings tradeshow ICFF for its five-day conference and three-day tradeshow.

The LIT Design Awards was created to recognize excellence among international lighting designers and product designers.

Eureka’s Hex Area luminaires combine strong geometric aesthetics and mounting options to offer a highlighting element, in series to define a large space, or as a creative wall composition.

In the spring of 2020, the National Lighting Bureau (NLB) is planning launch a “Trusted Warranty” Evaluation Program designed to independently evaluate warranty processes among manufacturers and recognize companies with a “Trusted Warranty” designation.

UL has published Design Guide 24480, Design Guideline for Promoting Circadian Entrainment with Light for Day-Active People. The goal of the 60-page guide is to encourage lighting practitioners to provide daytime light levels in buildings that promote a more natural pattern of bright days and dim nights, which is conducive to circadian health.