Craig DiLouie

In October 2019, a group of leaders from industry, academia, and government gathered at the Lighting Research Center (LRC) in Troy, New York for the LRC Summit. The goal of the Summit was to inspire discussion and shape the future of lighting, where the industry plays a strategic, recognized role in benefiting society and the environment — from improving human health to enhancing food production to managing clean energy in the new electric grid.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently issued a statement following the decision by President Trump to officially withdraw from the Paris climate accord.

Louis Poulsen’s LP Icon Mini Post Top provides mainly direct downward illumination. The shade is lit up from within and creates a soft diffuse upwards light.

On December 19, 2019, at 12PM ET, Brienne Willcock and Alex Baker will present an Illuminating Engineering Society webinar, “TM-21 and The Ethical Specification of LED Lifetime.”

Limitations of state efficiency policies routinely result in understated energy savings potential of lighting systems, and particularly advanced lighting control technologies, inadvertently leaving substantial savings on the table, according to a new study by the Alliance to Save Energy (funded by GE Current) and the DesignLights Consortium (DLC).

ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2019 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings is now available. The new standard contains more than 100 changes from the 2016 version, including numerous energy-saving measures.

The Consumer Federation of America recently submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy on its Proposed Determination that finds that new lighting efficiency standards are not needed and that essentially rolls back efficiency levels of general-service incandescent lamps. According to CFA, DOE’s justification for its rulemaking is riddled with factual errors and based on flawed assumptions and methodology, and will cost consumers more than $80 billion in lost energy savings over 30 years.

Inter-lux’s updated and improved version of the original Whitegoods Lightmeter app, which has been downloaded more than 150,000 times, puts the functionality of a lightmeter (and more) into your pocket on your iOS or Android device, offering the opportunity to take light level readings whenever and wherever needed.

Leviton recently announced the acquisition of Viscor, Canada’s largest independent lighting manufacturer, which specializes in LED lighting for architectural, commercial, medical, institutional and industrial applications.