Craig DiLouie

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced it has acquired WhiteOptics, LLC, a New Castle, DE-based manufacturer of advanced optical components used to reflect, diffuse, and control light for LED lighting used in commercial and institutional applications.

A-Light’s WGD9 Wall Grazer family of luminaires is designed to highlight wall textures with a narrow beam of light without shadows or hot spots.

AlconLighting.com recently published an interview with the California Lighting Technology Center’s Talieh Ghane about the interaction between light and human health.

CNN recently reported the Grand Canyon has been certified by the International Dark-Sky Association as an International Dark Sky Park.

Perovskites, a cheap and easy-to-produce material that convert photons into electricity in solar cells, are now being applied to converting electrons into light, with an efficiency similar to OLEDs used in cellphones and flat-screen TVs. Researchers recently reported they produced perovskites for full-color display illumination using a 3D printer.

In this article published by LD+A, Reiko Kagawa, LC, LEED AP BD+C of Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting and Shahrzad Abtahi, Associate IALD, LC, LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP, IES of Lightcraft provide a clean and comprehensive comparison of the LEED and WELL building standards.

Luminis recently announced Lumiquad, a family of square-shaped bollards and columns designed to illuminate and accent exterior spaces such as pedestrian areas, commercial perimeters, parks, and urban environments.

Active core sunlighting is the subject of a new design guide (DG-31-18) published by the Illuminating Engineering Society. With this approach, sunlight is captured using solar-tracking optics, delivered deep within the building core, and distributed as general, task and/or accent lighting. By replacing electric lighting at least a few hours of the day, active core sunlighting can save energy and improve lighting quality. This article, which I contributed to the June 2019 issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, summarizes the IES guidance.

At the 2019 LRC Summit, Robert White, M.D., Director of the Regional Newborn Program at Beacon Children’s Hospital and Chair of the Standards Committee for NICU Design will give a keynote titled, “Impact of the Physical Environment on the Wellbeing of Patients, Families, and Caregivers.”