Craig DiLouie

For an article I’m writing for the August issue of tED Magazine, I recently had the opportunity to interview Lee Levitt, National Utility Manager, Current Lighting Solutions, LLC, on the topic of midstream utility product rebates, defined as energy efficiency incentives paid/directed to the distributor/retailer level.

In an apparent response to criticisms about pushing the market exclusively toward energy efficiency, the DLC’s latest specifications are focused on lighting quality, which is getting some pushback from manufacturers and utilities, says Randy Reid, editor of EdisonReport, who attended the recent DLC stakeholders meeting.

Zhaga and the IoT Ready Alliance recently announced that they have agreed to align their efforts and to proceed as a single organization under the Zhaga Consortium. The objective is to foster a harmonized, global set of interface specifications for sensor-to-luminaire integration and to remove confusion in the industry.

Lighting Services Inc’s CONTROLTrack offers a continuous slot track system enabling dynamic luminaire control using wired protocols including DMX, Lutron EcoSystem and up to two zones of 0-10V control.

In this week’s featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur and inventor, talk to Tom Garber of Emery Allen, a manufacturer of miniature LED retrofit lamps.

Architecture firm billings growth softened in February but remained positive, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

On April 18, from 12-1 PM ET, the Illuminating Engineering Society will present a webinar on the topic of networked lighting controls, developed by the Lighting Controls Association and presented by educator Steve Mesh.

My contribution to the April 2019 issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED, provides some interesting what-ifs concerning the potential of 3D printing in lighting.

A-Light’s ABSORB luminaire family was designed to reduce sound in open spaces and areas with high ceilings while providing functional illumination.