Craig DiLouie

I recently had the opportunity to interview Colleen Costello, Co-Founder and CEO, Vital Vio, Inc., on the topic of visible light disinfection for an article I wrote for the February 2019 issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED.

LUX recently recognized the winners of the 2018 LUX Awards, including the most innovative lighting products, projects, and companies from 200 nominations.

The A’Design Award and Competition is an international design competition recognizing quality design. The 2018-19 winners will be announced April 15, 2019; until then, the lighting winners of 2017-18 are worth a look.

The Rocky Mountain Lighting Academy (RMLA) recently announced its 2019 lighting courses, which will be held concurrently June 6-9, 2019.

Specifically designed for outdoor applications, Environmental Lights’ ProFlex LED Neon uses a flexible silicone housing to provide a greater level of ultraviolet protection and weather resistance than standard PVC-based neon.

Provided for full- and part-time faculty, the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Teachers of Lighting Workshop will be held June 2-7, 2019 at the Hubbell Lighting Solutions Center in Greenville, SC. This workshop provides instruction in the design, science, and technology of lighting. The deadline to apply is February 15.

The Department of Energy’s Next Generation Lighting Systems (NGLS) program is accepting “requests for interest” from lighting manufacturers for participation in the NGLS outdoor evaluations of connected lighting parking lot systems.

Submissions are now being accepted for the Illuminating Engineering Society’s 2019 Illumination Awards program via the program’s online portal.

Architecture firm billings growth expanded in November by a healthy margin, according to a recent report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).