Craig DiLouie

In a series of blog posts, NEMA’s Clark Silcox explains why NEMA appealed a Department of Energy ruling expanding the types of lamps regulated under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and addresses the Act’s 2020 backstop provision.

Using the cylindrical Flindt Bollard as his starting point, Danish designer Christian Flindt created Louis Poulsen’s new Flindt Wall, a circular wall-mounted luminaire that brings bold, sculptural illumination to both indoor and outdoor spaces. Based on the same carved-out design as the Flindt Bollard, the Flindt Wall continues this aesthetic, emitting a soft glow in multiple directions.

Nearly 50 million people aged 65 and over live in the United States, with about 1 million living in more than 30,000 assisted-living communities, according to the National Center for Assisted Living. They can be challenging for lighting design, as the visual system undergoes physiological changes with age that can reduce visual acuity and color discrimination while heightening sensitivity to glare.

The September 2018 Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI), maintained by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), dipped into negative territory for the first time in two years. The EBCI dropped to 46.4 for the month, following a general downward trend since February of this year.

Architecture firm billings growth slowed in September but remained positive for the twelfth consecutive month, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Litecontrol’s Vora 50L architectural recessed troffer utilizes laser-etched, acrylic light guides for edge lighting, resulting in uniform illumination across the entire surface of the luminaire. A center mixing chamber captures excess light exiting the opposite end of the light guides and recycles it uniformly within the chamber, which allows users visual access to a portion of the luminaire that is typically shielded with a diffuser.

On November 4, 2018, Americans reset their clocks back one hour as daylight saving time 2018 ended at 2:00 AM. In this article, National Geographic examines why we have daylight saving time and how it has affected history.

In this week’s featured episode of NAILD’s Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, Dr. Jennifer Veitch talks about what we know about lighting’s effect on human well being.

Hank Bergson, former president and CEO of the National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA), recently contributed an article to Bill Attardi’s EnergyWatch on the topic of overage in the lighting industry. Bergson believes it serves a useful function in the industry, allowing sales reps to recover their full costs, and sees the answer being higher commissions.