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Lighting and Innovation – Part One Of A Three-Part Series

Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

Lighting and Innovation – Part One Of A Three-Part Series

Guest Authors March 14, 2023

By Clifton Stanley Lemon Series Description In the lighting industry, we suffer from a collective lapse of imagination – where are the real innovations driven by the most compelling capabilities of SSL? We’re still chasing energy efficiency even though lighting long ago became by far the most energy-efficient of all building systems. We have a [...]

Musings On The Mega Show MJBizCon 2022

Agriculture, Lighting Industry

Musings On The Mega Show MJBizCon 2022

Guest Authors December 1, 2022

This year’s MJBizCon was a mix of new market enthusiasm subdued by mature market malaise. Like previous shows, stalwart lighting brands prominently displayed their wares including Gavita, Fluence, HLG, Signify, Fohse, etc. Booths were massive with most providing sunglasses to avoid the powerful 600W+ rays. A new participant also debuted – Verjure by Acuity Brands [...]

Sustainability And Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)

Energy + Environment, Interviews + Opinion

Sustainability And Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)

Guest Authors October 27, 2022

A recent editorial in LD&A magazine noted that we no longer have to single out “LED” lighting projects because now almost all projects use LEDs. There is no question that LEDs have drastically reduced energy use in both new construction and retrofit projects. So much so that some are arguing if we even really need lighting energy codes anymore.

So You’re a Fixture Chooser? A Guest Authors’ Perspective

Interviews + Opinion, Lighting Design

So You’re a Fixture Chooser? A Guest Authors’ Perspective

Guest Authors September 1, 2022

Guest authors Clifton Stanley Lemon & Thomas Paterson make the case for eliminating the term “specifier.”

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