Education + Resources

Check out the month’s stories here and here. The May 30 issue in particular had a lot of great stories—LIGHTFAIR Innovation Awards, GE Edison Design Awards, IALD Design Awards and more! Click here to join the more than 13,600 lighting professionals who receive LightNOW in their in-box every month. Subscription is free, takes moments, and [...]

On June 21-22, lighting manufacturers and designers will converge on London at the OLED Lighting Design Summit to discuss the exciting opportunities and possibilities presented by OLED Lighting technology. The agenda includes: • Philips, OSRAM, Novaled, GE, LEDON, Thorn and other developers discussing the latest developments and application focus of their OLEDs • Ingo Maurer, [...]

ArchitectCES.com, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education Services (AIA/CES) provider, has added “Introduction to Tubular Daylighting Devices,” delivered by manufacturer Solatube, valued at 1 LU/HSW/SD hour. Students will learn: why daylight is so important and identify the reasons for using daylighting in commercial environments to identify the available daylighting strategies and identify their [...]

“Lights of Philadelphia 2010: A Lighting Odyssey” has been rescheduled to Wednesday, September 22 and Thursday, September 23, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Click here to learn more.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has launched a new website dedicated to serving as an interactive online resource to educate, empower, connect and communicate with customers in the burgeoning LED and solid state lighting space. The LED Light site, available at www.ledlight.osram-os.com, provides LED-related resources and information tailored to customers in the outdoor, indoor, retail and architectural [...]

Last month, LightNOW reported here that Reed Elsevier would be closing 23 magazines, including Building Design+Construction, Chain Leader, Construction Bulletin, Construction Equipment, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Plant Engineering, Professional Builder, Professional Remodeler and Restaurants & Institutions. While at LIGHTFAIR, I learned that some of these publications have been bought by their publishers. Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Control Engineering and [...]

Authors of papers regarding the art, science and practice of illumination are invited to submit their papers for possible presentation at the 2010 IES Annual Conference scheduled to be held in Toronto, Canada from November 7-9, 2010. Paper presentations provide a valuable vehicle for educating the membership about important technical advances in lighting. The Papers [...]

The public, as well as lighting industry experts, are invited to attend a lighting trade show and educational conference set for Tuesday and Wednesday, September 21 and 22, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. UPDATE: Note that the website says the event will be held Wednesday, Sept. 22 & Thursday, Sept. 23, not [...]

WattStopper has launched eCampus, a comprehensive and interactive online training site designed to make learning about lighting controls enjoyable and rewarding. Specifically designed for all influencers, including electrical contractors, distributors, ESCOs, and specifiers, the courses cover control applications in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. The free site features two offerings: eWards, where participants earn points [...]