Industry News
Product Monday: Linear Direct Luminaire by A-Light
A-Light’s Apex integrates into architecture to provide illumination with a minimal light source due to recessed cell technology and a dark aperture. Delivering direct illumination, Apex is available with A-Light’s…
UL Updates UL 8802, Outline of Investigation for Germicidal Systems
The third edition of UL 8802, Outline of Investigation for Germicidal Systems, introduces a new Part IV to the Standard. This section addresses retrofit kits that facilitate replacement of the…
Million LED Challenge in Full Swing
Are you aware of the Million LED Challenge in California? Launched in 2018, this program is a collaborative effort by the University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges,…
DesignLights Consortium Releases Update to Technical Requirements for Horticultural Lighting
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently released the final version of its updated Technical Requirements for Horticultural Lighting (Version 2.1). Scheduled to take effect September 1, the new policy establishes Qualified…
IES Webinar: Light and Health Research Updates from Harvard, Mt. Sinai, Stanford, and Thomas Jefferson
On July 15, 2021, from 12 – 1:30 PM ET, the Illuminating Engineering Society will host a special webinar providing updates on light and health research from three leading institutions.…
Product Monday: Outdoor Architectural Luminaires by LSI
LSI Industries’ Opulence is a new series of outdoor luminaires available with five mounting styles and aesthetics including a curved luminaire, clean housing, and a nearly seamless mounting assembly. Suitable…
Roundtable Talks Office Lighting in a post-COVID World
LD+A’s Katie Nale recently interviewed a roundtable of lighting experts about changes they see coming in buildings and lighting in a post-COVID world. My big takeaways were: The physical office…
National Research Council Canada Studies Daylighting
Anca D. Galasiu, National Research Council Canada and C. F. Reinhart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology have co-authored a report, Current Daylighting Design Practice: A Survey, which attempts to create a…
IES Publishes COVID-19 Impact Survey
LD+A recently published an Illuminating Engineering Society survey about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lighting industry. The survey was conducted among the IES membership with 1,083 responses…
IESNYC Announces the Three Recipients of the 2021 IESNYC Thesis Awards
The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) honored Daniel Reinhard, MS in Lighting, at the Lighting Research Center (LRC), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Hsin-Ying Huan, MFA…
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