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DesignLights Consortium Forms Advisory Group for Light Usage for Night Applications
Lighting Industry

DesignLights Consortium Forms Advisory Group for Light Usage for Night Applications

Apr 06, 2021

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently announced formation of a Light Usage for Night Applications (LUNA) Advisory Group as a first step toward development of a new program to recognize and…

Product Monday: Modular Lighting Panel System by Signify
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Modular Lighting Panel System by Signify

Apr 05, 2021

Signify’s Color Kinetics OneSpace lighting panels are a modular system that can transform a ceiling of any size into a seamless, cohesive space. OneSpace gen2 arrives with all the building…

Light Produces Hovering Ship Off Cornish Coast
Energy + Environment

Light Produces Hovering Ship Off Cornish Coast

Apr 02, 2021

David Morris was on the Cornish coast when he saw an astonishing sight: a ship seemingly floating in the air above the water. A meteorologist explained this is a superior…

Light and Health Research Center Launches Website
Light + Health

Light and Health Research Center Launches Website

Apr 01, 2021

The Light and Health Research Center now has an online presence with a section on its parent organization Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s website. The Light and Health…

IALD Publishes Results of 2021 State of the Lighting Design Profession Survey
Lighting Design

IALD Publishes Results of 2021 State of the Lighting Design Profession Survey

Mar 31, 2021

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) recently surveyed lighting design business owners and principals about the COVID-19 crisis in May 2020 and October 2020. This survey was repeated in…

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR: Lighting Integrators
Controls, Craig's Lighting Articles

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR: Lighting Integrators

Mar 30, 2021

My most recent contribution to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR talks about the smart building and lighting market and the commensurate increasing opportunity for electrical contractors to provide integration services or work with…

Product Monday: Outdoor Area Lighting by Kim
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Outdoor Area Lighting by Kim

Mar 29, 2021

The latest addition to KIM Lighting’s Ouro family, Ouro Edge-Lit is designed to enhance the site by day and provide visual comfort and security by night. The luminaire produces up…

IALD Reschedules 2021 Conference to 2023
Events

IALD Reschedules 2021 Conference to 2023

Mar 26, 2021

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) recently announced it is rescheduling the Enlighten Americas 2021 conference to November 2-4, 2023, in the same scenic mountain destination of Banff, AB…

NEMA Publishes New Standard for LED Replacement Lamps
Codes + Standards

NEMA Publishes New Standard for LED Replacement Lamps

Mar 25, 2021

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently published NEMA LL 10-2020 Replacing HID Lamps with LED Lamps: Light Output Equivalency Claims. This new Standard assists manufacturers in preparing HID equivalency…

Focal Point’s Michael McCoy Talks Acoustic Luminaires
Interviews + Opinion

Focal Point’s Michael McCoy Talks Acoustic Luminaires

Mar 24, 2021

I recently had the opportunity to interview Michael McCoy, Director, Architectural Systems, Focal Point for an article about sound-absorbing luminaires for an upcoming issue of tED Magazine, official publication of…

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