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LED Lighting Development Wins 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize)
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LED Lighting Development Wins 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize)

Mar 23, 2021

Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis were recently awarded one of the world’s most prestigious engineering accolades. London, UK: The 2021 Queen Elizabeth…

Product Monday: Downlights by Lightolier
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Downlights by Lightolier

Mar 22, 2021

Signify has combined Lightolier Calculite LED downlights with Color Kinetics’ IntelliHue Powercore technology to create an adaptable light source. Calculite LED generation 3 downlights are designed for visual comfort, good…

DesignLights Consortium Releases Second Draft of Update to Technical Requirements for Horticultural Lighting
Codes + Standards

DesignLights Consortium Releases Second Draft of Update to Technical Requirements for Horticultural Lighting

Mar 19, 2021

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently released the second draft of updated Technical Requirements for Horticultural Lighting (Version 2.1). Scheduled to take effect on July 1, the proposed changes would establish…

LIT Lighting Design Awards 2021 Now Accepting Submissions
Awards

LIT Lighting Design Awards 2021 Now Accepting Submissions

Mar 18, 2021

The LIT Design Awards invites all lighting designers and lighting product designers to share their work. The Awards were created to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting product designers…

IES Calls for Speakers for 2021 Conference
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IES Calls for Speakers for 2021 Conference

Mar 17, 2021

The Illuminating Engineering Society invites you to submit your presentation ideas for the 2021 IES Annual Conference. This year’s theme is “Brighter. Together.” A look at how we aspire to…

LIGHTFAIR Sets June 2022 Dates for Return to Las Vegas
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LIGHTFAIR Sets June 2022 Dates for Return to Las Vegas

Mar 16, 2021

LIGHTFAIR recently announced its 2022 dates: the trade show is June 21-23, 2022 and conference is June 19-23, 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) in Las Vegas, NV.…

Product Monday: Cove Light by Coronet
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Cove Light by Coronet

Mar 15, 2021

Coronet’s Easy Cove is available in a ceiling version designed with asymmetric distribution to project light into a space and a wall version to articulate a perimeter. Both versions are…

DesignLights Consortium Seeks Proposals to Assess and Characterize the LED Light and Wellness Commercial Lighting Market
Light + Health

DesignLights Consortium Seeks Proposals to Assess and Characterize the LED Light and Wellness Commercial Lighting Market

Mar 12, 2021

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking consultant services to assess and characterize the commercial market for LED light and wellness products. Proposals are due…

Total Construction Starts Down to Begin 2021, But Nonresidential Stable
Construction + Economy

Total Construction Starts Down to Begin 2021, But Nonresidential Stable

Mar 11, 2021

Total construction starts dropped 4% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $794.3 billion. Nonresidential building starts were flat in January, while nonbuilding starts dropped 10% and residential…

Architectural Billings Continue to Contract in 2021
Construction + Economy

Architectural Billings Continue to Contract in 2021

Mar 11, 2021

A slight improvement in business conditions has led to fewer architecture firms reporting declining billings, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for…

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