Industry News
Get a Grip on Lighting: The Loss of Serendipity
In this featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur…
Researchers Acquire 3D Images with LED Room Lighting and a Smartphone
In The Optical Society (OSA) journal Optics Express, Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in the UK demonstrated that 3D optical imaging can be performed with a cell phone and…
Lighting the Post-COVID Building
In a new Facilitiesnet.com article, Chicago-based lighting designer Avraham Mor describes four key elements of successful lighting designs in a post-COVID world. He writes: Office lighting can often be an…
Product Monday: New LED Optics and Sources from Lucifer
Lucifer Lighting recently announced the release of three new LED platforms. Lucifer Lighting offers two new sources, a fixed 2200K LED as well as a new warm dim LED specifically…
Hyundai Introduces Hidden Headlamp Concept
Car maker Hyundai is one of several car manufacturers exploring new possibilities with LED lighting for vehicle headlamps. Its “Hidden Lighting Lamp” technology integrates light sources that appear to be…
LRC Issues New Guidance for Implementing Circadian-Effective Lighting in Schools and Hospital Patient Rooms While Minimizing Energy Use
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has published new guidance documents for designing circadian-effective lighting in K-12 classrooms and hospital patient rooms while avoiding increased energy use.…
Lighting Research Center Releases Report on UV Disinfection Products
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) recently released Lighting Answers: UV Disinfection Products. This online publication includes information on products that produce optical radiation at specific ultraviolet (UV) or very short…
Registration Opens for LEDucation 2021
Registration is now open for the virtual version of LEDucation 2021, a lighting conference and marketplace taking place March 16-17, 2021. The in-person event was rescheduled to August 17-18, 2021…
Product Monday: RGB+W Strand Light by Tivoli
Tivoli Lighting’s Litesphere True RGB+W LED strand light offers proprietary algorithm controls for good color saturation and true white performance for commercial and architectural lighting applications. The unique commercial-grade, outdoor-rated,…
Housing Starts End 2020 Strong; Risks Ahead
While nonresidential construction activity contracted in 2020 and is projected for another decline in 2021, residential construction was strong last year. Led by a solid, double-digit gain in single-family starts,…
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