Industry News
AIA: Architectural Billings Slowdown Moderated in September
A slight improvement in business conditions led to fewer architecture firms reporting declining billings, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architectural Billings Index (ABI) score for September…
LIGHTFAIR 2021 Postponed to October
Today, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and International Market Centers (IMC) announced that the LIGHTFAIR 2021 trade show and conference will be postponed…
Product Monday: UVC Luminaires by Hubbell
Hubbell Lighting’s SpectraClean 254 expands the company’s SpectraClean portfolio, which launched in 2019 with 405-nm solutions. The portfolio features a series of luminaires that combine visible white with 254-nm UVC…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR: TM-30 Turns Five
My most recent contribution to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR provides an update on the TM-30 color evaluation method, which turned five this year. With the proliferation of LED lighting, previously accepted flaws…
Leviton Licenses GE Current’s 365DisInFX UVA Tech
Leviton Lighting recently announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with GE Current to acquire its 365DisInFxTM UVA technology, a new disinfection lighting technology, for incorporation into the company’s…
Lighting Controls Association Offers Two Free Webinars and Publishes New Course
The Lighting Controls Association now offers two YouTube webinars on tunable-white lighting and automatic plug load control, plus a new course on integrating lighting control and building automation systems. I…
LEDucation Calls for Speakers
LEDucation, whose 2021 event will take place March 16–17, 2021, has issued a call for speakers. Topic areas include case studies, codes, light and health, design and construction tools, markets,…
Product Monday: Acoustic Panel Options and Surface Wall Mounting for A-Light’s Atlas
A-Light’s Atlas family has expanded to include acoustic panel options and surface wall mounting to offer new design possibilities and widen the functional capabilities and scalability of this high-performance family…
Hubbell’s David Venhaus on Tunable-White Lighting
I recently had the opportunity to interview David Venhaus, Manager of Training and Curriculum Development in the Lighting Solutions Center at Hubbell Lighting, for an article about tunable-white lighting that…
DOE Study Examines Age-Related Changes in LED Device Efficiency and Optical Performance
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released a study investigating age-related changes in LED device efficiency and optical performance. Lighting application efficiency (LAE)—the efficient delivery of light from the…
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