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Lighting & Homes for Tomorrow Announces 2021 Competition Winners
Awards, Controls, Products + Technology

Lighting & Homes for Tomorrow Announces 2021 Competition Winners

Dec 17, 2020

The 2021 Lighting & Homes for Tomorrow (LHFT) competition has recognized nine connected home products and platforms, including three connected lighting, controls, and ceiling fan products. To realize the CEE…

PNNL Studies Energy Impacts of Circadian Lighting
Light + Health, Research

PNNL Studies Energy Impacts of Circadian Lighting

Dec 16, 2020

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently published a new report analyzing the energy impact of lighting designs that satisfy three prominent circadian lighting guidelines. The researchers discovered a potentially…

Architecture Billings Remained Stalled in October
Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Remained Stalled in October

Dec 15, 2020

While architectural billings failed to show much progress during October 2020, signs of improving business conditions at firms have emerged, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The pace…

Product Monday: Interconnect System by Acclaim
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Interconnect System by Acclaim

Dec 14, 2020

Acclaim Lighting’s IP67-rated Outdoor Link System allows the company’s Dyna Drum and Dyna Accent series luminaires to be quickly and simply interconnected, while eliminating excess hardware for lighting projects.  The…

PNNL’s Gabe Arnold Talks DC Building Microgrids
Controls, Interviews + Opinion

PNNL’s Gabe Arnold Talks DC Building Microgrids

Dec 11, 2020

I recently had the opportunity to interview Gabe Arnold, PE, LC, Senior Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for an article about DC building microgrids for an upcoming issue of ELECTRICAL…

New Novel by LightNOW Editor
Light + Art

New Novel by LightNOW Editor

Dec 10, 2020

Many of you know that besides providing journalism and education to the lighting industry, I also write fiction. My latest novel from Hachette Book Group is The Children of Red…

IESNYC Announces Call for Submissions for 2021 Lumen Awards
Awards

IESNYC Announces Call for Submissions for 2021 Lumen Awards

Dec 10, 2020

The New York City chapter of the Illuminating Engineering Society recently issued a call for submissions for the 2021 Lumen Awards. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 8, 2021.…

Kenall and Clear-Vu Lighting Settle Litigation on Disinfection Lighting
Lighting Industry

Kenall and Clear-Vu Lighting Settle Litigation on Disinfection Lighting

Dec 09, 2020

Kenall Manufacturing recently announced the company and Clear-Vu Lighting have agreed to dismiss their ongoing litigation concerning visible light disinfection technology. Clear-Vu Lighting has ceased offering for sale all products…

ArchLIGHT Summit in Dallas Announces Call for Speakers
Events

ArchLIGHT Summit in Dallas Announces Call for Speakers

Dec 09, 2020

The Dallas Market Center recently issued a call for speakers for the ArchLIGHT Summit, a new lighting trade event and educational platform for architectural, specification, and design communities. The deadline…

DLC Announces SSL V4.4 Product Update and Delisting Extension
Codes + Standards

DLC Announces SSL V4.4 Product Update and Delisting Extension

Dec 08, 2020

Due to continuing disruption to operations for both DesignLights Consortium (DLC) members and stakeholders as a result of COVID-19, the DLC is extending the deadline to update and the delisting date…

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