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Mark Lien on Lighting Transformations
Lighting Industry

Mark Lien on Lighting Transformations

Sep 30, 2020

The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Mark Lien is emerging as one of the lighting industry’s leading futurists, and his insights are always worthwhile to explore. In this column in LD+A Magazine,…

DLC Releases Final V2.0 Horticultural Lighting Technical Requirements
Codes + Standards

DLC Releases Final V2.0 Horticultural Lighting Technical Requirements

Sep 29, 2020

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) has released the final version of its Technical Requirements for LED-based Horticultural Lighting: Version 2.0, an update that will continue the industry transition from traditional lighting…

Product Monday: UV-C Disinfection Fixtures by GE Current
Products + Technology

Product Monday: UV-C Disinfection Fixtures by GE Current

Sep 28, 2020

Building on its UV-A 365DisInFx product line providing microbial disinfection, GE Current’s new UV-C-based LPU puck fixture utilizes patent-pending technology to target the inactivation of airborne viruses with fixtures that…

Radulescu LLP to Host Lighting Industry Webinar on Patent Issues
Lighting Industry

Radulescu LLP to Host Lighting Industry Webinar on Patent Issues

Sep 25, 2020

Attorneys from Radulescu LLP will host a webinar on October 1, 2020 to discuss developments in IP litigation over the past year. The webinar will cover: Recent trends in U.S.…

IES and IWBI Announce Memorandum of Understanding
Light + Health

IES and IWBI Announce Memorandum of Understanding

Sep 24, 2020

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the International Well Building Institute (IWBI) recently announced a memorandum of understanding enabling future collaboration to improve the quality of indoor environments through improved…

Exponation Files for Bankruptcy
Lighting Industry

Exponation Files for Bankruptcy

Sep 23, 2020

On September 21, Exponation, LLC announced it has filed for bankruptcy, indefinitely canceling LightShow West, LED Specifier Summit, and West Coast Lighting Insider. According to a Tweet from Exponation, the…

Archived IALD Webinar: Lighting Design and GUV Technology
Light + Health

Archived IALD Webinar: Lighting Design and GUV Technology

Sep 22, 2020

In this webinar produced by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), LESA Center Director Robert Karlicek joins Darcie Chinnis and David Pfund as they explore germicidal UV technologies and…

Product Monday: Nora LED Downlights with Lutron EcoSystem Drivers
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Nora LED Downlights with Lutron EcoSystem Drivers

Sep 21, 2020

Lutron Hi-lume EcoSystem Drivers are now available for Nora Lighting’s small aperture 2” and 4” Iolite LED Downlights. The specified drivers include Soft-on and Fade-to-Black features that allow smooth, flicker-free…

Signify Announces Carbon Neutrality
Energy + Environment

Signify Announces Carbon Neutrality

Sep 18, 2020

Signify has announced that it has achieved carbon neutrality for all its operations across the world as well as using 100% renewable electricity. While the company progresses towards its remaining…

Sign of the Times: Our Yoga Place Chooses Visible Light Disinfection
Light + Health

Sign of the Times: Our Yoga Place Chooses Visible Light Disinfection

Sep 17, 2020

Hubbell Lighting recently published an interesting case study for its SpectraClean solution, general lighting that emits a portion of its spectrum in the narrow-band 405 nm for microbial disinfection. The…

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