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Rocky Mountain Lighting Academy Announces Fall 2020 Architectural Lighting Course
The Rocky Mountain Lighting Academy’s new Architectural Lighting I course is available to non-degree-seeking students from the professional community. The course includes weekly lectures and readings accessed online at the…
The Pandemic’s Story as Revealed in Lights
THE ATLANTIC recently published an interesting article about how the pandemic’s story revealed itself in outdoor lighting patterns. THE ATLANTIC writes: From a satellite’s perspective, Earth at night, under cloudless…
Decoding 90.1-2019
My contribution to the July 2020 issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR analyzes the major lighting requirements and what’s new in the 2019 version of the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1 energy standard. Late last…
Product Monday: Tunnel Lighting by Kenall
Kenall’s LuxTran LTSI-A1 and LTSI-A2 luminaires have newly improved efficacies, along with an option for a power line local programmable control module (LPCM) that saves both materials and man hours…
What’s New in Connected Lighting
My contribution to the August 2020 issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED, covers what’s new in connected lighting. Reprinted with permission. Three leading lighting brands say…
DLC’s Networked Lighting Controls Online Qualified Product List Earns Top Product of the Year Award
The DesignLights Consortium’s (DLC) Networked Lighting Controls Online Qualified Product List recently received a Top Product of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program. The…
IES Street and Area Lighting Conference to Go Virtual October 19-21, 2020
On October 19-21, 2020, the Illuminating Engineering Society will offer a virtual Street and Area Lighting Conference (SALC). DATES: October 19 – October 21 TIMES: Official times to be announced…
New Lighting System Helps Deer Avoid Vehicles at Night
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services (WS) program recently applied for a patent (U.S. Patent Application No. 16/668,253) for a new vehicle-based lighting system to prevent…
Product Monday: Warm-Dim Downlights by Focal Point
Focal Point has expanded its family of ID+ downlights, wall washers, and adjustable accents with new features and capabilities added to its popular 3.5-inch aperture luminaire. These include higher lumen…
Environmental and Energy Groups Threaten to Sue DOE Over Inaction on Efficiency Standards
Six environmental and consumer groups have warned the U.S. Department of Energy that they will sue the agency if it does not meet its legal responsibility to review and update…
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