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Architecture Billings Index Remains in Deep Negative Territory
Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Index Remains in Deep Negative Territory

Jun 30, 2020

Demand for design services in May saw few signs of rebounding following a record drop in billings the month prior, according to a new report by The American Institute of…

Product Monday: Exterior Lighting by Luminis
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Exterior Lighting by Luminis

Jun 29, 2020

Luminis has improved upon and expanded its award-winning Maya family of exterior luminaires. Improvements in design aesthetic across the family and new pendant and post-top versions give specifiers a wider…

LightingEurope Calls for UV-C Products to be Allowed on EU Market
Light + Health

LightingEurope Calls for UV-C Products to be Allowed on EU Market

Jun 26, 2020

LightingEurope endorsed the recent UV-C safety guidelines published by the Global Lighting Association (GLA) and called on European Union Member States to ensure UV-C products can continue to be placed…

IES and IUVA Partner on UV-C Standards
Codes + Standards, Light + Health

IES and IUVA Partner on UV-C Standards

Jun 25, 2020

The Illuminating Engineering Society and the International Ultraviolet Association are partnering to develop American National Standards for the measurement and characterization of UV-C device performance. UV-C devices for healthcare and…

IALD Announces Winners of 37th Annual International Lighting Design Awards
Awards, Lighting Design

IALD Announces Winners of 37th Annual International Lighting Design Awards

Jun 24, 2020

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) recently announced 21 winners of the 37th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards, presented by Cooper Lighting Solutions. Top honors goes to Arup…

IES Cancels Annual Conferences and Opens Registration for Virtual Conference
Events

IES Cancels Annual Conferences and Opens Registration for Virtual Conference

Jun 23, 2020

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Board of Directors recently announced that the 2020 IES Annual Conference, originally scheduled for August 6-8 in New Orleans, has been canceled and will be…

Product Monday: Adjustable CCT Tape Light System by WAC
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Adjustable CCT Tape Light System by WAC

Jun 22, 2020

WAC Lighting’s InvisiLED CCT Color Temperature Adjustable Tape Light System offers a choice of five CCTs: 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, and 5000K at 95 CRI. InvisiLED CCT mounts on ceilings,…

Liz West’s “Our Colour” Exhibit Wows
Light + Art

Liz West’s “Our Colour” Exhibit Wows

Jun 19, 2020

British artist Liz West’s 2016 art installation, “Our Colour” transformed an architectural space with spectrum. One of series of works exploring human response to color perception, this exhibit asks, “Does…

CEA-Leti Breaks Throughput Record for LiFi Using Micro LEDs
Products + Technology

CEA-Leti Breaks Throughput Record for LiFi Using Micro LEDs

Jun 18, 2020

CEA-Leti recently announced its researchers have broken the throughput world record of 5.1 Gbps in visible light communications (VLC) using a single GaN blue micro- light-emitting diode (LED). Their data…

Risks and Rewards of Germicidal UV
Craig's Lighting Articles, Light + Health

Risks and Rewards of Germicidal UV

Jun 17, 2020

On its website, the International Ultraviolet Association makes a case that UV disinfection can play a role in a multibarrier approach to reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.…

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