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Lighting Controls Association Offers Free Course on Automatic Plug Load Control
Controls

Lighting Controls Association Offers Free Course on Automatic Plug Load Control

Jun 16, 2020

The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) now offers EE202: Automatic Plug Load Control as a new course in its popular Education Express program. This was a very interesting course for me…

Product Monday: Spotlight by Lighting Services Inc
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Spotlight by Lighting Services Inc

Jun 15, 2020

Lighting Services Inc’s LZ ZOOM is a stemmed spotlight designed to allow easy adjustment of the beam from a narrow 5-degree spot to a 50-degree flood. The chip-on-board LED panel…

Robert Karlicek to Present Webcast on Germicidal UV on June 18
Events, Light + Health

Robert Karlicek to Present Webcast on Germicidal UV on June 18

Jun 15, 2020

Robert Karlicek, Jr., director of the Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications (LESA) Center, will present a live webcast for LEDs Magazine on June 18, 2020 at 1PM EDT on the…

Dr. Christopher Cuttle: The Lumen Is Obsolete
Interviews + Opinion

Dr. Christopher Cuttle: The Lumen Is Obsolete

Jun 12, 2020

LUX REVIEW recently published an article in which Dr. Christopher Cuttle argues for an end to the lumen to make room for a better metric. LUX writes: His contention is…

BriteSwitch: Many Utility Rebate Programs Now Offering Bonuses
Lighting Industry

BriteSwitch: Many Utility Rebate Programs Now Offering Bonuses

Jun 11, 2020

Rebate fulfillment firm BriteSwitch recently stated that about 20% of commercial lighting rebate programs are offering additional or bonus rebate opportunities. Why? A majority of programs have performance targets, and…

Chuck Swoboda on the Sale of GE’s Lighting Business
Interviews + Opinion

Chuck Swoboda on the Sale of GE’s Lighting Business

Jun 10, 2020

Chuck Swoboda, formerly CEO of Cree, provides his perspective on GE’s sale of its lighting business in a recent contribution to FORBES. He writes: The success of LED technology and…

IES Board of Directors and Staff Issue Statement Against Systemic Racism
Lighting Industry

IES Board of Directors and Staff Issue Statement Against Systemic Racism

Jun 09, 2020

The Illuminating Engineering Society has released a statement from its board of directors and staff stating its support of inclusion, the Black community, and the principle of uniting and speaking…

Product Monday: Wrap Luminaires by Columbia
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Wrap Luminaires by Columbia

Jun 08, 2020

Columbia Lighting’s new CRW Round Wrap and the CNW Narrow Wrap have been added to parent Hubbell Lighting’s tradeSELECT® collection of products, which are value-focused solutions with stock availability and…

LRC Releases Free, Open Access Horticulture Luminaire Calculator
Education + Resources

LRC Releases Free, Open Access Horticulture Luminaire Calculator

Jun 05, 2020

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a free, easy-to-use online tool that will assist growers to evaluate the performance, efficiency, and economics of a wide…

PNNL Study Targets Authentication Vulnerability of Connected Lighting Systems
Controls

PNNL Study Targets Authentication Vulnerability of Connected Lighting Systems

Jun 04, 2020

The U.S. Department of Energy has released the results of a study examining authentication vulnerabilities in connected lighting systems (CLS). Particularly as emerging CLS incorporate distributed intelligence, network interfaces and…

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