Industry News
Robert Karlicek to Present Webcast on Germicidal UV on June 18
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 Christopher Cuttle: The Lumen Is Obsolete
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
DesignLights Consortium Issues Report on Networked Lighting Controls Interoperability
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently published a report that illustrates the benefits of increased interoperability of networked lighting controls (NLC) for solid-state lighting manufacturers, electric utilities, contractors, building operators, and…
2020 LIT Design Awards Open to Submissions
Farmani Group recently announced the LIT Design Awards are now open to submissions. The LIT Design Awards was created to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting and lighting product…
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