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Kenall and Visa Reach Settlement on Disinfection Lighting
Lighting Industry

Kenall and Visa Reach Settlement on Disinfection Lighting

May 22, 2020

Kenall Manufacturing and Visa Lighting mutually agreed to settle their pending litigation concerning visible light disinfection technology. According to Kenall, Visa Lighting has ceased its relationship with Vital Vio, Inc.,…

Architecture Billings Continue Historic Contraction
Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Continue Historic Contraction

May 21, 2020

Demand for design services in April 2020 saw its steepest decline on record, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 29.5 for…

Roundtable: The Future of Lighting
Craig's Lighting Articles, Interviews + Opinion

Roundtable: The Future of Lighting

May 20, 2020

My contribution to the April issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED, included a roundtable by experts on the future of lighting. Reprinted with permission. Keep in…

Circadian Lighting Roundtable
Craig's Lighting Articles, Light + Health

Circadian Lighting Roundtable

May 19, 2020

The growing understanding of the relationship between light and health has fueled a new lighting trend in circadian-supportive lighting. Some lighting professionals are embracing it while others are taking a…

Product Monday: Modular High Bay by LSI Industries
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Modular High Bay by LSI Industries

May 18, 2020

LSI Industries’ new commercial-grade, modular high bay (MHB) is a compact, lightweight, easy to install luminaire well suited to both wide spaces and narrow aisle high bay applications such as…

LIGHTFAIR Announces 2020 LIGHTFAIR Innovation Award Winners
Awards, Products + Technology

LIGHTFAIR Announces 2020 LIGHTFAIR Innovation Award Winners

May 15, 2020

Today, LIGHTFAIR International announced 14 winners of its 2020 LIGHTFAIR Innovation Awards, recognizing the most innovative products and designs introduced by exhibitors during the last 12 months. An independent panel…

Tenth Annual Architectural Products Innovation Awards (PIA) Now Accepting Entries
Awards

Tenth Annual Architectural Products Innovation Awards (PIA) Now Accepting Entries

May 15, 2020

Architectural Products Magazine recently announced its tenth annual Product Innovation Awards (PIA) is now accepting entries. All products, systems and materials applicable to commercial and institutional building and design are…

Ascenti Lighting Offers Augmented and Virtual Reality App for Luminaire Modifications
Products + Technology

Ascenti Lighting Offers Augmented and Virtual Reality App for Luminaire Modifications

May 14, 2020

Custom lighting manufacturer Ascenti Lighting recently launched an augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) lighting app that gives designers tools to create and evaluate designs remotely. Using the AR…

Dodge Momentum Index Trips on COVID-19 in April
Construction + Economy

Dodge Momentum Index Trips on COVID-19 in April

May 13, 2020

The Dodge Momentum Index moved 6% lower in April to 135.9 from the revised March reading of 144.5. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly…

IES Progress Report Submissions Close May 22, 2020
Awards

IES Progress Report Submissions Close May 22, 2020

May 13, 2020

The Illuminating Engineering Society is looking for significant new advancements in lighting products, research, publications, and design tools from the past year for its next annual Progress Report. The deadline…

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