Industry News
Messe Frankfurt Postpones Guangzhou Light + Building Fairs
Messe Frankfurt has announced that the two concurrent fairs in its Light + Building portfolio, Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE), and Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology (GEBT) have been postponed due…
AIA Releases Resource to Facilitate Safer Re-occupancy of Buildings
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently released a new re-occupancy assessment tool that provides strategies for limiting exposure to COVID-19 in buildings. AIA’s Disaster Assistance Committee developed the Re-occupancy…
NEMA Updates Roadway Standard for Enclosed Luminaires
The American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Enclosed Setback Luminaires and Directional Floodlights for High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps covers dimensional, maintenance, and electrical features that permit the interchange…
Mark Lien on Germicidal UV
For an article I produced about germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) for the June issues of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, I had the pleasure of engaging the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Mark Lien in a…
Product Monday: Healthcare Decorative Lighting by Alva Lighting
Alva Lighting’s Eva, Priscilla, Lidea, and Slim shades are completely sealed and constructed from a proprietary vandal-resistant resin that can be wiped or sprayed down daily with disinfectants or diluted…
ARCHITECT and AL Recognize 28 Exemplary Luminaires and Lighting Technologies
ARCHITECT and ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING reviewed 198 submissions in its annual product recognition program and selected 28 luminaires and technologies that exemplify design excellence. Check out these products here.
DLC SSL V5 Technical Requirements Update Due to COVID-19
The DesignLights Consortium has responded to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by adjusting portions of its Technical Requirements v5.0, effective immediately. The deadline to update V4.4 products to…
Light + Building 2020 Cancelled, Next Scheduled to Take Place in 2022
Messe Frankfurt has canceled Light + Building 2020 after previously postponing it. The next Light + Building event will occur as normally scheduled March 13-18, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main.…
LD+A: Lessons Learned from Large-Scale Outdoor LED Retrofit
In this article published in a recent issue of LD+A, Northwestern Energy’s Steven Schmitt describes lessons learned from a four-year project to convert more than 40,000 street and area luminaires…
Study Measures Light Exposure and Its Effects on Sleep and Behavior in Nursing Care Center
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently released the results of a U.S. Department of Energy-funded study, Measuring Light Exposure and its Effects on Sleep and Behavior in Care Center…
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