Industry News
Eaton’s Jay Sachetti on Outdoor Area Lighting Trends
I recently interviewed Jay Sachetti, Director, Eaton Lighting on the topic of what’s new in LED outdoor area lighting for an article I developed for the February 2020 issue of…
IES Ready Reference App Now Available in English, Spanish, French
Free to download and compatible with any Android or iOS smart phone or tablet, the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Ready Reference App provides core lighting knowledge, general knowledge, lighting/energy/economics calculator, and…
Product Monday: DLC Premium LED Linear Strips by Venture
SONY DSC Venture Lighting has expanded the choices of wattage, color temperature and factory-installed options with its improved, energy-efficient line of linear strip light luminaires. This addition of 12 new…
Get a Grip on Lighting: When Should You Charge for Audits?
In this featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur…
LED Holds 70 Percent of A-Line Lamp Market
According to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA) A-line Lamp Index, LED A-line shipments increased 2.3 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared to Q418, but decreased 7.1 percent…
WELL Building Standard Explained
Below is my contribution to the September issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. Based on research suggesting a correlation between building design and…
Guest Post: Lighting the Way to Smarter Buildings
Guest post by Christina Halfpenny, Executive Director, the DesignLights Consortium. There’s a buzz these days around the connection between smart lighting and smart buildings. As one panelist at last spring’s…
Product Monday: Indirect Cylinder Pendant by V2
v2 Lighting Group’s INDI offers soft indirect lighting in a simple, single-point suspension and classic cylinder pendant design. Unlike indirect pendants that are supported with multiple aircraft cables, INDI’s mounting…
EPA Finalizes ENERGY STAR Luminaires Version 2.2 Specification
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized minor adjustments to the ENERGY STAR Luminaires specification, reflected in a Version 2.2 (V2.2). Per a letter from Taylor Jantz-Sell ENERGY STAR Lighting…
DLC Updates Testing Requirements for DC/PoE Luminaires
The DesignLights Consortium recently simplified its policy and reduced the amount of testing required of manufacturers with its revised Testing and Reporting Requirements for DC and power over Ethernet (PoE)…
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