Industry News
NECA Endorses MCAA Change Order Publication
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) has given its full endorsement to the 2018 edition of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America’s (MCAA) publication Change Orders, Productivity, Overtime—A Primer for…
CABA and DLC Partner on Smart Buildings Collaboration
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) recently announced a new agreement designed to enhance and promote development and adoption of smart building technology. CABA is…
IES Conference Coming Soon
The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Annual Conference August 8-10, 2019 at the Omni Louisville Hotel in Louisville, KY will provide a range of educational programming, including workshops, seminars, immersive experiences, tours,…
Product Monday: LED Rope Lighting by LEDtronics
LEDtronics’ LED Rope Light offers an energy-efficient replacement for neon sign lights, promising freedom from flicker, frequent burnouts, and broken glass that can occur with neon. The RNLD02SM series’ offers…
NLB TV: Metrics Used for Humancentric Lighting
There are two important, sometimes competing, metrics regarding Humancentric Lighting: the Equivalent Melanopic Lux (EML) and Circadian Stimulus (CS). These metrics were discussed by a panel of experts convened at…
Daylighting Begins Outside
It sounds obvious, but it isn’t. The fact is daylighting designs often assume a uniform “white canvas” of exterior daylight to work with, although numerous factors affect daylight availability. This…
The Great Lighting Debate
This year’s Strategies in Light featured a lively debate between noted experts in the field, tackling subjects ranging from controls to color tuning. Experts including Naomi Miller, Jim Benya, Clifton…
Filming the Speed of Light at 10 Trillion FPS
Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy of the Slow Mo Guys, a British science and technology entertainment web series dedicated to filming things in extreme slow motion, present the transmission of…
Product Monday: Contemporary Outdoor Luminaires by Cyclone
Cyclone’s Trika family offers post-top, side-mount, bollard, and wall-mount luminaires for outdoor spaces. The Trika family has a contemporary aesthetic that is uniform throughout the family. The modern, clean design…
Get a Grip on Lighting Talks to the “Father of LiFi”
Harald Haas coined the phrase “LiFi” in 2011, and now he’s telling us it’s ready to enter version 2.0. He recently joined the Get a Grip on Lighting Podcast from…
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