Industry News
Jennifer Jaques Becomes IES President
Effective July 1, 2019, Jennifer Jaques assumed the office of President of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and Antonio Garza the office of Vice President (President-Elect). Jaques has been a…
Signify Launches Trulifi
Signify recently announced it has launched a new range of LiFi systems, branded Trulifi, which leverages existing and future professional luminaires. Instead of using radio signals (such as WiFi, 4G/5G,…
Acuity Brands Announces Acquisition of WhiteOptics
Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced it has acquired WhiteOptics, LLC, a New Castle, DE-based manufacturer of advanced optical components used to reflect, diffuse, and control light for LED lighting used…
Product Monday: A-Light Introduces New Wall Grazer Luminaire
A-Light’s WGD9 Wall Grazer family of luminaires is designed to highlight wall textures with a narrow beam of light without shadows or hot spots. Featuring advanced reflector optic technology and…
What Is Healthy Lighting?
AlconLighting.com recently published an interview with the California Lighting Technology Center’s Talieh Ghane about the interaction between light and human health. Topics included how light is processed differently for vision…
Grand Canyon Becomes International Dark Sky Park
CNN recently reported the Grand Canyon has been certified by the International Dark-Sky Association as an International Dark Sky Park. CNN reported: The certification process has taken nearly three years,…
Researchers Make Strides with Perovskite-Based LEDs
Perovskites, a cheap and easy-to-produce material that convert photons into electricity in solar cells, are now being applied to converting electrons into light, with an efficiency similar to OLEDs used…
WELL-Lit LEED Projects
In this article published by LD+A, Reiko Kagawa, LC, LEED AP BD+C of Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting and Shahrzad Abtahi, Associate IALD, LC, LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP, IES of…
Product Monday: Bollards and Columns by Luminis
Luminis recently announced Lumiquad, a family of square-shaped bollards and columns designed to illuminate and accent exterior spaces such as pedestrian areas, commercial perimeters, parks, and urban environments. With six…
Active Core Sunlighting: Getting Daylight Beyond Windows to a Building Interior
Active core sunlighting is the subject of a new design guide (DG-31-18) published by the Illuminating Engineering Society. With this approach, sunlight is captured using solar-tracking optics, delivered deep within…
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