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The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society Announces Recipients of 2019 Thesis Awards
IESNYC recently honored Aldo Jacques Espina, Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design, Parsons School of Design at the New School; Dinusha Thotagamamuwa, Ph.D. candidate at the Lighting Research Center…
LIT Lighting Design Awards Accepting Submissions
The LIT Design Awards was created to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting product designers and lighting practitioners. The program recently announced it is now accepting submissions for the…
NLB TV: LED Lighting as a Disinfectant
Hospital-acquired infections are one of the top preventable illnesses in medical facilities, and a special type of LED lighting can act as a continuous disinfectant and reduce the opportunity for…
Product Monday: Urban Series by Tivoli
Tivoli Lighting’s Urban Series Extrusion line recently expanded with six new products to offer a variety of contemporary ceiling and wall lighting selections. Five of the new 6.5-foot-long ceiling and…
Mike Eby’s Product Picks from LIGHTFAIR 2019
EC&M Magazine’s editor Mike Eby presents 32 products that caught his eye during LIGHTFAIR 2019 in Philadelphia. Check out Part 1 here. Check out Part 2 here. Check out Part…
Detroit Sues Leotek Electronics Over Failed Streetlights
The City of Detroit has filed a lawsuit against California-based LED lighting manufacturer Leotek Electronics USA, claiming more than 20,000 of the 25,000+ streetlights purchased and installed less than five…
China Makes Veiled Threat to Ban or Limit Rare Earth Exports to the U.S.
As the U.S.-China trade war continues to heat up, China’s latest move was to make a veiled threat to ban or limit exports of rare-earth elements to the U.S. This…
Strategies in Light Announces Call for Speakers
Strategies in Light, which will be held February 11-13, 2020 at the San Diego Convention Center, recently announced a call for speakers. The deadline for abstracts is June 5, 2019.…
Product Monday: SIG-Qualified Bluetooth Mesh Wireless Lighting Control System by Fulham
Fulham’s LED luminaire EliteControl hardware/software solution is a Bluetooth mesh wireless luminaire control system that includes an LED driver with a Bluetooth mesh interface, a new SmartBridge device for retrofitting…
Zhaga and DiiA Unveil Joint Zhaga-D4i Certification Program
The Zhaga Consortium (Zhaga) and the Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA) have unveiled their joint Zhaga-D4i certification program, indicating plug-and-play interoperability of luminaires, sensors, and communication nodes. Combining the expertise…
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