Industry News
CIE Issues Statement on “Blue Light Hazard”
The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) has issued a new position statement that puts into context the use of the term “blue light hazard” in line with the CIE’s current…
IES Progress Committee Accepting Submissions for 2019 Progress Report
The IES Progress Committee is now accepting submissions for this year’s Progress Report. Early bird (with reduced rate) deadline is May 17, 2019; final deadline is May 31. The committee’s…
H.E. Williams, Inc. Acquires Platformatics, Inc.
H.E. Williams, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Platformatics, Inc., a provider of network-based systems for the smart building Internet of Things (IoT) industry. The Platformatics solutions improve end-user comfort,…
Product Monday: Cadiant Virtual Sunlight by Cree
Cree Lighting’s innovative Cadiant™ dynamic skylight is a standalone system that creates the sensation of natural light and a sunlit sky via a virtual skylight experience. Cadiant™ uses SmartCast® Technology…
Farmers Increase Dairy Cow Milk Production Using LED Lighting
Wikipedia Commons LUX recently published an article about how dairy farmers in the UK are using LED lighting regimes to optimize dairy cow hormones and thereby increase milk production. The…
DOE Publishes Results of OLED Stress Testing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released the latest in a series of reports about OLED lighting technology. The new report – Round 2 Update of Stress Testing Results…
LEDVANCE’s Rich Rattray on Midstream Lighting Rebates
I recently had the opportunity to interview Richard Rattray, LC, Commercial Engineer, LEDVANCE, for an article about midstream lighting rebates I developed for tED Magazine’s August issue. This is the…
Kevan Shaw Receives 2018 LIT Lifetime Achievement Award
Forty-year-veteran lighting designer Kevan Shaw of Kevan Shaw Lighting Design (KSLD) recently received the first LIT Lifetime Achievement Award. Shaw’s career began in stage lighting, which encompassed work with TV…
Product Monday: Architectural LED Pendants by WAC
WAC Lighting’s ESSENCE is a new series of architectural LED Pendants aimed at commercial, office, and hospitality applications such as lobbies and meeting spaces. Architectural rings are offered in five…
The IESNYC Announces Winners of the 2019 Student Lighting Competition
A signature program of the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section (IESNYC), the IESNYC Student Lighting Competition (SLC)recently announced the winners of the 2019 competition held on March 5…
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