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Survey: Majority of Europeans Want Better Workplace Lighting
Lighting Design

Survey: Majority of Europeans Want Better Workplace Lighting

Apr 19, 2019

Results from a pan-European survey reveal that current lighting in the workplace is not satisfying end-users and their needs, while at the same time it is regarded as an influence…

ElectricalTrends.com Identifies Selling Direct as Potentially Growing Trend
Lighting Industry

ElectricalTrends.com Identifies Selling Direct as Potentially Growing Trend

Apr 18, 2019

Distributor-focused website ElectricalTrends.com’s Q418 Pulse of Lighting survey found that lighting manufacturers selling direct was frequently mentioned as a market dynamic among respondents. Not only are smaller companies engaging in…

2018 LIT Lighting Design Award Winners Announced
Awards

2018 LIT Lighting Design Award Winners Announced

Apr 17, 2019

The LIT Lighting Design Awards recently announced the winners of its 2018 international competition. The winners are: 2018 LIT Lighting Designer of the Year: Bike Square, Novartis Campus, Basel by…

IES to Host Roadway Lighting Webinar
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IES to Host Roadway Lighting Webinar

Apr 16, 2019

On May 16, from 12-1 PM ET, the Illuminating Engineering Society will host a webinar presenting ANSI/IES RP-8-18 | Practice for Design and Maintenance of Roadway and Parking Facility Lighting.…

Product Monday: Photometric Power Tools by Lighting Analysts
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Photometric Power Tools by Lighting Analysts

Apr 15, 2019

Lighting Analysts, Inc.’s new Photometric Power Tools software was specifically invented to solve the problem of data maintenance due to the rapidly changing LED product cycle. Manufacturers dedicate significant worker…

Cybersecurity Challenges Lighting Industry
Controls, Craig's Lighting Articles

Cybersecurity Challenges Lighting Industry

Apr 12, 2019

Below is my contribution to the March issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. Connected lighting and the Internet of Things (IoT) promise extraordinary…

Current’s Lee Levitt on Midstream Utility Rebates
Energy + Environment, Interviews + Opinion

Current’s Lee Levitt on Midstream Utility Rebates

Apr 11, 2019

For an article I’m writing for the August issue of tED Magazine, I recently had the opportunity to interview Lee Levitt, National Utility Manager, Current Lighting Solutions, LLC, on the…

EdisonReport’s Randy Reid on the DLC’s Draft 5.0 Performance Specs
Interviews + Opinion

EdisonReport’s Randy Reid on the DLC’s Draft 5.0 Performance Specs

Apr 10, 2019

In an apparent response to criticisms about pushing the market exclusively toward energy efficiency, the DLC’s latest specifications are focused on lighting quality, which is getting some pushback from manufacturers…

IoT Ready Alliance Folds Into Zhaga Consortium
Lighting Industry

IoT Ready Alliance Folds Into Zhaga Consortium

Apr 09, 2019

Zhaga and the IoT Ready Alliance recently announced that they have agreed to align their efforts and to proceed as a single organization under the Zhaga Consortium. The objective is…

Product Monday: Controllable Track System by Lighting Services Inc
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Controllable Track System by Lighting Services Inc

Apr 08, 2019

Lighting Services Inc’s CONTROLTrack offers a continuous slot track system enabling dynamic luminaire control using wired protocols including DMX, Lutron EcoSystem and up to two zones of 0-10V control. CONTROLTrack…

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