Industry News
Experts Evaluate Top Trends in Lighting
One of my contributions to the January issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR is a roundtable of lighting manufacturers and other experts talking about major trends in the lighting industry and what…
Product Monday: Cylinders by Eureka
Decorative lighting manufacturer Eureka’s Scout family of architectural luminaires offer a choice of nearly 20,000 combinations of color, size, functionality and geometry. Cylindrical in shape, the Scout has a simple,…
24th Annual IESLA Wally Whitney Memorial Product Fair Gets New Location
The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Los Angeles section (IESLA) recently announced a new venue and event enhancements for its 24th Annual IESLA Wally Whitney Memorial Product Fair, which will be held…
DLC’s Draft 5.0 Performance Spec to Address Lighting Quality
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently unveiled the first draft of a new policy that puts new and significant emphasis on quality of light as a bar products must clear for…
DOE Proposes Revision of Lamps Covered by Energy Standards (Updated)
Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed a revision of definitions of certain types of lamps covered by general-service lamp energy efficiency standards. In January 2017, DOE published two final…
Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant Opens for 2019
Submissions for the 2019 Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant is now open. This grant was established to encourage and recognize students who have demonstrated exceptional professional promise through…
Product Monday: Architectural Troffers by Focal Point
Focal Point recently expanded its architectural troffer offering with multiple lumen-output options for its Luna and Equation 2 products. With its perforated diffuser and indirect light distribution, Luna is designed…
EncentivEnergy’s Mike Cham on Field-Adjustable LED Products and Rebates
In an October 2018 blog post, EncentivEnergy CTO Mike Cham challenged the utility industry to come up with a method of more accurately determining energy savings and rebate value for…
Get a Grip on Lighting: How Would You Retrofit That? Part 2
In this week’s featured episode of Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur…
Digital Trends Lists Best Smart Lamps of 2018
Digital Trends recently published a list of their favorite smart lamps offered in 2018. Compact, color tunable, voice-controlled, programmable, these lamps can enrich a home in a variety of ways.…
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