Industry News
National Lighting Bureau Launches NLB-TV
The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) has launched NLB-TV with more than 200 videos comprising a collection that is likely to grow to 500 or more within a year, according to…
Synergistic Buildings and the Rise of IoT
In this article for LD+A, Michael C. Skurla takes a hard look at lighting’s potential as a player in the Internet of Things. The article begins: Leaving Light + Building…
Connected TLED Lighting
Below is my contribution to the November issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. Tubular LED (TLED) lamps are linear lighting products designed to…
Product Monday: Bluetooth Mesh Retrofit Bridge by Fulham
Fulham Co., Inc.’s new Bluetooth Bridge 0-10V LED controller is the first in a series of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) components designed to connect luminaires into a Bluetooth mesh ecosystem.…
DoE Evaluates High-Efficacy LED Luminaires
Below is a news item I wrote for the November issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. The seven pairs of high-efficacy LED luminaires installed in a mockup for evaluation.…
Chinese Company Plans to Launch Artificial Moons
The Chinese state newspaper recently reported that a private aerospace institute in Chengdu plans to launch a controllable “illumination satellite” by 2020. The giant mirror will orbit 500 km above…
Horticultural Lighting: The Potential of LEDs
In December 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a report evaluating the energy-savings potential of LED lighting in horticultural applications. The DOE concluded that LED lighting offers 24–30…
Will EISA 2007’s Backstop Provision Go Into Effect in 2020?
In 2017, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association appealed a Department of Energy ruling on general-service incandescent lamps. In a series of blog posts in September 2018, NEMA’s Clark Silcox explains…
Product Monday: Flindt Wall by Louis Poulsen
Using the cylindrical Flindt Bollard as his starting point, Danish designer Christian Flindt created Louis Poulsen’s new Flindt Wall, a circular wall-mounted luminaire that brings bold, sculptural illumination to both…
Lighting for Senior Facilities
Below is an application story I contributed to the November issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. Nearly 50 million people aged 65 and…
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