Industry News
July Architecture Firm Billings Remain Positive
Architecture firm billings growth slowed again in July 2018 but remained positive overall for the tenth consecutive month, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index…
IES Announces 2018 Illumination Award Winners
The Illuminating Engineering Society recently announced a total of 14 projects receiving the highest honors at the 2018 IES Illumination Awards. More than 200 projects were recognized with Awards of…
Making the Case for Circadian Lighting
For the September 2018 issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, I contributed a feature article about various research that is slowly building a case for circadian lighting, and may inform best practices.…
Product Monday: Smart Lighting Panels by Nanoleaf
Nanoleaf’s smart lighting panels are user-configurable, triangular, flat panels that can be arranged in any shape via smart links on each side. They can transform a space using 16.7 million…
Get a Grip on Lighting: Visible Light Disinfection
In this week’s featured episode of NAILD’s Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, Clifford J. Yahnke, Ph.D, Director, Clinical Affairs at Indigo-Clean, talks about the potential benefits of visible light…
Mark Lien on the Internet of Things
I recently had the opportunity to interview Mark Lien, LC, HBDP, CLMC, CLEP, LEED BD&C, Industry Relations Manager, Illuminating Engineering Society, about where things stand right now and possibly in…
IES Publishes Ready Reference App
The Illuminating Engineering Society now offers the IES Ready Reference App, a free app that provides core lighting knowledge, general information from the IES Handbook and IES standards, and a…
Blue Light Study Author Issues Clarification on Findings
The University of Toledo recently published the results of a study finding that blue light transforms vital molecules in the eye’s retina into cell killers, which can accelerate age-related macular…
Product Monday: Sail by Eureka
Decorative lighting manufacturer Eureka’s Sail features an OLED module of less than 1mm thickness, whichis packaged in a contemporary folded metal structure to deliver soft illumination. It is available in…
A History of Lighthouses
Dotted along rugged coastlines and harbor entrances around the world, lighthouses have long prevented disasters and saved lives at sea. They have also captured our imagination. Even today, with automation…
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