Industry News
Product Monday: Step Dimming Emergency Lighting by IOTA
IOTA’s ETS-STEP allows step-dimming control and increased energy savings for designated emergency luminaires on the auxiliary supply. Like IOTA’s other ETS solutions, the IOTA ETS-STEP eliminates the need for always-ON…
Get a Grip on Lighting: Lighting as a Service
NAILD’s Get a Grip on Lighting podcast recently interviewed Pier LaFarge, Co-Founder & CEO, Sparkfund, a company aiming to “netflixize” the energy technology industry. Check out their interesting “light as…
A Fresh Look at Office Lighting
Below is an article I wrote for the July issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. Open ceilings, collaborative workspaces, microleasing, and unique designs…
How Fireworks Work
Earlier this month, America celebrated Independence Day with plenty of fireworks. This video, produced by the American Chemical Society, describes how they work to dazzle the night sky.
Orbit Publishes Novel by LightNOW Editor
Orbit, the sci-fi imprint of Hachette Book Group, one of the largest fiction publishers in the world, today released my dark fantasy novel One of Us. Working with a major…
Product Monday: Matrix Light Guides by Lumileds
Lumileds’ Matrix Platform light engines use Integrated Light Guide Technology to provide non-pixelated illumination for visual comfort and the flexibility to select tailored light distribution patterns in the design of…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Covers Study Putting TLED Lamps to the Test
The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) recently collaborated with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to evaluate TLED lamps across a range of luminaires. The CLTC wanted to go beyond troffers,…
OSRAM’s Chuck Piccirillo on the Internet of Things
I recently had the opportunity to interview Chuck Piccirillo, Head of Product – Lighting Networks & Services, OSRAM Sylvania – Digital Systems. The topic: lighting and the Internet of Things.…
LEDVANCE Announces Winner of UC Davis Annual Design Competition
LEDVANCE supported this year’s annual LED design competition at UC Davis Department of Design with the latest in SYLVANIA SMART+ lighting. Design students at UC Davis developed and prototyped actual…
Get a Grip on Lighting Podcast: The Practicality of Lighting Controls
In each episode of NAILD’s official podcast, “Get a Grip on Lighting,” lighting veterans Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich tackle some of the industry’s biggest issues. I was pleased to…
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