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Preciosa Wows with Playful Light Installation
Light + Art

Preciosa Wows with Playful Light Installation

May 18, 2018

Preciosa Lighting’s design concept, “Breathing New Life Into Light,” displayed at 2018 Salone del Mobile in Milan, allowed visitors to interact with the lighting installation, which was shaped like a…

Get a Grip on Lighting Podcast 3
Interviews + Opinion

Get a Grip on Lighting Podcast 3

May 17, 2018

Greg Ehrich, LC, owner of lighting distributor Premier Lighting, and entrepeneur Michael Colligan produced the “Get A Grip On Lighting” podcast. tED Magazine recently signed up this duo to produce…

Roundtable: Connected Lighting
Controls, Craig's Lighting Articles

Roundtable: Connected Lighting

May 16, 2018

Below is my contribution to the May issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. A major technological and product trend in lighting is connected lighting, consisting of LED luminaires integrated…

DOE Announces Up to $15 Million for Early-Stage Solid-State Lighting Research
LED + SSL

DOE Announces Up to $15 Million for Early-Stage Solid-State Lighting Research

May 15, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced up to $15 million to conduct early-stage, innovative research to drive further breakthroughs in solid-state lighting technology. This funding will accelerate the…

Product Monday: Suspended and Ceiling Luminaires by Elemental LED
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Suspended and Ceiling Luminaires by Elemental LED

May 14, 2018

Elemental LED’s EMERY™ Lighting Series of suspended and ceiling LED fixtures and luminaires provide linear, task, and accent LED lighting solutions for both commercial and residential applications. The EMERY™ SKY…

Codes + Standards

Lighting Codes and Standards in the Age of LED

May 11, 2018

Lois Hutchinson’s “Lighting Codes and Standards in the Age of LED,” published by LightShow West, presents a virtual panel of experts to talk about the future of energy codes in…

Mark Lien Hosts Forces of Change Podcast
Lighting Industry

Mark Lien Hosts Forces of Change Podcast

May 10, 2018

In the “Forces of Change” podcast, the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Mark Lien talks to expert guests to explore the trends and technologies shaping the lighting world. His first two episodes…

Voice Control for Lighting
Controls, Craig's Lighting Articles

Voice Control for Lighting

May 09, 2018

My contribution to the April 2018 issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR talks about voice control for lighting. “An increasing number of lighting control and home automation manufacturers now offer voice recognition…

Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant Deadline Approaching
Education + Resources

Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant Deadline Approaching

May 08, 2018

The Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant was established to encourage and recognize students who have demonstrated exceptional professional promise through the presentation of an original and ingenious solution…

Product Monday: Wi-Charge Lights
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Wi-Charge Lights

May 07, 2018

Wi-Charge’s LIGHTS Transmitter, which recently received the “Red Dot” distinction in the international Red Dot Awards, enables general lighting to be combined with wireless power delivery. Wi-Charge is a wireless…

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