Industry News
Introduction to Control Software
Below is my contribution to the April issue of tED Magazine, the official NAED publication. Reprinted with permission. Networked lighting controls are control systems that use microprocessing (intelligence) and communication…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Publishes Article on DOE Lighting Market Characterization
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) recently published a report, 2015 U.S. Lighting Market Characterization, an excellent resource for lighting market analysis and business planning. One thing is clear: The…
MLS Becomes Sole Owner of LEDVANCE
LEDVANCE GmbH, formerly OSRAM SYLVANIA, is now fully owned by MLS, a Chinese LED lighting company, through a share deal with the strategic investor IDG Capital and the financial investor…
Rocky Mountain Lighting Academy Offers Lighting Courses
The Rocky Mountain Lighting Academy (RMLA) recently announced its 2018 lighting courses. The RMLA Technical Course and the RMLA Design Course are offered now concurrently from June 21 – 24.…
Product Monday: Stream Dots by Prudential
Prudential Lighting’s Stream Dots, an expansion of the company’s Stream Series, are luminaires featuring hidden LEDs, creating a soft, clean light. Designed to be installed in graphic patterns on walls…
Sapphire Awards Recognize LED Excellence
Strategies in Light (February 13-15 in Long Beach) was a terrific conference this year. With so much conversation and focus on the Internet of Things, sometimes it felt like I…
Fine-Tuning the Characterization of Color Rendition with Chroma Shift and Gamut Shape
To help the lighting industry develop and implement new color-rendering methods and metrics that address the shortcomings of the commonly used CRI metric, the U.S. Department of Energy conducts research…
First Annual LIT Design Awards Announces Winners
LIT Design Awards has announced the winners of its first annual International Competition for Lighting Product Design and Implementation. Studio Roosegaarde was honored as LIT Lighting Designer of the Year…
Light Art Distinguishes Chicago Building
Created by ESI Design, a New York City-based studio, a novel light art installation creates a wide range of lighting animations on the building front of 1 North Dearborn. Using…
Product Monday: Connected Smart T8 Lamps by Lunera
Lunera’s connected Smart T8 Lamp, coupled with the company’s Cloud-based Ambient Compute Platform, offers a connected TLED solution. The Smart T8 delivers energy savings through its integration of LED technology,…
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