Industry News
Design Billings Maintain Solid Footing
Design services at architecture firms continue to project a healthy disposition on the construction industry as the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) recorded the fourth consecutive month of growth in May…
DOE to Host Webinar on Impact of LED Streetlighting on Sky Glow
DOE’s SSL Program is hosting two upcoming webinars to present and discuss the results of a recently released investigation of LED streetlighting’s impact on sky glow. Both webinars will start…
Expanded NEMA Lighting System Index Edges Higher in First Quarter 2017
The first quarter of 2017 saw a 1.4% increase compared to 4Q 2016 but a 3.4% decline when compared to 1Q 2016. Emergency lighting, fixtures, and lighting controls posted quarter-over-quarter…
Pompeo Group Teams with Tounge Associates
The Pompeo Group, Inc. recently announced a strategic alliance with Tounge Associates, a merger and acquisition firm. Tounge Associates’ expertise in the M&A field, combined with The Pompeo Group’s nearly…
Product Monday: Seem 2 and Seem 4 Asymmetric by Focal Point
Focal Point recently expanded its Seem family with the introduction of two new LED luminaires: Seem 2 Asymmetric and Seem 4 Asymmetric. Available in 2.5″ and 4″ apertures respectively, these…
Rensselaer’s Robert Karlicek on Creative Destruction
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Robert F. Karlicek, Jr., PhD, Professor and Director, Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The topic: lighting industry disruption,…
ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2016 Decoded
In my June contribution to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, I describe what’s new and other major lighting requirements in the 2016 version of the ASHRAE/IES 90.1 energy standard. The new standard focuses…
IES Offers LC Study Group
I was very happy to gain the LC certification six years ago and would encourage any lighting practitioner to consider it. For those of you doing so, the Illuminating Engineering…
IES Responds to AMA Outdoor Lighting Recommendations
In 2016, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced guidelines encouraging restrictions on the spectral properties of outdoor and roadway lighting, based on CSAPH Report 2-A-16 from their Council on Science…
Product Monday: Soraa Sky Lamp for Consumer Market
Soraa’s consumer-focused full-spectrum Soraa Sky lamp, formerly named Helia, dynamically adjusts color and spectral content to promote circadian health. Customized preferences can be set through the Soraa Sky app on…
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