Industry News
Product Monday: Purelight LED by Selux
Selux’s Purelight LED is a stylish interior luminaire that provides 360 degrees of diffused direct and indirect light using an interior perforated reflector and secondary diffuser. A choice of square…
IESNYC Announces the 49th Annual Lumen Awards
Submissions are being accepted now through January 17, 2017 for the IESNYC’s 49th annual Lumen Awards. The Lumen Awards recognize and celebrate excellence in lighting design. The Lumen Awards are…
LRC Releases Free, Open Access Circadian Stimulus Calculator
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has recently released a free open-access circadian stimulus (CS) calculator to help lighting professionals select light sources and light levels that…
Universities Propose Standardized Horticultural Lamp Label
Researchers at several universities have proposed a standard lamp label specifically geared to horticultural applications. From Urban AG News, which has the story: The label includes the efficacy (output of…
Public Comment Invited for ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.2-2007R, Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Recognizing the amount of energy used by the residential building sector, ASHRAE and IES are revising their residential energy standard with a goal of making it 50% more efficient than…
Changing a Lamp with a Drone
Funny effort to change a household light bulb with a drone. Thank you, Internet.
Product Monday: Intersection Downlights by USAI Lighting
Armstrong Ceiling Solutions and USAI Lighting have partnered to provide architects and designers with the opportunity to place LED recessed downlights at the intersections of acoustical ceiling suspension systems, allowing…
DOE Publishes New CALiPER Snapshot on LED Downlights
The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released a new Snapshot report on LED downlights. Among the key findings of the new Snapshot, which is based on DOE’s LED…
Tips for Selfie Lighting
TEEN VOGUE recently published tips for getting good lighting for taking selfies. Great way to teach lighting to your teen! Check it out here.
Lighting Controls Association Expands Energy Codes Online Course
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has published a new course to enhance its Education Express program: EE203: Lighting and Commercial Energy Codes, Part 2: ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2013 and IECC 2015. Complying…
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