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Introduction To Turtle Safe Lighting
Dark Sky, Energy + Environment

Introduction To Turtle Safe Lighting

Jun 25, 2024

  Artificial light at night can disorient sea turtles, and send them into car traffic, instead of the ocean. Sea turtle hatchlings are born on sandy beaches at night and…

5 Luminaires Win Red Dot Best Of The Best 2023
Awards

5 Luminaires Win Red Dot Best Of The Best 2023

Jun 24, 2024

The following five luminaires won the Red Dot Best Of The Best 2023 Award: Luxo Adapt Free-Standing Luminaire Family is manufacturered by Glamox AS, based in Norway. See the image…

DLC Published Lighting Controls Best Practices Guide
Controls, Education + Resources

DLC Published Lighting Controls Best Practices Guide

Jun 21, 2024

      The Design Lights Consortium (DLC) has published a new Lighting Controls Best Practices document that explains five basic networked lighting control (NLC) strategies: dimming, high-end trim, occupancy/vacancy…

Alternative Leathers Becoming Ready For Industrial Design
Energy + Environment, Products + Technology

Alternative Leathers Becoming Ready For Industrial Design

Jun 20, 2024

  Leather is not a dominant material in light fixtures, but it is sometimes used in decorative lighting. For several years, articles have been published about alternative leathers coming to…

Industry Developing New DarkSky Fixture Specifications
Dark Sky

Industry Developing New DarkSky Fixture Specifications

Jun 19, 2024

  The American Lighting Association (ALA) and NEMA have provided requested comments to the DarkSky International Technical Committee to develop new outdoor and landscape luminaire specifications for certified dark sky…

Product Monday: Soft-Square Downlights That Cluster
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Soft-Square Downlights That Cluster

Jun 17, 2024

  Amerlux recently released a new series of architectural decorative downlights that allow designers to cluster different sizes and colors to create visually interesting design elements, in any space. Named the Stadia…

Night-Vision Thin Film Lenses
Products + Technology

Night-Vision Thin Film Lenses

Jun 16, 2024

    Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) in Australia have demonstrated complex night vision light processing along a simpler, narrower pathway, which means…

2024 Lighting Industry Event Updates
Events, Lighting Industry

2024 Lighting Industry Event Updates

Jun 14, 2024

  Lightovation Interior Designer Preview Day June 18th Lightovation is the largest residential lighting trade event in North America, held at the Dallas Market Center, June 19-22. A sneak peek…

TALQ Consortium Releases Version 2.6.0 Smart City Protocol
Codes + Standards, Controls

TALQ Consortium Releases Version 2.6.0 Smart City Protocol

Jun 12, 2024

In mid-April, the TALQ Consortium released a new version 2.6.0 of its Smart City Protocol. Version 2.6.0 introduces a new Cabinet Control profile, an extension of active periods and new…

Problems With Photometric Files – A Guide By 42 Partners Ltd
Education + Resources, Lighting Design

Problems With Photometric Files – A Guide By 42 Partners Ltd

Jun 11, 2024

By The LIA & 42 Partners ltd A lot of photometric data in the form of LDT and IES files pass across our desks, the majority of them are problematic.…

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LightFair 2025

Las Vegas, NV

May 4 - 8, 2025

International Landscape Lighting Institute 2025 Reunion and Symposium

Nashville, TN

May 16 & 17, 2025

Lightovation – Dallas Market Center

Dallas, TX

June 18 - 21, 2024

IES25 – The Lighting Conference

Anaheim, CA

August 21 - 23, 2025

American Lighting Association Annual Conference

Louisville, KY

September 7 - 9, 2025

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