Industry News
LEDs Magazine Announces Sapphire Award Winners
LEDs Magazine hosted its third annual Sapphire Awards at the Strategies in Light conference in Anaheim, co-located with The LED Show and Lightspace California. This was my first pilgrimage to…
Product Monday: Fluxstream by Philips Lighting
Philips Lighting’s FluxStream family of LED linear luminaires primise high-quality, more uniform light versus fluorescents for a greater range of applications, notably commercial and light industrial. These simple striplights deliver…
DOE Evaluates TLED Lamps
Below is one of my contributions to the March issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. Retrofits of fluorescent luminaires using tubular LED (TLED) lamps is growing in popularity, as…
Philips Lighting Creates Partner Ecosystem for Indoor Positioning
Philips Lighting recently announced its Location Lab partner program, comprised of companies developing innovative applications for its highly accurate indoor positioning system. The Location Lab partner program enables collaboration with…
Lighting Research Center Expands Lighting Institute
The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is offering the next LED Lighting Institute on April 25-27, 2017. This popular hands-on seminar covers the latest advances in solid-state lighting,…
Product Monday: AC-Powered LED Grazing Light by Acclaim
Acclaim Lighting’s AL Graze AC is a high-output, low-profile, AC-powered luminaire for outdoor and indoor linear grazing applications. IP66-rated for wet and dry locations, AL Graze AC contains an onboard…
IES 2017 Conference Call for Speakers
Authors of papers related to the art, science and practice of illumination are invited to submit abstracts for papers and posters to be considered for presentation in either a paper…
Acuity Brands’ Peter Ngai on Surround Lighting Concept
At LEDucation 2016, Acuity Brands’ Peter Ngai discusses the concept of surround lighting as a notable strategy. This strategy introduces another layer to ambient-task in workspaces. Its purpose is to…
Architecture Billings Index Dips Into Negative Territory in January
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dipped slightly into negative territory in January after a very strong showing in December. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects…
Lighting and the Visual Environment for Seniors and the Low Vision Population (ANSI/IES RP-28-16)
Seniors represent the fastest-growing segment of the population with over 40 million Americans over 65 (U.S. Census Bureau, The Older Population. 2010), with over 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every…
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