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Product Monday: Nera by Focal Point
Available in both a suspended linear profile and a square pendant, Focal Point’s Nera provides illumination from a four-sided optical diffuser. The linear model delivers a 60/40 or 70/30 light…
Bees Control Light and Sound Installation at Kew Gardens
Designed by artist Wolfgang Buttress, the “Hive” is a 17-meter-tall, 40-ton steel sculpture built in a meadow. The sculpture houses thousands of honeybees, whose activity triggers LED lights to pulse…
Energy Code Deadline Nears
Below is a short news piece I wrote for the July issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. On September 26, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) named the…
DOE Publishes New CALiPER Snapshot on TLEDs
The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released a new Snapshot report on linear LED lamps, commonly known as TLEDs. Among the key findings of the new Snapshot, which…
Do You Like to Read?
Besides covering the lighting industry, I also write fiction. My books have been published by big houses such as Simon & Schuster as well as small presses. You can check…
SeventhWave Announces LED Seminar
SeventhWave is hosting a seminar in Michigan on September 8 on LED lighting technologies. It will be presented by Randall Johnson, LC, President of US Lamp. LED lighting technologies: evaluating…
Product Monday: CWW Wall Wash by Columbia
Columbia Lighting’s (division of Hubbell) CWW is a contemporary wall wash LED luminaire designed for retail and commercial applications. Promising a “commercial-grade product that provides architectural-grade performance,” the CWW offers…
THE NEW YORKER: Right or Wrong on LED Life?
JB MacKinnon’s article in THE NEW YORKER, “The LED Quandary: Why There’s No Such Thing as Built to Last,” available here, makes an argument for lighting product durability. (Cory Doctorow…
Mid-Year AIA Consensus Construction Forecast Predicts Healthy Construction Market
After a strong 2015, there is a growing sense that the construction industry expansion will be more tempered over the next 18 months. However, continued strong demand for hotels, office…
Lighting Systems Index Decreased in First Quarter
NEMA’s Lighting Systems Shipments Index, a measure of demand for lighting equipment, decreased 0.8% quarter-to-quarter while posting a 0.6% increase year-over-year during 2016Q1. Fixtures and emergency lighting gained ground on…
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