Industry News
BIM and the Future of Lighting Design
An article recently published in LUX reflects on the role of lighting design in Building Information Modelling (BIM), which is evolving past a 3D construction modeling system to include all…
What’s New in LED Drivers
Below is my lighting column published in the January issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. The majority of LED lamps and luminaires feature an electronic driver that performs the…
Jim Brodrick on a New Lighting Facts Tool
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy DOE’s LED Lighting Facts® program has come…
Product Monday: ZipThree Wall Mount by Vode Lighting
Vode Lighting’s ZipThree Wall Mount 707 is a bi-directional ceiling wash and wall-grazing luminaire. The luminaire delivers up to 2,691 lumens/ft and 137 lumens/W at 84 CRI while maintaining a…
ConstructConnect Forecasts 5.5% Growth in Construction Spending in 2017
The first of the construction forecasts are rolling in. ConstructConnect did a fairly good analysis of the economic factors driving construction spending and produced a forecast. They’re forecasting growth in…
LUX Names Russell Foster 2016 Person of the Year
UK-based lighting publication LUX is becoming a must-read magazine for me along with LD+A. The magazine recently awarded 2016 Person of the Year to Professor Russell Foster. Foster’s team at…
SeventhWave to Host Outdoor Lighting Webinar
SeventhWave will host a webinar on LED outdoor lighting on January 18, from 1-2 PM CT. It will be presented by Crystal McDonald, Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy. High-performance…
Architecture Billings Index Remains in Positive Territory (Barely)
Coming off a modest increase after two consecutive months of contraction, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) recorded another small increase in demand for design services. As a leading economic indicator…
Product Monday: Smart Street Lights by EnGoPLANET
NY-based startup EnGoPLANET’s Smart Street Lights provide roadway illumination powered by a combination of solar and kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is harvested from pedestrians’ footsteps via kinetic energy pads. The…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Publishes Article on LED Flicker
My contributions to the December issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR included a prominent feature on flicker in light sources, notably LED. What’s being done about it at the industry level and…
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