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Construction + Economy

Further Contraction in Architecture Billings Index

Nov 01, 2016

For the first time since the summer of 2012, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) posted consecutive months of a decline in demand for design services.  As a leading economic indicator…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: TruGroove Suspended LED Luminaires by Philips Ledalite

Oct 31, 2016

Philips Ledalite’s TruGroove Suspended LED provide a wide-throw batwing distribution using a familiar profile, which allows for wider row spacing and fewer luminaires. The luminaire produces 3,928 lumens with an…

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

OLED’s Obstacles

Oct 28, 2016

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published an article evaluating OLED general lighting technology and the obstacles facing broader adoption. Check it out here.

Light + Health, Lighting Design

Lighting for The Aging Eye

Oct 27, 2016

In this visual presentation, the Lighting Research Center’s Mariana Figueiro discusses the aging eye’s response to light and what lighting practitioners should do about it. Check it out here.

Light + Art

Vermeer: Master of Light

Oct 26, 2016

Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter in the 1600s who mainly produced paintings of domestic interior scenes. He is most celebrated for his extraordinary use of light in his paintings.…

Controls, Lighting Industry

NALMCO Launches New Controls Certification

Oct 25, 2016

The interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) has launched a new lighting controls certification, the Certified Lighting Controls Professional (CLCP). The certification is based on the Education Express curriculum…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Glide Up/Down by Edge Lighting

Oct 24, 2016

Edge Lighting’s Glide Up/Down linear LED luminaires combine the traditional with the contemporary, offering five classic wood and three contemporary glass finishes. Separately switched up/down LED lighting allows the user…

Interviews + Opinion, Products + Technology

Interview with Hubbell’s Martin Werr on LED Trends

Oct 21, 2016

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Martin Werr, Director of Product Innovation, Hubbell Lighting. The topic: trends in indoor luminaire design. I’m happy to share his responses with you…

Controls, Light + Health

Lighting Controls Association Adds New Course on Tunable-White Lighting

Oct 20, 2016

The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has published a new course to enhance its popular Education Express program: EE303: Tunable-White Lighting. As acting education director of LCA, I was happy to…

Interviews + Opinion, Light + Health

Interview with Juno’s Scott Roos on Light and Health

Oct 19, 2016

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Roos, Vice President Product Design, Juno Lighting Group (Acuity Brands). The topic: lighting and health. I’m happy to share his responses with…

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Denver, CO

September 1-4, 2026

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Dallas, TX

September 15 -16, 2026

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Dallas, TX

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September 27-29, 2026

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