Industry News
AIA Survey Finds Healthy Buildings Becoming Key Design Priority
Nearly three quarters of U.S. architects say the health impacts of buildings are influencing their design decisions. That finding parallels a strong market demand by building owners, with a solid…
Product Monday: LumeLEX Pendant Downlight by Lighting Services Inc
Lighting Services Inc’s LumeLEX 2048 Series is an elegant fixed pendant downlight designed with Dim to Warm and Xicato XTM LED technology up to 23W. Developed specifically for hospitality and…
Five Major Trends in Indoor LED Luminaires
Below is my lighting column published in the October issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. Strategies Unlimited has forecasted that by 2022, LED luminaires will achieve a 60 percent…
Jim Brodrick on Optimizing Human, Animal and Plant Responses to Light
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 Among the many possibilities enabled by the…
Interview with Hubbell’s Chris Bailey on LED Optics
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Bailey LC, LEED AP BD+C, DDI, MIES, Director, Business Development and Product Innovation, Hubbell Lighting, Inc. The topic: trends in LED optics.…
LED A-Line Lamp Shipments Decrease in Second Quarter of 2016 While Still Maintaining Year-Over-Year Growth
LED A-line lamp shipments posted a 21.2% quarter-over-quarter decrease in the second quarter of 2016 compared to last quarter, but enjoyed year-over-year growth of 40.6%. Meanwhile, halogen A-line lamps shipments…
Product Monday: New LED Lamps by Cree
Cree’s new portfolio of LED lamps includes 25 new products, designed to offer better light quality, dimming, life (most up to 22+ years), warranty and pricing. Color rendition is improved,…
Evaluating New Technologies
New technology and change can sometimes be baffling. The Northwest Lighting Network’s Andy Gerde offers four simple questions that can be used to evaluate anything that’s new: Is it right…
Lighting Controls Association Updates Energy Codes Online Course
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has published a new course to enhance its popular Education Express program: EE203: Lighting and Commercial Energy Codes, Part 2: ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2013 and IECC 2015.…
Architecture Billings Index Slips
On the heels of six out of seven months of increasing levels of demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) fell just below the positive mark. As a…
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