Industry News
2015 Construction Spending Pegged at $1.1 Trillion
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce recently announced that construction spending during October 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,107.4 billion, 1% (±1.8%)…
CIE Issues Position Statement on New Color Metrics
CIE, the global lighting organization that maintains the CRI standard, is now studying TM-30: The CIE recognizes that the colour fidelity metrics including the CRI do not assess other important…
Product Monday: Spectral PAR, Light and Color Meter by Gigahertz-Optik
Gigahertz-Optik’s hand-held, spectrometer-based Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) meter provides PAR, illuminance, color and spectral data to fully analyze any type natural and electric light source, including SSL/LEDs employed in plant…
NEMA Responds to IES TM-30-15 with NEMA LSCR-PP 1-2015 Light Source Color Rendition
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) responded to IES TM-30-15 with NEMA LSCR-PP 1-2015 Light Source Color Rendition. The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently published TM-30-15 IES Method for Evaluating…
IES Illumination Awards Finalists and Society Award Recipients Honored at IES Annual Conference
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) honored the finalists of the 2015 IES Illumination Awards and presented IES Society Awards for Technical and Service Achievement at the IES Annual Conference in…
USAI on Circadian Lighting
USAI Lighting recently published an interesting article about circadian lighting on its website. This is a big frontier in lighting, with extraordinary potential. Check it out here.
Interview with Mark Lien on IES-TM-30
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Lien LC, CLEP, CLMC, HBDP, LEED BD&C, Director of Government and Industry Relations at OSRAM SYLVANIA and chair of NEMA Light Source…
My Interview with Jerry Mix on LED Suspended Lighting
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jerry Mix, CEO of Finelite. The topic: LED suspended general lighting. I’m happy to share his responses with you here. The interview informed…
Product Monday: ULTRA LED MR16 Lamps by OSRAM SYLVANIA
Recently recognized in the 2015 IES Progress Report, OSRAM ULTRA LED™ MR16 lamps are designed to offer true halogen-equivalent lamps in terms of lumen output and center beam candlepower. When…
Philips and Cisco Announce Alliance
Philips and IT giant Cisco have announced a global strategic alliance that will create new value in energy savings, building efficiency and employee productivity, made possible by the Internet of…
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