Industry News
Architecture Billings Index on Solid Footing in October
There has been increasing levels of demand for design services for nearly all construction project types for the majority of the year as revealed in the Architecture Billings Index (ABI).…
Eaton Announces a Call for Entries for the SOURCE Awards National Lighting Design Competition
Eaton has announced that it’s now accepting entries for the 39th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. Professional and student entries can be submitted at The Lighting reSOURCE, Eaton’s…
Eaton Acquires Ephesus Lighting
Eaton recently announced that it has acquired Ephesus Lighting, a Syracuse, NY-based manufacturer of connected LED lighting solutions for sporting venues and high-lumen outdoor and industrial applications. “The Ephesus product…
Product Monday: M130 LED by Selux
The M130 LED by Selux is a luminaire suited to the specifier looking for more illumination combined with the same flexibility available from the company’s M-Series. Now with the M130…
2015 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition
You have a client opening a wine bar and restaurant in a major west coast city, and they want you to design a signature pendant to mount over the bar…
Learn About Lighting Optics
In this short Philips Lighting video, Mark Roush explains the basics of lighting optics.
DOE Publishes GATEWAY Report on Portland’s LED Streetlight Conversion
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a GATEWAY report on the experiences of the City of Portland, OR, in converting its street lighting from high-pressure sodium to LED. Such…
Zhaga Consortium Publishes Book 11 for Small LED Spotlight Modules
The Zhaga Consortium, an organization aiming to standardize LED light engines and associated components, has published Book 11 for small LED spotlight modules. Book 11 is a specification that describes…
Product Monday: Filament LEDs by OSRAM
With a long and thin shape, Osram Opto Semiconductors’ Soleriq L 38 provides the basis for filament-style lamps and match incandescent lamps in terms of appearance and emission characteristics. Soleriq…
Konnerth on Channels and Complexity
By Ted Konnerth, Egret Consulting Group There’s a lot of buzz about disintermediation lately and most of it is directed towards Lighting. And there is a very good reason why…
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