Industry News
Second Phase of Incandescent Energy Standards to Arrive in 2020 and Disrupt Household Lamp Market
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 established energy standards for 40-100W general-service incandescent lamps, which took effect 2012-2014 and contributed to a significant decline in incandescent A-lamp sales…
Construction Forecast 2016
The Lighting Controls Association has published a review of current construction economic indicators and the 2016 AIA Consensus Construction Forecast. GDP ended 2015 strongly with an annual estimated growth rate…
Soraa Founder Launches Spinoff to Focus on Visible Laser Light Sources
SoraaLaser, an independent spin-off from Soraa, Inc. co-founded by Nobel Laureate Dr. Shuji Nakamura, is focusing on visible laser light sources, which offer performance advantages such as collimated output and…
Product Monday: FloatPlane Suspended Luminaire by Philips Ledalite
Philips Ledalite’s FloatPlane linear suspended LED luminaires operate at up to 129 lumens/W with a low-profile design of 1.2 in. H x 8 in. W. The luminaire’s output and distribution…
Update on OLED
The LED revolution is really the solid-state lighting revolution, with more than one choice on the menu. The emergence of OLED technology will create new possibilities for lighting design. If…
International Dark Sky Week 2016
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has announced International Dark Sky Week, Monday, April 4 through Sunday, April 10. The IDA is an organization that advocates clear night skies achieved through…
Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant Open for Submissions
The Brandston grant was established to encourage and recognize students who have demonstrated exceptional professional promise through the presentation of an original and ingenious solution to a supplied design problem.…
Architects Reveal Residential Design Trends
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) conducted a survey of 500 architects to ask them about residential design trends that will impact homes in the future. The 10th Annual AIA…
Product Monday: Knife LED Indirect/Direct Wall-Mount by Litecontrol
Litecontro’s wall-mounted Knife LED indirect/direct luminaire features independently adjustable up and down light levels. The windowless design provides for a continuous lens with no breaks. Click here to learn more.
LED Suspended Lighting
This article is my contribution to the January 2016 issue of tED Magazine, published by the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED). Reprinted with permission. The ubiquitous troffer is the…
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