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My Interview with Mariana Figueiro on Light and Health
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Mariana G. Figueiro, PhD, Professor and Light and Health Program Director, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The topic: what we know, what…
tED Publishes Article on LED Retrofits
I wrote this article for the July issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. LED performance continues to increase, making it increasingly competitive with traditional lighting, while costs continue to…
Second Quarter Construction Outlook Remains Positive
Construction activities are expected to grow at 5% in 2015, leveling off from the previous forecast of 8 percent in Q1 2015, according to FMI Corporation’s Q2 Construction Outlook. Although…
DOE Profiles Commercial Building Stock
The Lighting Controls Association recently published a whitepaper I wrote about the 2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, published in stages this year by the Department of Energy. The 2012…
Product Monday: Bionic and P40 with FusionOptics by Prudential
Prudential Lighting’s Bionic and P40 Series utilize the company’s FusionOptics technology to give both lines very good optical control, shaping light in new ways while maintaining efficacies as high as…
Jim Brodrick on Glare
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 There’s a growing awareness of glare these…
Inside Look at Lighting Requirements of ASHRAE Green Building Standard
Last November, ASHRAE published an updated version of its green building standard, ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. My lighting column…
Cooper Lighting Brand Transitions to Eaton
From Mark Eubanks, president of Eaton’s Lighting Vision (formerly Cooper Lighting): In the nearly three years since Cooper became part of Eaton, a worldwide leader in power management, we have…
Rita Harrold, IES Director of Technology, Retires After 23 Years; Mark Roush Named IES President
The Illuminating Engineering Society recently announced the retirement of Rita Harrold, Director of Technology. I was pleased to work with Rita on the development of various IES publications. Her shoes…
Product Monday: LED Downlight by Hubbell Lighting
Hubbell Lighting’s all-in-one LED commercial downlight, Prescolite’s LBSLEDA, is designed to fit a standard 4×4 J-Box, providing an alternative to recessed products in settings where plenum height is challenging or…
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