Industry News
IES Publishes 2015 Edition of Fundamentals of Lighting
The Illuminating Engineering Society has updated “Fundamentals of Lighting,” its core knowledge course, with a brand-spanking new 2015 edition. Previously seven modules, the course includes expanded material totaling 10 modules,…
LUX on GE’s Transformation
LUX has an interesting article about GE’s strategy of transforming its lighting business from focusing on lamp sales to regarding luminaires as a part of an intelligent package offering a…
Maintenance and LED Lighting
Colorado Lighting’s Norma Frank, CLMC’s contribution to the October issue of LD+A makes the case of maintaining LED lighting. (I’m proud to say Colorado Lighting is one of my clients.)…
Product Monday: Kju Circle LED by Selux
Selux Corporation’s Kju Circle LED offers a variety of mounting opportunities and pattern arrangements perfect for illuminating spaces. The circular shape conveys character in any setting. Soft, diffused light emits…
CLUE Competition Opens
The Community Lighting for the Urban Environment (CLUE) competition, aimed at students and emerging professionals and sponsored by Philips Lighting, is now welcoming submissions of projects and innovative ideas. Winners…
AIA Reports Rebound for Architecture Billings Index
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) returned to positive territory in September after a slight dip in August, and has seen growth in six of the first nine months of 2015.…
NGL Indoor Competition Is Now Open
The 2016 Next Generation Luminaires Indoor Competition has officially launched. Online Intents to Submit are due on November 30, 2015, and the judging event will take place February 10–12, 2016.…
Acuity to Acquire Juno Lighting for $385 Million
Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Juno Lighting LLC (Juno Lighting Group), a manufacturer of track and downlighting for both the residential…
Product Monday: Narrow Linear (NL) Series by LaMar
LaMar Lighting’s Narrow Linear (NL) series of LED luminaires offers a choice of Narrow Linear Wall (NLW), Narrow Linear Surface (NLS) and Narrow Linear Recessed (NLR), all suitable for continuous…
DOE Publishes CALiPER Report on the Photoelectric Performance of LED MR16 Lamps
The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released Report 22.1, which is part of a series of investigations on LED MR16 lamps. Report 22 investigated the photometric performance of…
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