Industry News
Do Cyber Criminals Have Their Eye on the Grid?
As LED lighting integrates with building automation systems and provides a platform for Big Data, cyber security may become an important issue. Jerry Plank’s column in the September issue of…
Wall Washing and Grazing
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published a quickie guide to wall washing and grazing. Click here to read this quick application guide.
Product Monday: Lumination EP Circular Series by GE
GE’s ultrathin Lumination LED Suspended Luminaire collection includes the EP Circular Series, which combines direct and indirect light in a single translucent design. A clear narrow band surrounds the luminaire’s…
CLTC and Bosch Partner on DC Microgrid Demonstration
The California Lighting Technology Center is partnering with Bosch to demonstrate the Bosch Direct Current Building-Scale Microgrid Platform (DCBMP) at a Southern California Honda warehouse facility. Bosch will demonstrate the…
MIT’s Super-Fast Cameras Capture the Travel of Light
Interesting look at photos passing through water, enabled by super-fast cameras developed by MIT.
Lighting Industry Roundup
Xicato recently published on its website TM-30-15 Color Rendering results for its entire product range of XTM and XIM modules. See the results here. Hubbell Lighting has launched a competition…
NEMA Current Conditions Index Plunges in September
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America fell 10 points in September, dropping to 42.5. Fifteen percent of panelists reported the business environment facing electrical…
Product Monday: Tiki by Impact Lighting
Impact Lighting’s Tiki pendant combines a parabolic downlight component with an inverted bell uplight component. The LED module is available in 3000K, 3500K or 4000K CCT and 80 CRI. Projected…
LEDucation Announces New 2016 Date and Venue
The Designers Lighting Forum of New York has announced that due to strong response by exhibitors and attendees, the 10th anniversary of the organization’s annual LEDucation event will be held…
CIE Publishes Position Statement on CRI
The International Commission on Illumination (CIE), which created and maintains the color rendering index (CRI) standard, recently published a position statement on CRI, its limitations, and whether and how to…
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