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Codes + Standards

CIE Issues Position Statement on New Color Metrics

Dec 22, 2015

CIE, the global lighting organization that maintains the CRI standard, is now studying TM-30: The CIE recognizes that the colour fidelity metrics including the CRI do not assess other important…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Spectral PAR, Light and Color Meter by Gigahertz-Optik

Dec 21, 2015

Gigahertz-Optik’s hand-held, spectrometer-based Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) meter provides PAR, illuminance, color and spectral data to fully analyze any type natural and electric light source, including SSL/LEDs employed in plant…

Codes + Standards

NEMA Responds to IES TM-30-15 with NEMA LSCR-PP 1-2015 Light Source Color Rendition

Dec 18, 2015

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) responded to IES TM-30-15 with NEMA LSCR-PP 1-2015 Light Source Color Rendition. The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently published TM-30-15 IES Method for Evaluating…

Awards

IES Illumination Awards Finalists and Society Award Recipients Honored at IES Annual Conference

Dec 17, 2015

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) honored the finalists of the 2015 IES Illumination Awards and presented IES Society Awards for Technical and Service Achievement at the IES Annual Conference in…

Light + Health

USAI on Circadian Lighting

Dec 17, 2015

USAI Lighting recently published an interesting article about circadian lighting on its website. This is a big frontier in lighting, with extraordinary potential. Check it out here.

Codes + Standards, Interviews + Opinion

Interview with Mark Lien on IES-TM-30

Dec 16, 2015

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Lien LC, CLEP, CLMC, HBDP, LEED BD&C, Director of Government and Industry Relations at OSRAM SYLVANIA and chair of NEMA Light Source…

Interviews + Opinion, LED + SSL

My Interview with Jerry Mix on LED Suspended Lighting

Dec 15, 2015

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jerry Mix, CEO of Finelite. The topic: LED suspended general lighting. I’m happy to share his responses with you here. The interview informed…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: ULTRA LED MR16 Lamps by OSRAM SYLVANIA

Dec 14, 2015

Recently recognized in the 2015 IES Progress Report, OSRAM ULTRA LED™ MR16 lamps are designed to offer true halogen-equivalent lamps in terms of lumen output and center beam candlepower. When…

Lighting Industry

Philips and Cisco Announce Alliance

Dec 11, 2015

Philips and IT giant Cisco have announced a global strategic alliance that will create new value in energy savings, building efficiency and employee productivity, made possible by the Internet of…

Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Index on Solid Footing in October

Dec 10, 2015

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).…

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