Industry News
IES Conference Highlights
The IES Annual Conference in Pittsburgh was held November 2-4. Click here to see the sponsors. Here are some highlights courtesy of IES: Keynote speakers: Neil deGrasse Tyson led a…
My Interview with Hubbell Lighting’s Chris Bailey
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Bailey, LC, LEED AP BD+C, DDI, MIES, Director, Lighting Solutions Center, Hubbell Lighting, for an article I’m writing for TED Magazine about…
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Examines LED Luminaire Optics
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published an article by Alice Liao, whom I had the pleasure of working with back when I ran the magazine, that describes the importance of luminaire optics…
DOE Street Lighting Consortium Releases Results of Public Street and Area Lighting Inventory Survey
DOE’s Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium (MSSLC) has released the results of a voluntary web-based inventory survey of public street and area lighting across the U.S., conducted during the latter…
Product Monday: Kick by Architectural Area Lighting
Architectural Area Lighting’s (AAL) KicK is an aesthetically distinctive site and area lighting luminaire that angles light upwards yet provides full light cutoff. The pedestrian-scale luminaire is targeted to walkway,…
DOE Publishes 20K Hour Testing Results for 2008 GATEWAY Bridge Installation
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a report on the longer-term performance of an LED lighting system that was installed on the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis in September 2008…
Incandescent A-Line Lamps Decline Sharply in Second Quarter
NEMA’s shipments index for incandescent A-line lamps dropped sharply during 2014Q2, declining 61.2% as the full effect of EISA 2007 lamp efficiency regulations took hold during the first six months…
LRC Partners with NYSERDA and NYSDOT to Develop Sustainable Roadway Lighting Seminars, Guidebook
Until recently, roadway lighting technologies changed very slowly. Technologies like high pressure sodium and other HID lamps used in cobra head-style fixtures were state-of-the-art for decades. In response, the best…
Lighting Metatrends
It’s an exciting time to be in the lighting industry. Today, lighting systems can alter spaces without physically changing them, revitalize urban areas, facilitate interaction and community, communicate information, make…
Product Monday: Decorative LED Luminaires by Winona
Acuity Brands, Inc. recently introduced Winona FORMS LED architectural solutions from Winona Lighting. New traditional, transitional and contemporary styles are offered in a variety of complementary architectural shapes across the…
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