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William Hanley, IES Executive Vice President, Retires after 26 Years

Dec 19, 2014

The Illuminating Engineering Society has announced the retirement of William (Bill) Hanley, Executive Vice President. Mr. Hanley, who served as chief of staff starting in 1988, is the longest serving…

Interviews + Opinion, Lighting Industry

Interview with Cooper’s Kraig Kasler

Dec 19, 2014

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Kraig Kasler, Vice President and General Manager, Indoor, Eaton’s Cooper Lighting business, for an article I’m writing for TED Magazine about how solid-state…

LED + SSL

Industry Consortium Publishes Updated Recommendations for Testing and Reporting LED Luminaire Reliability

Dec 18, 2014

An industry working group has published an updated version of the guide LED Luminaire Lifetime: Recommendations for Testing and Reporting, available here. Developed by the LED Systems Reliability Consortium (LSRC)…

Codes + Standards

2014 Green Building Standard Now Available from ASHRAE/USGBC/IES

Dec 17, 2014

New requirements to further reduce energy and environmental impacts of buildings are contained in the 2014 version of the green building standard from ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council and…

Construction + Economy

Economy Improving Slowly According to FMI Q3-2014 Outlook

Dec 16, 2014

FMI recently released its Q3-2014 Construction Outlook. The forecast calls for solid, slow growth. Contributing factors include relatively low energy prices, low inflation, unemployment holding around 6.2% and GDP slowly…

Lighting Industry

Career Opportunity: Customer Experience Manager with AmerillumBrands

Dec 15, 2014

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT AmerillumBrands is hiring! We are an exciting design and manufacturing company located in the Oceanside area of San Diego, California. AmerillumBrands is an innovative, cutting edge leader in…

Events

Nobel Prize Winner Shuji Nakamura to Keynote 12th Annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop

Dec 15, 2014

Now in its 12th year, DOE’s SSL R&D Workshop blends discussions on SSL research, product development and manufacturing. The event will take place January 27-29 in San Francisco. Learn the…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Tunable LMT Downlight by Edison Price

Dec 15, 2014

Edison Price’s tunable LMT product line can be turned ON/OFF, dimmed to 5% and adjusted according to color temperature, hue and saturation–all by a wireless remote. Powered by Lumenentix Araya…

Lighting Design

National Lighting Bureau Panel: Therapeutic Lighting Can Make a Major Difference for Many, Especially Seniors in Long-Term Care Facilities

Dec 12, 2014

Therapeutic lighting can be a prescription for better health, especially for seniors with dementia. Now, more and more-effective products are needed to implement the highly positive research results achieved to…

Construction + Economy

Positive Outlook for Architecture Billings Index Continues Despite Slight Ebb in Demand

Dec 11, 2014

Headed by the continued strength in the multi-family residential market and the emerging growth for institutional projects, demand for design services continues to be healthy as exhibited in the latest…

Events

American Lighting Association Annual Conference

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September 7 - 9, 2025

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Dallas, TX

September 16 - 17, 2025

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New York, NY

October 15, 2025

Hong Kong International Light Fair

Hong Kong

October 27 -30, 2025

ALAN 2025 – Artificial Light At Night Conference 2025

Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland

October 28 - 30, 2025

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