Industry News
Product Monday: Skydome LED by Focal Point
Skydome LED by Focal Point is a family of classic illuminated circles offering a choice of 2-, 3- and 4-ft. diameters and recessed, surface and pendant mounting. The company’s Light…
Have LEDs Won?
Don Peifer posed this question in his recent column for LD+A: Does the hype surrounding LEDs match the reality? Or put another way: Is the battle over and have LEDs…
Nonresidential Building Activity Expected in Increase in 2015
First, the bad news. Due to the weather-related slow start in the nonresidential building market during the first part of the year, and the prolonged weakness in the institutional sector,…
DOE Publishes CALiPER Snapshot Report on Indoor LED Luminaires
The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released a Snapshot Report on indoor LED luminaires, which utilizes the LED Lighting Facts® program’s extensive product database to help industry stakeholders…
2014 Lumen Awards
The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section (IESNYC) recently announced the recipients of the 2014 Lumen Awards. Ten New York City-based design firms – AKF Lighting Design, Arup, Cline…
Product Monday: Knife and Rail LED Pendants by Litecontrol
Litecontrol’s newest customizable LED indirect/direct pendants—Knife and Rail—are available with the company’s very intriguing Variable Intensity (Vi) Technology. With Litecontrol’s Vi Technology, designers are no longer limited by standard luminaire…
LEDs May Help Astronauts Grow Food on Other Planets
Red leaf lettuce grown under different spectral conditions resulted in leaves with different colors and tastesHere’s an interesting application for LEDs: growing food on other planets. Researchers at the University…
Study Concludes Workers in Windowless Offices Lose 46 Minutes of Sleep Each Night
Research by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Illinois found that office workers in windowed spaces scored better on common self-report health and sleep surveys, averaging 46 minutes of…
IES Releases Two New LED Testing Procedures Documents
The Illuminating Engineering Society has published two new testing procedures standards for LEDs: * IES Approved Method for Measuring Luminous Flux and Color Maintenance of LED Lamps, Light Engines, and…
LEDucation 9 Issues Call for Speakers
The Designers Lighting Forum of New York announced its “Call for Speakers” for LEDucation 9, the largest table top exhibition and educational event dedicated solely to the ever evolving LED market and…
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