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Controlling Lighting with Gestures
Researchers at Dartmouth College have come up with a method of controlling all lights in a home with simple hand movements. Called LiSense, it uses visible light communication. BizLED has…
Product Monday: VivAA by Waldmann
Waldmann Lighting’s ViVAA offers flexibility and minimalist design for interior spaces, notably medical facilities. Depending on ceiling height and lighting preference, one can choose the size, pendant length and color…
DOE Publishes GATEWAY Report on Successful LED Wall Washer Retrofit
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a report on a GATEWAY demonstration, in which maintenance and energy costs were significantly reduced while retaining the quality of light when LED…
Architecture Billings Index Backslides
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) slipped in August after showing mostly healthy business conditions so far this year. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the…
Lighting Systems Index Sees Increases During Second Quarter With Mixed Component Results
Demand for lighting equipment, as measured by NEMA’s Lighting Systems Shipments Index, increased by 2.2% year-over-year (y/y) and by 0.4% quarter-to-quarter during the second quarter of 2015. The increase was…
Inside the New IES Method for Color Evaluation
The color quality of light sources is critical in a broad range of applications, from making colors pop in retail merchandise to promoting social interaction by properly rendering skin tones.…
Product Monday: Plank and Curv by Alera
Hubbell Lighting’ Alera Lighting has launched two new linear lighting solutions—the Plank 7” LED (LP7) and the Curv Radial Lens LED, a new addition to the Curv Radial family. The…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Publishes Article on Power Over Ethernet
Good article by Susan Bloom about Power over Ethernet electrical distribution in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. It’s well suited to LED lighting. Will this be the future of power distribution? Some contractors…
Lighting Changes Proposed for ASHRAE/IES Energy Standard
Twenty-three addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, are now open for public comment until October 4, 2015. Among the addenda open for public…
Strong Conditions Persist for Architecture Billings Index
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is reflecting healthy and sustained demand for design services in nearly all nonresidential project types. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI…
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