Industry News
IES Publishes A New Method for Evaluating Light Source Color Rendition (TM-30-15)
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) has announced the publication of IES Method for Evaluating Light Source Color Rendition (TM-30-15). Quantifying the color rendition characteristics of a light…
Product Monday: Boom by Bega US
BEGA’s BOOM Collection is a selection of hand-crafted luminaires constructed using traditional methods and fine materials including copper, cast bronze, brass, cast aluminum and hand-blown glass. These stylish luminaires combine…
Research and Markets Profiles Architectural Services Market
A new 2015 market research report by Research and Markets provides an in-depth evaluation of the architectural services industry in the United States. Sample findings: * In 2011, industry sales…
Hubbell’s Chris Bailey on Retrofit Versus Relight
Hubbell’s Chris Bailey wrote an interesting blog post about the economics of retrofit versus replacing an existing lighting system. Check it out here.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Covers LED Drivers
I wrote a feature article about LED drivers for the April issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, which I’m happy to share with you here. The article describes the purpose and functionality…
My Interview with Scott Roos and Kristin Fedoruk on LED High-Bay Lighting
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Roos, Vice President, Product Design, and Kristin Fedoruk, director, Energy Sales and Solutions, Juno Lighting Group. The topic: LED high-bay lighting. I’m…
Product Monday: Linear Lighting System by JESCO
JESCO’s DL-FLEX-HD and DL-FLEX-CTA are architectural-grade, low-wattage, dimmable, flexible linear LED lighting systems. DL-FLEX-HD offers “high LED density” comprised of 66 LEDs/410 lumens per foot with uniform, tight beam patterns…
LUX on Top 10 Trends in Workplace Lighting
LUX recently posted an article identifying the top 10 trends transforming workplace lighting: 1. Retrofits 2. Controls 3. From T5 to LED 4. The end of the louver 5. New…
Evaluating LED Luminaire Reliability
A brief article I wrote for tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. While LED promises long service life as one of its primary advantages, accurately projecting lifetime remains a challenge. The…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR on LED Lighting
Recently read an interesting article about LED lighting in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. Early on, a quote from Kevin Willmorth: “LEDs bring a global rethink,” said Kevin Willmorth, owner of Lumenique LLC,…
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