Industry News
Lighting Research Center Launches Lighting Energy Alliance
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched a new collaborative initiative, the Lighting Energy Alliance, to increase the benefits of lighting while reducing its environmental and…
Product Monday: High-Ceiling LED Downlight by Focal Point
Focal Point’s ID LED High Ceiling is a new member of the company’s LED downlight family designed especially for high ceiling applications. A choice of 6” or 8” apertures, multiple…
LED Replacement Lamps Come of Age
Here’s an article I wrote about LED replacement lamps for the April issue of The Electrical Distributor (TED) Magazine, which you might find interesting: Demand for LED replacement lamps continues…
Architecture Billings Index Mired in Slowdown
Following a modest two-month recovery in the level of demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) again turned negative last month. As a leading economic indicator of construction…
Autodesk Whitepaper on 3D Printing of LED Optics
Autodesk has published a whitepaper on 3D printing of LED optics. The whitepaper describes the role Autodesk played in a project for manufacturer LUXeXcel that demonstrates the direction in which…
Jim Brodrick on Early Lessons Learned in Bringing SSL to Market
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Although solid-state lighting has come a long way in the…
Product Monday: Hue Luminaires by Philips
Philips Lighting’s Hue Entity and Tempest table and pendant luminaires, co-created with design teams WertelOberfell and Strand+Hvass, feature color-changing Hue lamps and are manufactured using 3D printing, which provides more…
DOE Publishes CALiPER Application Summary Report on LED T8 Lamps
The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released an Application Summary Report that focuses on the bare-lamp performance of 31 linear LED lamps intended as an alternative to T8…
Product Monday: Serenity by Visa Lighting
Visa Lighting’s Serenity line of luminaires was designed specifically for healthcare environments, including patient rooms, treatment rooms and long-term care. Serenity over bed fixtures are extremely versatile and come equipped…
Industry Buzz: EYE and CIMCON Sign Agreement, Hess Acquired and More
EYE Lighting International and CIMCON Lighting recently announced they have signed a sales and marketing agreement in which both companies will cooperate to promote and sell outdoor lighting wireless control…
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