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IES Year of Light Photo Contest
To celebrate the UN-designated Year of Light, the Illuminating Engineering Society is holding a photo contest. From IES: Every month we will announce a “Theme of the Month” to which…
ASHRAE/IES Publish Updated Standard on Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings
A newly revised standard from ASHRAE and IES seeks to provide greater guidance and a more comprehensive approach to retrofit of existing buildings for increased energy efficiency. ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 100-2015,…
DOE Publishes CALiPER Report on the Robustness of LED PAR38 Lamps
The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released Report 20.3, which is part of a series of investigations on LED PAR38 lamps. Report 20.3 focuses on an evaluation of…
Product Monday: Horticultural Luminaires by OSRAM SYLVANIA
ZELION HL Horticulture LED Grow Light Fixtures provide an LED solution for turf and landscape maintenance, commercial greenhouses and indoor gardening. Available in 25W, 50W, 100W and 150W versions and…
GATEWAY Demonstration: LED Lighting in a High-Temperature Environment
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy High-flux lighting applications in high-temperature environments present…
Why We Hate Monday Mornings
This Philips video talks about how our body clock is out of sync with our alarm clock, and how light can reset the body’s clock.
High-Efficacy Residential Lighting Guide Now Available
The California Lighting Technology Center has developed the High-Efficacy Residential Lighting Guide to provide information about lighting products and key lighting principles and best practice recommendations. Download the guide here.
OLED Lighting: Poised to Take Off?
This interesting presentation by Acuity Brands portrays OLED lighting as rapidly advancing in performance and poised for larger adoption. Check it out here.
Product Monday: Matrix by Luminii
The Matrix by Luminii is a slim-profile LED backlighting system that provides uniform backlighting with minimal cavity depth. The luminaire can be mounted directly on a surface using double-stick tape…
The Physiological Effects of Light
At the 12th annual DOE Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop, held January 27–29 in San Francisco, 300 attendees participated in both plenary and LED/OLED breakout sessions, with presentations from over 60…
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