Industry News
Jim Brodrick on SSL Standards
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy In the world of SSL, the unsung heroes who develop…
Lighting Equipment Shipments Continued to Improve During the First Quarter of 2013
NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index increased in the first quarter of 2013 following a 3.4 gain in the fourth quarter of 2012, growing 5.4 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis and by…
Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Launches Interactive Home Lighting Resource
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched Lighting Patterns for Homes, an interactive website to help homeowners, contractors and builders choose the right lamps, luminaires and…
Product Monday: Lightline Movable Wall by KI
Lightline by KI is a pre-assembled, unitized glass wall system designed to flexibility in design and daylight in spaces. Unlimited butt-glazing (with no vertical posts) eliminates visual breaks, and its…
New Book Illuminates Candelas, Lumens and Lux
CANDELAS, LUMENS AND LUX (146 pp., softcover) by Owen F. Ransen is a brief and light introduction to the concepts and mathematics of illumination. The book is aimed at architects,…
A Matter of Light
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published an interesting article about lighting artist James Turrell. Check it out here.
2013 Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Workshop Presentations Posted
The fifth annual Department of Energy Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Workshop, held June 5-6 in Boston, drew more than 150 attendees for two days of discussion. Topics included global LED…
Philips Lighting University Webinar on Light and Wellbeing
This recorded webinar presented by Dr. Craig Bernecker of Parsons, which you can watch below, provides a sampling of studies conducted that illustrate both psychological and physiological responses to lighted…
Product Monday: Avenue Deco Series by HessAmerica
HessAmerica’s Avenue Deco Series, a new family of outdoor lighting designs including pole, wall-mounted luminaires and bollards designed by Thorn Lighting, feature stainless-steel fascias, adding interesting accents to the luminaire…
Improving Residential Market Leads to Larger Homes and an Increase in Property Enhancements
As the once struggling residential market continues to steadily improve, the size of homes has grown in response. This is the case for both high-end and custom homes as well…
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