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Philips Debuts LED Solution that Provides Personalized Shopping Experience

Mar 07, 2014

Royal Philips is piloting with retailers an intelligent lighting system that provides a personalized shopping experience. The system uses intelligent LED in-store lighting to communicate location-based information to shoppers via…

Awards, Products + Technology

Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition Announces 2013 Outdoor Winners

Mar 06, 2014

The Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition (NGLDC) recently announced the outdoor category winners for the 2013 competition. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society and the…

Lighting Industry

Proud to be LC Certified

Mar 05, 2014

I just received notification from NCQLP that my LC certification has been renewed. Proud to be LC!

Events

IES Announces Call for Speakers for 2014 Conference

Mar 05, 2014

The IES is seeking experts to present at the 2014 Annual Conference located in Pittsburgh, PA. Individual presenters, groups and panels are all encouraged to submit topics that fit within…

Events

LIGHTFAIR to Return to New York in 2015

Mar 04, 2014

LIGHTFAIR will return to New York City in 2015 after its east-coast event took place in Philadelphia in 2013 and 2011 while the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center underwent major…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Nivo by Focal Point

Mar 03, 2014

Focal Point’s Nivo is a luminous and frameless 2×2 LED luminaire with surprising dimension. Whether flush with ceiling tiles or extended up to 7” into the room, Nivo uses the…

LED + SSL

Brodrick on LED Product Lifetime and Reliability

Feb 28, 2014

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Next to energy efficiency, long life is probably the most…

Codes + Standards, Controls

Lighting Controls Association Updates Energy Codes Course

Feb 27, 2014

The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has updated EE203: Lighting & Commercial Energy Codes, a course in its popular Education Express program. Residing at the Association’s website, Education Express provides in-depth…

Education + Resources

Cooper LightingAnnounces 2014 Class Schedule for the SOURCE Lighting Educational Facility

Feb 26, 2014

Cooper Lighting recently announced the release of the 2014 SOURCE calendar of educational classes for the lighting and design community. The SOURCE, located at Cooper’s Peachtree City, GA office, offers…

Products + Technology

Cree Introduces Wireless Control System

Feb 25, 2014

Cree has introduced SmartCast Technology, a self-programming wireless lighting control system for its LED luminaires. Designed to be intuitive and easy to use, luminaires enabled with Cree SmartCast Technology create…

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Events

IES26: The Lighting Conference

Denver, CO

August 13-15, 2026

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Denver, CO

September 1-4, 2026

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Dallas, TX

September 15 -16, 2026

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Dallas, TX

September 16-17, 2026

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Tucson, AZ

September 27-29, 2026

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