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IESNYC Announces Call for Entries for 46th Annual Lumen Awards: Deadline February 14, 2014

Feb 04, 2014

The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section (IESNYC), the largest section in the Society, has announced a call for submissions to the 2014 Lumen Awards. The Lumen Awards recognize…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Under $100 ZR Series LED Troffer by Cree

Feb 03, 2014

Cree’s ZR Series LED troffer, featuring the company’s TrueWhite Technology, offers high color rendering (>90 CRI) in a slim package at a distributor price of $99, depending on the configuration.…

Lighting Design

Stockholm’s Amazing Subway System

Jan 31, 2014

A hundred stations, each beautifully designed. Check it out here.

Products + Technology

ASB Glassfloor Offers Amazing Possibilities for Events

Jan 30, 2014

ASB Glassfloor features integral LED lines that can be turned ON, OFF or changed on demand to adapt a floor for different events. For example, a court could be adapted…

Light + Art

Luminarium Offers Entry Into World of Light and Color

Jan 29, 2014

Nottingham artist Alan Parkinson’s Architects of Air tours with luminariums, inflatable mazes of tunnels, paths and domes that immerse visitors in a world of light and color. Learn more about…

Products + Technology

Korean Supermarket Chain Emart Uses LED Lighting for Communication

Jan 28, 2014

Korean supermarket chain Emart uses LED lights and smart phones (with an Emart app) to guide shoppers around the store and alert them to discounts. This technology opens a world…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: SKYY Pendant by DigitalSpeck

Jan 27, 2014

DigitalSpeck Lighting by Manning’s SKYY pendant features an LED downlight with a choice of four housing designs. The heat sink at the top houses the LED driver powering 12 Cree…

Light + Art

Chris Fraser’s Amazing Art Using Light

Jan 24, 2014

You should catch the work of Chris Fraser, a light artist from San Francisco, who creates drawings using light. Catch his portfolio here. You can see his experiments here. Here…

Lighting Industry

Lighting Research Center Launches Light and Health Alliance

Jan 23, 2014

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched a new collaborative initiative—the Light and Health Alliance—to bridge the science of light and health to practical applications, and…

Codes + Standards, LED + SSL

UL Standards Applicable to LED Lighting

Jan 22, 2014

LED Journal recently published a useful summary of UL standards applicable to LED lighting, written by Diana Pappas Jordan, Standards Program Manager. Get it here.

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