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DOE Data on Large Hospitals

Jul 31, 2013

The Department of Energy’s Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey is one of the most valuable ongoing research resources for the lighting industry, profiling number of buildings, floorspace square footage and…

Interviews + Opinion, Lighting Design

Interview about Senior Facilities Lighting with James Massa, Regional Sales Manager for Kenall Lighting

Jul 30, 2013

I recently had the opportunity to interview Jay Massa, regional sales manager for Kenall Lighting, for an article I wrote about senior facilities lighting for The Electrical Distributor (TED) Magazine.…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: RTL LED Roadway Luminaires by Toshiba

Jul 29, 2013

Toshiba International Corporation’s TLS-RTLM and TLS-RTLS LED Roadway Luminaires are available in two sizes, the short blade RTLS and the medium blade RTLM, and feature an integral photocell system with…

LED + SSL

L Prize Winner Still Going Strong After 25,000 Hours

Jul 26, 2013

Well, this is impressive–and Philips is already in a next generation from this original technology. The Department of Energy has reported the LED lamp from Philips Lighting North America that…

Codes + Standards

Jim Brodrick on SSL Standards

Jul 25, 2013

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…

Construction + Economy

Lighting Equipment Shipments Continued to Improve During the First Quarter of 2013

Jul 24, 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…

Education + Resources, Lighting Design

Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Launches Interactive Home Lighting Resource

Jul 23, 2013

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…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Lightline Movable Wall by KI

Jul 22, 2013

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…

Education + Resources

New Book Illuminates Candelas, Lumens and Lux

Jul 19, 2013

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,…

Light + Art

A Matter of Light

Jul 18, 2013

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published an interesting article about lighting artist James Turrell. Check it out here.

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November 8-11, 2026

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November 18 - 19, 2026

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November 18-19, 2026

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