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Education + Resources

Tivoli Publishes AIA CES Course on Color

Jun 21, 2012

Tivoli, LLC recently announced the publication of a two new AIA Continuing Education courses entitled, “How We See Color” and “How We Use Color.” The first helps students understand how…

Awards

National September 11 Memorial Honored with IALD Award of Excellence

Jun 20, 2012

In downtown Manhattan, the National 9/11 Memorial opened on the 10th anniversary of the 2001 tragedy. “A very powerful installation where light forms a strong contrast to the despair of…

People

Jonathan Speirs, RIP

Jun 19, 2012

I regret to inform you that Jonathan Speirs lost his two-year fight against cancer on June 18, 2012. The family has stated that a celebration of Jonathan’s life will be…

Legislation + Regulation

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Publishes Article on Reflector Lamp Regulations

Jun 19, 2012

Regulation coming in July will put millions of directional lamp sockets for halogen sources up for grabs. Energy standards covering incandescent reflector lamps, first instituted by the Department of Energy…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Split Sushi Sconce by Derek Marshall Lighting

Jun 18, 2012

Derek Marshall Lighting’s Split Sushi sconce was designed as a variant of the original Sushi sconce. Constructed by assembling two rhombic glass panels which have been kiln formed into curved…

Awards

Cooper Lighting Announces Winners of 35th Annual SOURCE Awards

Jun 15, 2012

Cooper Lighting recently announced the winners of the 35th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The winners were recognized at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 in Las Vegas at the Keynote…

Lighting Industry

American Lighting Announces Entertainment and Professional Lighting Division

Jun 14, 2012

American Lighting, a specialty lighting manufacturer, recently announced the addition of its Entertainment & Professional Lighting Division (E-PRO) to accommodate the growing needs of the entertainment and architectural sectors in…

LED + SSL

LED Use Growing in Retrofit Projects, Says Precision Paragon Survey

Jun 13, 2012

Hubbell’s Precision Paragon unit recently published the results of a 2011 survey of 2,900 lighting professionals, which found that energy-efficient lighting is a growing market. The survey also discovered that…

Codes + Standards, LED + SSL

Zhaga Consortium Gains Momentum

Jun 12, 2012

Image courtesy of Pathway the Lighting Source.Many LED luminaires are highly integrated products. An alternative approach is to modularize the light source and other components using standardized interfaces, similar to…

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

Product Monday: GE Visual Comfort Lens

Jun 11, 2012

GE’s new Visual Comfort Lens diffuses LED directional lamp so that the light “dots” or spots are eliminated. Used in conjunction with GE’s Energy Smart LED Retail PAR30 and PAR38…

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Events

DLC Summit 2026

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October 26-27, 2026

IES Street & Area Lighting Conference

Phoenix, AZ

November 8-11, 2026

Light Expo London

London, UK

November 18 - 19, 2026

Canada Light Expo 2026

Toronto, Canada

November 18-19, 2026

Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show

Dallas, TX

January 6-9, 2027

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