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Energy + Environment, Legislation + Regulation

Congress Considers Bill to Fund Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Retrofits

Apr 06, 2010

A coalition of 80 contractor groups, unions, manufacturers, businesses, financial services companies and energy-efficiency advocates to advance the adoption of Building STAR, a proposal to makeover America’s commercial and apartment…

Education + Resources

IESNYC Announces Meet and Greet Evening with Parsons Lighting Design Students on April 8

Apr 06, 2010

The IESNYC Student Chapter invites the lighting community to a meet and greet with Parsons Lighting Design students on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 6:00 PM. The Chapter will offer…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Itre Introduces Trex, Designed by Karim Rashid

Apr 05, 2010

Trex, a soft-edged light, is hexagonal and made of a glossy opal heat-formed acrylic. Its flat configuration will mesh with a room’s architecture, but bring dimension thanks to a triangular…

Awards, Interviews + Opinion, LED + SSL, Products + Technology

SSL Next Generation Luminaires Competition: Interview with Lara Cordell, Judge

Apr 05, 2010

Lara Cordell, LC, LEED-AP is director of technology for national lighting distributor Wiedenbach-Brown Co., Inc., for which I produce an annual lighting magazine for large corporate end-users called ENLIGHTEN. I…

Construction + Economy

eVolo Magazine Announces Winners of the 2010 Skyscraper Competition

Apr 05, 2010

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Lighting Industry

New Novel by LightNOW Editor Now Available in Bookstores and Online Booksellers

Apr 03, 2010

As many LightNOW readers know, I write fiction as a hobby, with several novels published, including a psychological thriller, speculative fiction, science fiction and now, horror–specifically, post-apocalyptic fiction–and more specifically,…

Daylighting, Education + Resources

How Do YOU Commission Daylighting?

Apr 02, 2010

As I wrote in a previous post here, I’m supporting the IES Commissioning Committee in developing an RP about lighting and control commissioning, including commissioning of lighting and, separately, commissioning…

Education + Resources

LIGHTFAIR International Launches Design Symposia

Apr 02, 2010

The LIGHTFAIR International educational program is being expanded this year with the launch of the Design Symposia. Making its debut at the May 2010 Las Vegas LFI trade show and…

Products + Technology

Philips Daylight Window Concept Presentation

Apr 02, 2010

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Research

Lighting Influences Taste of Wine and How Much Consumers Are Willing to Pay for It

Apr 01, 2010

Lighting influences how wine tastes and how much consumers are willing to pay for it, based on a series of three German experiments in which more than 500 people tasted…

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Events

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

Light + Intelligent Building North America (replaced LightFair)

Las Vegas, NV

March 15-18, 2027

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