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Contract Magazine Interviews Lighting Designer Leni Schwendinger

Feb 16, 2010

I love getting inside the heads of some of the country’s top lighting designers; one can learn a great deal in a short amount of time and, just as important,…

Lighting Industry

American Presidents: Who’s Your Favorite?

Feb 15, 2010

Today is President’s Day.

Energy + Environment

DOE’s Jim Brodrick Responds to IDA on Blue Light Question

Feb 15, 2010

In late January, LightNOW published a short article about the International Dark-Sky Association’s position on blue light at night: In short, IDA said blue light produces higher light pollution with…

Lighting Industry

Happy Valentine’s Day

Feb 14, 2010

Today is Valentine’s Day.

LED + SSL

Midtown Lounge in Washington, DC Lighted Almost Entire with RGB LEDs

Feb 12, 2010

The Challenge: Retrofit a former night club into a true lounge with a lighting scheme that would saturate the environment with color and color-changing effects, but without moving lights. The…

Controls, Products + Technology

Controls Friday: Leviton Expands Wireless Commercial Energy Management Offering

Feb 12, 2010

Leviton Manufacturing Company has expanded its line of commercial wireless occupancy sensors with a comprehensive offering of LevNet RF wireless energy management devices. These self-powered devices integrate Leviton product design…

Lighting Industry

Happy Birthday, President Lincoln

Feb 12, 2010

Today’s is Lincoln’s birthday.

Light + Art

Olafur Eliasson: Playing with Space and Light

Feb 11, 2010

Enjoy. First, the Weather Project: Next, hear the artist discuss his work with space and light:

Lighting Industry

The Lighting Practice Receives WBE Certification

Feb 10, 2010

The Lighting Practice has announced that it has received Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, Pennsylvania’s Department of General Services’ Bureau of Minority and…

Lighting Industry

Nora Lighting Launches New Website

Feb 10, 2010

Nora Lighting has finished a major update of its website at www.noralighting.com that spotlights more than 100 new products, including LED and CFL luminaires and decorative accent lighting, while also…

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Launched in 2001, LightNOW covers the rapidly changing lighting world for lighting people. Check-in daily to see new posts by Editor David Shiller, Craig DiLouie, and other experts in the lighting field including consultants and lighting designers. Posts include news items to keep you up to date, short opinion pieces to invite you to consider another point of view, new products every Monday, and links to new research and tools to help you design with light. Also be sure to subscribe to the LightNOW newsletter (free), which is published every two weeks as a digest of articles on the site. We always welcome your feedback, so feel free to comment on any of the stories that appear here at LightNOW. If you are a manufacturer, LightNOW offers a low-cost ad vehicle to reach thousands of specifiers, contractors, reps, distributors, consultants, owners, and other stakeholders in the sales channel. For advertising inquiries, contact Suelynn Shiller. Thank you for visiting, and we hope you find LightNOW useful for your career in lighting

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