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DLC Horticultural Lighting Technical Requirements V3.0 Final Will Be Released November 30, 2022
On Wednesday, November 30, the DLC will release the final version of the horticultural lighting Technical Requirements V3.0 to support the acceleration of energy efficient lighting in controlled environment agriculture…
New PoE Consortium Promotes The Benefits Of PoE
Image: PoEConsortium.com Seven smart-building companies are joining forces to bring more attention to the value of Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and technology. The companies created an industry organization known as the PoE…
Product Monday: Virtual Sky With Moving Clouds
Image: ArtificialSky.com Artificial Sky offers a product, Virtual Sky, that utilizes LED luminaires which appear to be a blue sky with passing clouds overhead, birds flying, and sunrise and sunset…
Southern California Shipping Port Backlogs Gone; East & Gulf Ports Backlogged
The backup of container ships off the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA was one the biggest sources of U.S. supply chain congestion during the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Federal Government Develops Window Film To Prevent Bird Collisions With Windows
It has been well documented that artificial light at night (ALAN) can disorient birds and increase bird collisions with buildings, especially windows. The reflectance of windows can lead birds to…
ENERGY STAR Proposes Sunset Of Lamps, Luminaires & Ceiling Fan Light Kit Programs
On Monday, November 14, 2022, ENERGY STAR issued a memo proposing to sunset its Lamps, Luminaires, and Ceiling Fan Light Kit programs. It’s not uncommon for ENERGY STAR to sunset…
Two Lighting Design Award Programs Now Accepting Entries
Two lighting design award programs have announced that they are currently accepting entries: The first is The New York City Section of the IES Lumen 2023 Awards. Submission Deadline: January…
Product Monday: Cooper Lighting Solutions Releases 3D Printed Decorative Pendants
Cooper Lighting Solutions introduces a pendant line using 3D printing technology, which allows for distinctive designs, textures, and shapes. The Shaper PRENTALUX brand, meaning “printed light,” includes 20 products with…
ArchLIGHT Summit 2023 Opens Call For Speakers
ArchLIGHT Summit, a lighting trade event and educational platform for the architectural, specification, and design communities, has opened their call for speakers. The next event, taking place Tuesday, September 19,…
BPA Report Characterizes Non-Residential Lighting In The Pacific Northwest
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) published their Non-Residential Lighting Northwest Market Model report, this Summer. The report provides a characterization of the non-resi lighting market (commercial, industrial, & outdoor). Image:…
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