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Lights Out Programs Continue To Spread Across North America
The FLAP program in Toronto was the first to raise awareness of the problem lights pose for birds in an urban center, starting in 1993. In 1999, Audubon and partners established the…
Signify’s NatureConnect Generated Excitement At LFI
One of the products that I heard a lot of people talking about at LightFair, was Ledalite by Signify’s NatureConnect. The NatureConnect natural lighting system mimics the natural patterns of…
Product Monday: Award-Winning PC Amber & Narrow Band Amber Street Lights
I’ve written before about the mounting scientific evidence of a dramatic global collapse in insect and bird populations due to white LED streetlights. I predict, over time, a return to…
‘Big Plumbing’ Muscling Into Lighting
For the past two decades, thought leaders in the lighting industry have been publicly lamenting that the lighting industry will be gobbled up by the electronics industry, Silicon Valley tech…
What If Lighting Designers Created Their Own Project Software?
At LightFair, last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mike Bishop, VP of Sales, at Sourcery, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sourcery is a lighting design project collaboration…
IDA Releases 2022 State of the Science Report On Light Pollution
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) released the “Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2022” report, earlier this month. It is a high-level overview of the best scientific understanding of how…
NEMA Publishes Recommendations For Standby Power Measurements For LED Drivers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published a new white paper NEMA LS 20003-2021 Standby Power Measurements for LED Drivers—Recommended Allowances for Feature Sets Other Than Lighting, for LED driver manufacturers and…
Twelve Interesting Products & Trends From LightFair 2022
It was great to get back to LightFair International (LFI), last week. It was a significantly better show than last year’s (IMHO), but still roughly half of the exhibitors of…
Chinese Trade Rebounds In May With Eased COVID Restrictions
China’s trade growth rebounded in May after COVID restrictions that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers began to ease. Exports surged 16.9% over a year earlier to $308.3 billion,…
2022 Dark Sky Awards Now Taking Submissions
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is now accepting nomination submissions for their 2022 Awards & Recognition Program. Whether you’ve dedicated decades to reducing light pollution, brought innovative dark sky solutions…
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