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The Architecture Billings Index Closed Out 2021 Strong, But Hiring Questions Linger
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released its final Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report of 2021, and while the composite index ultimately ended the year strong, questions of whether…
DOE Announces Phase 1 Winners of L-Prize Lighting Competition
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced the four winners in Phase 1 of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lighting Prize (L-Prize®) at the Building Technologies Office’s annual Solid-State Lighting Workshop. The L-Prize® is a $12.2 million prize lighting competition launched by DOE in May 2021. The…
More Women In High Visibility Leadership Roles in 2022
This post was inspired by Laura Van Zeyl’s recent post, in the Women In Lighting Facebook Group. There are a growing number of women rising to high visibility leadership positions…
New International Lighting Non-Profit Founded In Canada
The All Things Lighting Association (ATLA) has been founded as a non-profit organization to advance, support, promote, and contribute to innovation, science, and engineering in all fields of lighting, including…
Product Monday: Kenall Releases Stainless Steel Indoor Swimming Pool Luminaire
Indoor swimming pools, also known as natatoriums, are a very demanding and corrosive environment for lighting. Natatorium luminaires are exposed to high humidity, chlorine, salt, and other chemicals. Kenall drew…
AIA Projects Non-Resi Construction Spending To Increase In 2022 & 2023
According to a new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the nonresidential building sector is expected to see a healthy rebound through next year after failing to recover…
Designing Lighting Magazine Publishes Listing Of Lighting Design & Lighting Product Awards + Winners
Designing Lighting Magazine, a leading publication about the business of lighting design, has published a database of global lighting design and lighting product awards, as well as the winners of…
New NEMA White Paper On The History, Proper & Inproper Uses of UGR
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA LS 20001-2021, White Paper on Unified Glare Rating (UGR). This new white paper explains the original intent of UGR, its proper uses, and common misuses.…
Cybersecurity-Related Additions to DLC NLC5
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently announced two additions to its Networked Lighting Controls (NLC) Technical Requirements, Version 5. These additions became effective December 22, 2021. These are: The DLC now…
Product Monday: Commercial Ceiling Fan With Upper-Room GUV
Greenheck, a provider of air movement equipment, announced the incorporation of patented Northern Light® UV-C technology into its line of AMPLIFY™ overhead HVLS fans, today. AMPLIFY with Northern Light’s patented…
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