NEMA Publishes Best Practices for Operating Fluorescent Lighting Systems
NEMA LSD 27: Best Practices for Operating Fluorescent Lighting Systems, recently published by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), summarizes information and recommendations found...
View ArticleJuno Lighting Group Unveils New Lighting Education Center
Juno Lighting Group recently announced the grand re-opening of its Des Plaines, IL-based lighting education center. The center, which is designed to provide architects, interior designers, lighting...
View ArticleSylvania Publishes Online Substitution Tool
OSRAM SYLVANIA offers an interesting online tool identifying regulatory impacts on various light source technologies, with suggested substitutions for products being eliminated. Check it out here.
View ArticleJonathan Speirs Scholarship Fund Launched
The Jonathan Speirs Scholarship Fund was launched in November to provide support to students of architecture who wish to enter the architectural lighting profession. Jonathan Speirs was one of the...
View ArticlePhilips Lighting Webinar on Retail Lighting Available Now to Watch
The average shopper spends seven minutes in a retail store. If the store environment engages a shopper, 80% will make a purchase. What can lighting do to attract, engage and convert potential buyers?...
View ArticleTHE ILLUMINATOR Debuts
Produced by German lighting designer Gerd Pfarré and graphic designer and ad agency owner Frank Koschembar, THE ILLUMINATOR is a new 100 x 70 cm magazine about the role of light in culture, art,...
View ArticlePhilips and Light Collective Offer Crowd-Source and Image-Based App for...
The LightCollector app from Philips and Light Collective is based upon two lighting design fundamentals: the desire to be inspired and the need to store the things that inspire us so we can use them...
View ArticleLighting Controls Association Becomes AIA CES Education Provider
The Lighting Controls Association recently announced that it has become an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education System (CES) provider. In addition, nearly all of the courses in...
View ArticleCheck Out The What’s New in Lamps and Ballasts Seminar at LIGHTFAIR
Howard Wolfman of Lumispec and myself have been invited back to this year’s LIGHTFAIR to present our popular seminar, “What’s New in Lamps and Ballasts” (L13W15), expanded according to attendee demand...
View ArticleDOE LIGHTFAIR Presentations Posted
The Department of Energy’s booth at LIGHTFAIR was hopping, with in-booth educational sessions packed with attendees. Experts addressed life-cycle assessment and environmental testing of LED products;...
View ArticlePhilips Lighting University Webinar on Light and Wellbeing
This recorded webinar presented by Dr. Craig Bernecker of Parsons, which you can watch below, provides a sampling of studies conducted that illustrate both psychological and physiological responses to...
View ArticleNew Book Illuminates Candelas, Lumens and Lux
CANDELAS, LUMENS AND LUX (146 pp., softcover) by Owen F. Ransen is a brief and light introduction to the concepts and mathematics of illumination. The book is aimed at architects, civil engineers, road...
View ArticleLighting Research Center at Rensselaer Launches Interactive Home Lighting...
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched Lighting Patterns for Homes, an interactive website to help homeowners, contractors and builders choose the right...
View ArticleSolais Lighting Publishes Whitepaper on Color Shift
Solais Lighting recently published an interesting whitepaper about causes and management of color shift in LED products. Download it here.
View ArticleIES Announces First LC Study Group
THE LIGHTING PROFESSION The IES is endeavoring to provide support for those people who may be ready, both professionally and technically, to take the exam. To this end, the IES LC Study Group has...
View ArticleLighting Controls Association Publishes Webinar for Utilities and Energy...
The Lighting Controls Association invites the electric power industry into a partnership to advance education about energy-saving lighting controls. I recently produced a 16-minute webinar introducing...
View ArticleLRC to Host Photometry Institute October 8-9, 2013
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will hold the Photometry Institute October 8-9, 2013 in Troy, NY. This two-day, hands-on seminar teaches industry professionals...
View ArticleIES Updates Lighting Upgrade Guide
The Illuminating Engineering Society has published an updated version of its authoritative reference on lighting upgrades, LEM-3-13. The document has been organized into three sections. The first...
View ArticleHubbell on the Color of Light
On its blog, Hubbell recently published a primer on color quality by Chris Bailey, Director of company’s Lighting Solutions Center. It begins: “When it comes to color and light, everyone has an...
View ArticleLRC ASSIST Guide Helps Multifamily Housing Managers Select LED Lighting
The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST), a program of the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, recently released a new publication to...
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