Events
Patriots’ Pride
The Lighthouse lantern and tower has the capability to express its own unique appearance or fully coordinate with other game-day effects and presentations. Photo: New England Patriots/David Sarnevitz The Gillette…
Q&A with Jennifer Aspell
The CEO of BrightView Technologies explains how MLAs are an important factor in the future of lighting Micro Lens Array (MLA) technologies are not a household term in the lighting…
When STEM Met Steampunk
A new hub supports college students and pays homage to the building’s original use When Michigan State University (MSU) needed a revitalized area on campus to support students in STEM,…
Pharos Celebrates 20 Years
The New Year marks the 20th anniversary for lighting control manufacturer Pharos Architectural Controls. To celebrate, the company is set to launch a spotlight campaign recognizing the people and projects that…
British Lighting Manufacturer Unveils Sustainable Initiative
DW Winsdor, a British exterior lighting solutions designer and manufacturer, announced its Light Responsibility initiative at LiGHT Expo in London. The initiative aims to support and promote responsible lighting practices…
The GSA and PNNL Release LED and Controls Guide
In support of the BRIGHT Act, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Library (PNNL) has released LED Lighting and Controls Guidance for Federal Buildings.…
Safety: Lithium Battery Risks: “You can’t handle the truth!”
There’s an iconic scene in the 1992 movie A Few Good Men where Jack Nicholson’s character, Colonel Nathan Jessup, screams at his courtroom interrogator, “You want the truth? You can’t…
Editor’s Note: Who’s Your Pop-Pop?
To say that I’m not adept at renovations and home improvements is a courteous understatement. Tell me it’s demolition time, and I’m right up there with Chip Gaines, but when…
2024 Lighting Jobs Outlook
A panel of lighting professionals agrees that strategic hiring is moving full-steam ahead in the New Year I think most of us would agree that the last three to four years have…
Last Look: A New Kind of Celebration
Part of the DreamScapes series, the traveling exhibit “SPARK” is changing how communities across the globe can celebrate sustainably. Inspired by fireflies and stars, thousands of organically floating biodegradable lights…
Ask an EP: Itzel Ayvet Rivera López
A lighting design specialist and architect with Mono Studio shares her passion for the duality of practices within lighting design, and advocates for increased international awareness of thoughtful lighting. Why…
Achieving Equitable Indoor Lighting
Redesigning and rebalancing current approaches to lighting Everyone deserves good lighting, particularly indoors, where many of us spend most of our time. This may be a simple declaration, but in…
A False Skylight — Oh là là!
Complex lighting in a French restaurant provides old-world charm with a modern twist Fancy a frite? Restaurant-goers need not fly to Paris—just to the Windy City’s Le Select, a French…
Editor’s Note: Feels Like Home
I would like to begin my first column for LD+A by thanking the IES leadership team for the opportunity to serve such an accomplished and innovative membership Society. I previously spent more than 14 years…
Carving Out the Christmas Classics
Gaylord Hotels’ ICE! brings a sparkle to the holiday season For more than 70 years, good ol’ Charlie Brown has suffered indignities such as Lucy repeatedly pulling a football away…