Events

Research: Mexico’s New R&D Center
A progress report on Mexico’s new lighting R&D center. By Michael Siminovich, Mauricio Alcocer Ruthling

Show Don’t Tell
Photorealistic project renderings can be a potent arrow in the designer’s quiver. By Jon Brooks, Andi Walter and Steph Powell

Forward March
Theatrical effects increase as a museum’s lighting shifts from educational to immersive. By Katie Nale

SSL: Power Play
How accurate is the self-reported energy consumption of connected devices? By Michael Poplawski and Anay Waghale

Controls: Adjusting the Formula
Weaving non-energy benefits into our codes. By Charles Knuffke

Project in Pictures: Quality Breeds Quality
Bev King, co-owner of Z Hotels in London, knows how to keep his clientele wanting more.

Energy: It’s Personal
Is individual control the only way to tackle visual discomfort? By Willard Warren

‘Auditing’ Light and Wellness
One lighting company hoping to leverage the burgeoning light and health market has announced a program to evaluate circadian conditions in a space and create “certified circadian auditors.”

New Guidance on Horticultural Lighting Products
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) has released the final version of its updated Technical Requirements for Horticultural Lighting (Version 2.1).

Experience the Las Vegas Smart Home
Lighting systems will be part of a Jetsons-style smart home demo in Las Vegas unveiled by technology company Savant.

INSIGHTS: Watch This Space
Research firm and lighting brand partner to test habitat design for the Moon.

Welcome to the Luminous ’20s
Six disruptive trends in architectural lighting for the next decade. By Brad Koerner

Color: Double Play
Can color-mixed technology improve lighting quality and energy efficiency? By Michael Royer and Holly Ratafia

Policy: The More Things Don’t Change – The More They Stay the Same
I could not resist flipping through the 1971 issues of LD+A to compare and contrast with today. By Alex Baker

‘It Has Been Proposed to Form a Society…‘
In this article that first appeared in LD+A’s IES Centennial Issue in January 2006, lighting’s preeminent historian describes how the industry’s giants banded together to create the IES. By David…
