Events
The Future of R&D Hangs in the Balance
A recent symposium revealed two competing views of its value to the U.S. By Bob Horner
The End of the Desk As We Know It
At Deloitte’s office in Amsterdam, human-centric connected lighting is about more than energy savings.
Safety First
Research shows that we urgently need improved lighting in industrial environments By Willard L. Warren
National Academy of Sciences Releases Report on SSL
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) has published a report entitled Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, Phase Two, which is a follow-up to its 2013 report Assessment of…
Smart Lighting Market Predicted to Reach $48.12 Billion by 2022
A report from analyst Infoholic Research pegs the emergence of smart cities, demand for green buildings, government initiatives, awareness about energy efficiency and demand for IoT-based solutions as the key…
New Lighting for Wimbledon
Professional tennis evolves and so has the lighting and control system used for the game’s premier tournament.
This Stand-Out Sells
For all the talk of autonomous vehicles, the average driver isn’t out shopping for one today. The average driver is, however, shopping for a vehicle with a plethora of digital…
Study Confirms the Need to Keep LEDs Clean
The longer life span of outdoor LED luminaires risks greater LDD By Norma Frank
LED Street Lighting’s Impact on Sky Glow
A DOE study looks at uplight, lumen output, spectral power distribution and other variables By James Brodric
Can Retail Reboot?
Stores are closing, limiting the demand for traditional luminaires, but smart lighting and other niche applications may be ready to fill the void
A New Report on Color Shift’s Impact on Reliability
With LED lighting, end of life is determined by whichever occurs first: catastrophic failure, unacceptable lumen depreciation, or unacceptable color shift.
LCA Partners with California Community College System to Offer Controls Curriculum
The Lighting Controls Association (LC) has announced a new partnership with the California Community College System (CCCS) to educate tomorrow’s electrical workforce about energy-saving lighting controls throughout California.
Industry Players Join Forces to Form the IoT-Ready Alliance
At LIGHTFAIR this past May, a group of lighting and LED driver manufacturers, Internet of Things (IoT) technology companies and industry groups established the IoT-Ready Alliance, dedicated to making installation…
Five Things I Thought I’d Never See
No one can ever say this industry is stagnant. By Don Peifer
Deft Punk
‘Coolest office in America?’ Contrasting color temperatures help a Chicago tech company make its case. By Paul Tarricone