Events
Ship Shape
In Vancouver, a contemporary boating facility recalls the history of dragon racing. By Samantha Schwirck
Forces of Change: Do You Agree with These 10 Statements?
Imagine a group of lighting futurists meeting in a small room for a day discussing their vision of where our industry is headed. By Mark Lien
Product Safety: The Risk Still Exists
The noted novelist and teacher Pearl S. Buck was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Prize for literature and also earned the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The…
LRC Announces M.S. in Lighting Externship
Upon graduation, students in the Lighting Research Center’s M.S. in Lighting program now have the opportunity to participate in a paid externship for three months or more at a leading…
LCA Publishes Lighting Controls Guide for Open Offices
The Lighting Controls Association has published a basic guide to applying lighting controls to open office spaces.
Weather-Adaptive Street Lighting Tested in Minnesota
Echelon Corp. is expanding its deployment of white tunable connected street lighting in White Bear Lake, MN, to include weather-adaptive capabilities powered by its collaboration with IBM Watson Internet of…
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice
In the March issue of LD+A, Rajaram Bhagavathula of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and an IES Emerging Professional discussed ways that the new generation of researchers can influence lighting…
Lighting, Automation and Robotics
In his “Forward Thinking” column in the February issue of LD+A, Don Peifer, vice president of innovation at Acuity Brands Lighting, explains why automation may not be such a bad…
LRC Releases Free, Open Access Circadian Stimulus Calculator
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has released a free, open-access circadian stimulus (CS) calculator.
With a Little Help from a Friend (Eaton), Actor Ed Begley Nails LEED Platinum
Actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr.’s new home, completed in late 2016, has attained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
How One University is Rebuilding Its Lighting Program
In her Education essay in the January edition of LD+A, Alyssa Humphries Stewart, assistant professor of architectural and lighting design and director of the Center for Lighting Education at Texas…
‘Loop’ Chases Away Winter Doldrums in Montreal
This winter, Montrealers and visitors can discover giant illuminated wheels in an installation called “Loop.”
2016 IES Progress Report
The Progress Committee’s mission is to keep in touch with developments in the art and science of lighting throughout the world and prepare a yearly report of achievements for the…
LIGHTFAIR Chicago-Bound in 2018
LIGHTFAIR International will return to the Windy City in 2018 for the first time since 1995.
Public Lighting Authority Completes Relighting of Detroit
The relighting of Detroit—a city that just three years ago was in chronic darkness—was completed on time and under budget, the city’s Public Lighting Authority (PLA) announced last month.