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DOE Publishes Snapshot on Linear LED Lamps
The U.S. Department of Energy's CALiPER program has released a new Snapshot report on linear LED lamps, commonly known as TLEDs.
Lighting Systems Index Decreased in First Quarter; Mixed Results for Components
NEMA’s Lighting Systems Shipments Index, a measure of demand for lighting equipment, decreased 0.8 percent quarter-to-quarter while posting a 0.6 percent increase year-over-year during 2016 Q1.
Color-Tunable Caveats
In his August “LED Watch” column in LD+A, James Brodrick discusses how accurate product comparisons for color tunable LED luminaires can a challenge for specifiers.
Flicker Frustration: Measuring What You Can’t See
In the absence of formal standards, Ethan Biery of Lutron offers some guidance in the July issue for dealing with flicker.
Lighting Groups Respond to AMA’s Street Lighting Recommendations
Lighting groups including the IES and the Lighting Research Center at RPI were quick to respond in late June to the American Medical Association (AMA)’s recommendations for minimizing potential harmful…
LRC’s Rea to Take Academic Sabbatical, Figueiro Named Acting Director
Mark Rea, director of the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will take an academic sabbatical for the upcoming fiscal year, effective July 1, 2016.
DOE SSL R&D Program Seeks Data for U.S. Lighting Market Characterization
Despite the surge in LED usage, the US Department of Energy Solid-State Lighting (SSL) R&D Program estimates that today LED installations are only about 6 percent of all lighting use.
SEAD Announces International Competition to Recognize Industrial & Outdoor Lighting
The Clean Energy Ministerial’s Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative announces its sixth international competition to recognize the world’s most energy-efficient industrial and outdoor lighting products.
Six Bold Steps for SSL
In his June “Forces of Change” column for LD+A, Mark Lien examines how a business book that never mentions lighting speaks directly to the challenges that our industry is facing.
Design Competition Will Transform the Thames
In London, “The Illuminated River International Design Competition” was launched earlier this month in an effort to “transform London’s relationship with the Thames after dark.”
Gateway Report on OLEDs in Office Setting
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a report on the first Gateway demonstration involving OLED lighting.
LED A-Line Lamp Shipments Surge; CFLs, Incandescents Lag
LED A-line lamps posted another strong showing to start 2016, surging 375.9 percent during the first quarter of 2016 on a year-over-year basis.
Tips to Keep Industrial LED Fixtures from Overheating
In a column in the May issue of LD+A, Kellie Koedel of Holophane offers five suggestions for making sure LED luminaires can withstand the heat often associated with industrial environments.
Denver to Join the Ranks of Smart Cities
At LIGHTFAIR 2016, Panasonic Enterprise Solutions, a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, and Sensity Systems Inc. announced an alliance related to Panasonic’s CityNow initiative.
Texas Rangers’ Ballpark the Latest to Go LED
The Texas Rangers have installed an LED system from Eaton at Globe Life Park in Arlington, TX.