Events
GE Parts Ways With CFLs
GE announced earlier this month that its U.S. consumer lighting business will cease manufacturing and distribution of CFL light bulbs for the U.S. market by the end of 2016.
NEMA Publishes New SSL Document
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published NEMA SSL 7A-2015 Phase-Cut Dimming for Solid State Lighting—Basic Compatibility.
IES Progress Report Accepts 116 Submissions
The IES Progress Committee presented its report at the 2015 IES Annual Conference.
2016 Jobs Outlook
Columnist Paul Pompeo conducts his annual jobs forecast roundtable in the January issue of LD+A.
Illuminated Playground Offers a Winter Respite
The sixth annual Luminotherapie event in Montreal features 30 giant illuminated seesaws and nine architectural video projections.
NEMA Business Conditions Indexes Retreat in December
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America fell to 41.2 in December as a larger share of panelists reported conditions deteriorated than reported they improved.
Lighting Companies Among the Fasting Growing on Deloitte List
Deloitte’s 2015 “Technology Fast 500” list is largely dominated by software companies, but the lighting industry is also represented.
The LED Driver Dilemma
In his December “Product Safety” column in LD+A, Jerry Plank discusses how LED driver substitution continues to be hampered by a lack of standards.
Prepare for New Job Titles in the Lighting Industry
In his November column, LD+A contributor Don Peifer takes a look how the emergence of solid-state lighting may create a new lexicon of job titles in manufacturing companies—one of which…
Maintenance Just As Important for LEDs
"Install it and forget it” is no way to maintain an LED system, writes Norma Frank in her October “Maintenance” column in LD+A.
Will Hackers Cast Their Eye on Smart Lighting?
Lighting might be the platform for big data, but it may also become a tempting target for cyber criminals. By Jerry Plank
How Designers Can Ease the Pain of Value Engineering
In this excerpt from his recent “Point of View” column in LD+A, lighting designer Stephen Hoppe offers five ideas that can soften the blow of value engineering (VE).
Will Your Résumé Make the Cut?
In a recent LD+A column, Paul Pompeo offered ideas for making a résumé rise to the top of a recruiter’s pile.
Quantifying Value is the Lighting Professional’s Extra Burden
In his May column in LD+A, the Lighting Research Center’s Daniel Frering makes the case that the knowledge and skills needed to specify equipment are not enough for today’s professional.…
Product Testing Labs Must Follow the Same Rules
In his April “Product Safety” column in LD+A, Jerry Plank argues that trustworthy data on product performance starts with good lab procedures.