Events
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.
Is a Lighting Career a Journey or a Destination?
In the “Emerging Professionals” column appearing in the March issue of LD+A, Kacie Stigliano writes about the career-path decisions younger lighting professionals face once they enter the industry.
How Safe is the Light from LEDs?
In the February edition of LD+A, columnist James Brodrick discusses a Department of Energy report that aims to separate fact from fiction regarding the potential for damage caused by LEDs.
Light and Health: What’s New in Research
The January issue of LD+A included a collection of research projects from around the globe that aim to show how lighting can impact health—for better or worse
The Outlook for OLEDs
In his December column for LD+A, the DOE’s James Brodrick discussed the challenges and opportunities surrounding OLED adoption.
Can We Quantify Lighting “Benefits”?
In a recent issue of LD+A, Peter R. Boyce, former head of human factors at the Lighting Research Center at RPI and technical editor of the journal Lighting Research and…
Don’t Confuse Warranty with Quality
Sternberg Lighting’s Paul Mitchell tackled the thorny issue of LED luminaire warranties in the September issue of LD+A.
A Metric for the Aesthetic
In the August issue of LD+A, Mark D. Fairchild, associate dean of research and graduate education for the College of Science at Rochester Institute of Technology, discusses color as a…
Confessions of a Light Addict
Ingo Maurer’s so-called “addiction to light” began many years ago in Venice when the then-graphic designer had a tad too much white wine during a leisurely lunch.
Who You Gonna Call? The Lighting Mythbusters
Much has been publicized about the upcoming incandescent lamp phase-out starting in January 2012 (and already started in California this year).