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Research: Mexico’s New R&D Center
A progress report on Mexico’s new lighting R&D center. By Michael Siminovich, Mauricio Alcocer Ruthling
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Show Don’t Tell
Photorealistic project renderings can be a potent arrow in the designer’s quiver. By Jon Brooks, Andi Walter and Steph Powell
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Forward March
Theatrical effects increase as a museum’s lighting shifts from educational to immersive. By Katie Nale
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SSL: Power Play
How accurate is the self-reported energy consumption of connected devices? By Michael Poplawski and Anay Waghale
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Controls: Adjusting the Formula
Weaving non-energy benefits into our codes. By Charles Knuffke
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Project in Pictures: Quality Breeds Quality
Bev King, co-owner of Z Hotels in London, knows how to keep his clientele wanting more.
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Energy: It’s Personal
Is individual control the only way to tackle visual discomfort? By Willard Warren
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‘Auditing’ Light and Wellness
One lighting company hoping to leverage the burgeoning light and health market has announced a program to evaluate circadian conditions in a space and create “certified circadian auditors.”
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New Guidance on Horticultural Lighting Products
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) has released the final version of its updated Technical Requirements for Horticultural Lighting (Version 2.1).
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Experience the Las Vegas Smart Home
Lighting systems will be part of a Jetsons-style smart home demo in Las Vegas unveiled by technology company Savant.
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INSIGHTS: Watch This Space
Research firm and lighting brand partner to test habitat design for the Moon.
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Welcome to the Luminous ’20s
Six disruptive trends in architectural lighting for the next decade. By Brad Koerner
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Color: Double Play
Can color-mixed technology improve lighting quality and energy efficiency? By Michael Royer and Holly Ratafia
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Policy: The More Things Don’t Change – The More They Stay the Same
I could not resist flipping through the 1971 issues of LD+A to compare and contrast with today. By Alex Baker
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‘It Has Been Proposed to Form a Society…‘
In this article that first appeared in LD+A’s IES Centennial Issue in January 2006, lighting’s preeminent historian describes how the industry’s giants banded together to create the IES. By David…
