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Safety: Who’s Got This?

PoE systems’ low energy use doesn’t exempt them from standards. By Jerry Plank
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Study Finds Circadian Solutions Can Increase Energy Use

A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy evaluated the potential energy impacts of circadian lighting design recommendations detailed in WELL v2 Q2 2019,…
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BIOS and Lumileds Partner on Human Centric Lighting

BIOS and Lumileds have joined forces to create a new LUXEON LED with SkyBlue circadian technology.
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Standards: The Quality Quandary (Redux)

Flipping the script to focus on end-user outcomes. By Brian Liebel
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Golden Ticket

A hierarchy of light-filled destinations define the Chase Center arena in San Francisco. By Samantha Schwirck
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A New Sales Pitch

By shifting marketing tactics, the industry can help customers look beyond the ‘energy story’ of networked lighting controls to some of the softer benefits. By Liesel Whitney-Schulte and Dan Mellinger
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Wildlife: From Tracks to Trails

Careful design using both light and darkness can ease the path. By Jane Slade
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2020 IES Progress Report

The 2020 IES Progress Report is here. There were 171 submittals in 2020; 82 were accepted into the report.
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LEDucation 2021 Call for Speakers

The 2021 LEDucation Tradeshow and Conference, organized by the Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), seeks dynamic, lighting-industry presentations for the 2021 event. The deadline for topics in November…
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Survey: Hospital Nurses Want More Control Over Lighting

A U.S. Department of Energy-funded Pacific Northwest National Laboratory study was designed to investigate how patient-room lighting systems could be improved from the nurses’ perspectives.
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COVID A Business Factor Well Into 2021, Survey Finds

Some 90% of AEC industry firms say COVID-19 will affect overall business development activities in the next 12 months.
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Elephant In The Room

The lighting industry’s diversity problem. By Paul Pompeo
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A Metaphor for Clarity

Seek light so that others may avoid the darkness. By Alex Baker
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New Study Shows Benefits of 1:1 Replacement

A new study concluded that retrofitting outdated commercial lighting individually with LEDs equipped with luminaire level lighting controls (LLLC) has the potential to save just as much energy as investing…
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Final Version 2.0 of Technical Requirements for Horticultural Lighting Now Available

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) released the final version of its Technical Requirements for LED-based Horticultural Lighting: Version 2.0.
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