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Nitemind Debuts SYNC

Nitemind’s newest lighting installation, SYNC, located at NYC’s Seaport District, will continue through the end of August with a series of collaborative music events.
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Your Products Are Overrated

Dubious performance claims do a disservice to the industry. By Alex Baker 
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Transcending the Bowl

From façades to concourses and VIP suites, the modern sports venue takes cues from the retail and hospitality sectors By Stacie Dinwiddy
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Project in Pictures: After Dark

Simplicity can be deceiving. The glow of the CF Toronto Eaton Centre Bridge is the result of a technically challenging LED lighting design by Speirs + Major in conjunction with…
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DesignLights Consortium Publishes New Specification for Networked Lighting Controls

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) has published its Networked Lighting Control System Technical Requirements V4.0.
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Getting the Dirt

More research on streetlights is just down the pike By Norma Frank
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Spanning a 21st Century Skyline

Color-changing LEDs are not the only difference between New York’s former Tappan Zee Bridge and its replacement, the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, but they might be the most visible…
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The Presidents Club

Those who’ve ‘sat in the seat’ as IES presidents discuss their unique bond By Paul Tarricone
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WELL-Lit LEED Projects

What happens when two preeminent building standards come together? The authors explain By Reiko Kagawa and Shahrzad Abtahi
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A Tree Grows in Lighting

The benefits of mentoring branch out in many different directions By Tom Butters
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Job Trends for 2019

2019 marks the sixth year of LD+A’s Jobs Outlook panel to discuss the year ahead. By Paul Pompeo
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The Collision of Lighting Design with IoT

The Internet of Things is an unstoppable force—perhaps the next Industrial Revolution—and the job description for design professionals is no longer limited to the quality and quantity of light By…
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Apples to Oranges

Key differences between passive and active job candidates By Paul Pompeo
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Worth the Wait

Ready, set, don’t go. A panel of designers reflects back on projects that hit an unexpected detour and what changed once they got back on track By Paul Tarricone
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Lessons in the Classroom

Tunable light could potentially improve student learning, increase teacher satisfaction and trim energy use. A recent pilot project explored these benefits By Bob Davis and Sarah Safranek
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