Craig DiLouie

Light + Health

Legrand Announces Publication of Research Study Demonstrating Indigo-Clean Light Technology Effectively and Safely Kills SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Viruses

Legrand recently announced the publication of research showing its Kenall Indigo‑Clean light disinfection technology effectively and safely inactivates SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A viruses in a range of real-world clinical settings. The study was published in partnership with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Energy + Environment

EIA Projects Big Increases in Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions Through 2050

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that, absent significant changes in policy or technology, world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2020 and 2050.

Light + Art, Light + Health

Nurse Builds “Light of Appreciation”

Colorado nurse Laura Weiss temporarily came out of retirement to help her colleagues vaccinated thousands of people against COVID-19 in Boulder, jabbing as many as a thousand people a day. She marked the effort with an homage to healthcare heroes, a chandelier constructed from empty vaccine vials.

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Cylinder Luminaire by Coronet

Coronet’s Drop is a simple cylinder luminaire available in narrow or wide diameter and three heights.

Interviews + Opinion

Cooper’s Travis Bouck Talks Outdoor Lighting Trends

I recently had the opportunity to interview Travis Bouck, Business Leader, Outdoor Lighting, Cooper Lighting Solutions for an article I wrote about outdoor lighting trends for tED magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Transcript follows.

Lighting Design

Design Firm’s Whitepaper Describes The Lighting Design Process

Design firm Light Plan Design, Inc. recently published a whitepaper on its website describing its perspective of the the lighting design process.

Energy + Environment

Study: Nocturnal Moth Populations Affected by Street Lighting

Reported by the BBC, a recent UK study discovered that street lighting disrupted the behavior of nocturnal moths, reducing caterpillar population by half.

LED + SSL

Ten Years of LED Rebates

While rebates for commercial lighting have been around since the 1980s, rebates for LEDs specifically didn’t see widespread acceptance until 2011. Now, 10 years later, we can take an in-depth look at LED rebates and the marketplace.

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Solar Luminaires by SOLTECH

SOLTECH’s SUNLIKE solar luminaires offer fully integrated outdoor area lighting with lumen packages up to 9,000 lumens. The product received gained UL listing under UL’s new 8801 solar luminaire outline of investigation.

Daylighting

Visual Delight in Architecture

Visual Delight in Architecture by Lisa Heschong (‎Routledge, April 2021, 398 pp.) examines the many ways in which the time we spend indoors is enriched by daylight and window views.

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Lightovation – Dallas Market Center
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