A new LRC study investigated the effectiveness of Apple’s Night Shift screen setting for lessening the impacts of nighttime iPad use on melatonin suppression, a marker of the circadian system. The study found changing screen color alone is insufficient for limiting the impact of portable electronic devices used at night, and that screen brightness should also be reduced.
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Roundtable: Connected Lighting
The lighting industry continues to undergo historic change marked by extraordinary trends enabled by rapid adoption of LED lighting. Connectivity and networked control, the Internet of Things, lighting and health, restrictive energy codes, and rebates are all driving change. For electrical contractors that compete based on lighting expertise, this presents the challenge of reviewing one’s skillsets and learning what needs learning to remain competitive. In this informative roundtable, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR talked to six lighting industry experts to find out what impact these trends are having and where they’re going.
Product Monday: Outdoor Luminaires by Philips Gardco
Philips Gardco’s PureForm LED site and area luminaires offers medium- and large-pole-mounted area luminaires, a wall sconce, bollard, and post top defined by performance and a sleek, cohesive aesthetic.
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Library Stack Lighting 101
This article describes considerations and techniques for designing book stack lighting, based on the Illuminating Engineering Society’s (IES) RP-4-13, Recommended Practice for Library Lighting.
Registration Opens for IES Light + Human Health Research Symposium
The Illuminating Engineering Society’s (IES) 2018 Research Symposium, themed, “Light and Human Health,” will be held April 8-10, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta and SimTigrate Design Lab in Atlanta, GA. Registration is now open.
Lighting for Tomorrow Competition Suspended
The sponsors of the Lighting for Tomorrow product design competition, which recognizes the most advanced energy-saving residential lighting products, will hold a workshop instead of a competition in 2018. Click to learn why.
Product Monday: Lumu Power Light and Color Meter
Lumu Power by Lumu is a color temperature, illuminance, ambient and flash exposure meter that plugs into iOS devices (iOS 8+) that have a Lightning connector.
AIA Consensus Construction Forecast: Nonresidential Construction Spending to Grow 4% in 2018
Construction spending for nonresidential buildings is projected to increase 4% this year and continue at that pace of growth through 2019, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast. Click to see the numbers.
Architecture Billings End year on Positive Note
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) concluded the year with a score of 52.9, capping three straight months of growth in design billings.
Webinar: Lessons Learned from the NGLS Living Lab
On February 13, at 1:00 PM EST, the Department of Energy will host a one-hour webinar to share lessons learned to date from Next Generation Lighting Systems competitions 1 and 2. How did specifier, manufacturer, and installer preconceptions create delays? How did issues related to user interfaces and conflicting control strategies cause confusion? And what can we learn from feedback from lighting experts and users in the classrooms?
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