The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Mark Lien is emerging as one of the lighting industry’s leading futurists, and his insights are always worthwhile to explore. In this column in LD+A Magazine, he describes 10 major transformations in the lighting industry, from the convergence of technologies to the end of energy efficiency as the industry’s leading market driver to smart cities.

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) has released the final version of its Technical Requirements for LED-based Horticultural Lighting: Version 2.0, an update that will continue the industry transition from traditional lighting data and metrics to horticultural-specific lighting data and metrics that best represent horticultural lighting performance. The changes have an effective date of March 31, 2021.

Building on its UV-A 365DisInFx product line providing microbial disinfection, GE Current’s new UV-C-based LPU puck fixture utilizes patent-pending technology to target the inactivation of airborne viruses with fixtures that are always ON. The product will be available this fall.

Attorneys from Radulescu LLP will host a webinar on October 1, 2020 to discuss developments in IP litigation over the past year.

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the International Well Building Institute (IWBI) recently announced a memorandum of understanding enabling future collaboration to improve the quality of indoor environments through improved lighting design.

On September 21, Exponation, LLC announced it has filed for bankruptcy, indefinitely canceling LightShow West, LED Specifier Summit, and West Coast Lighting Insider.

In this webinar produced by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), LESA Center Director Robert Karlicek joins Darcie Chinnis and David Pfund as they explore germicidal UV technologies and applications for the built environment.

Lutron Hi-lume EcoSystem Drivers are now available for Nora Lighting’s small aperture 2” and 4” Iolite LED Downlights. The specified drivers include Soft-on and Fade-to-Black features that allow smooth, flicker-free dimming from 100% down to 1% or 0.1%. The light source fades smoothly between 0% and 1% when turned on and off for an incandescent-like effect.

Signify has announced that it has achieved carbon neutrality for all its operations across the world as well as using 100% renewable electricity. While the company progresses towards its remaining commitments for 2020, it will already embark on a new five-year journey in which it will focus on doubling its impact.