Because it’s impractical to mock up every design element in a project, lighting designers often rely on photometric reports and computer-generated renderings to predict the distribution and effects of light after lighting is installed. In this LinkedIn article, The Lighting Practice’s Evan Wilson explains what’s involved.

The Illuminating Engineering Society is holding a whitepaper challenge. Beyond 2030: What Do You See? imagines what the state of the lighting industry will be in 2030, what our biggest challenges might be during this next decade, and how we should focus our energy in order to continue to move forward as an industry.

BriteSwitch recently published a post on its website analyzing the best and worst regions of the United States for lighting rebates.

LD+A recently published an informative piece by Sarah Dreger, the global leader of Digital Practice for Stantec’s Buildings practice, about how lighting designers can efficiently stay up to date on current digital technology, from software and apps to VR and AR.

Espen Technology offers a line of commercial LED downlights with field-adjustable light output and correlated color temperature (CCT). This switchable output and CCT reduces the inventory carrying requirements for distributors and electrical contractors.

This blog post by OSRAM discusses the importance of the LED driver, the quality of which can significantly impact LED product performance, reliability, and lifetime.

The California Lighting Technology Center recently announced a new, targeted collaborative with the Lighting Research and Innovation Center at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) to co-develop circadian lighting design specifications for patient healthcare and assisted living applications.

The Illuminating Engineering Society has begun publishing webinars and educational videos featuring a one-hour course, brief quiz and survey, and a downloadable CEU certificate.

The Board of Directors of the Richard Kelly Grant recently selected Jessica Collier, MFA, LC, and Tony Esposito, PhD, as the recipients of this year’s Richard Kelly Grant.