The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a pre-publication Federal Register notice of a final determination pertaining to energy conservation standards for metal halide luminaires, determining that existing energy conservation standards do not need to be amended.

For an upcoming article in Electrical Contractor Magazine, I recently had the opportunity to interview Bob Karlicek, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Director of the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications, co-Director of the Energy, Built Environment and Smart Systems Institute at Rensselaer. The topic: spatially tunable lighting, which LightNOW first reported on in August. Transcript follows.

Crossroads LED’s Astrophile Series luminaires are specifically designed to dramatically reduce light pollution, light trespass, and glare, the first and only dark-sky certified street lights to be listed on the International Dark-Sky Association’s (IDA) Fixture Seal of Approval Program (FSA) with color temperatures as low as 1600K.

The University of Melbourne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California Berkeley, and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) have collaborated on the development of a device that could identify various gases, potentially including lethal ones.

The Zhaga Consortium has published a whitepaper, “How Zhaga addresses Sustainability and the Circular Economy.” The publication points out that durable, repairable, and upgradeable LED luminaires are key elements to sustainable lighting.

My contribution to the October issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR talks about LED product warranties and the National Lighting Bureau’s recently launched Trusted Warranty Program.

The Dodge Momentum Index gained 11% in September to 164.9 (2000=100) from the revised August reading of 148.0. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Construction Network, is a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.

Nora Lighting’s MAY LED track heads feature AC LEDs that do not require a driver, facilitating installation. The contemporary fixture is designed to illuminate display cabinets, shelves, art niches, or dining areas in residential and commercial sites.

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) recorded its seventh consecutive positive month in August 2021, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA).