Artificial Sky offers a product, Virtual Sky, that utilizes LED luminaires which appear to be a blue sky with passing clouds overhead, birds flying, and sunrise and sunset effects. Virtual Sky can remotely change from overhead dimmable white task lighting to an ultra-realistic blue sky with moving clouds that mimic daylight entirely.
David Shiller
Construction + Economy, Lighting Industry
Southern California Shipping Port Backlogs Gone; East & Gulf Ports Backlogged
The backup of container ships off the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA was one the biggest sources of U.S. supply chain congestion during the COVID-19 pandemic and a contributor to inflation. Now, though, it’s over, thanks to a drastic decline in import demand nationally.
Dark Sky, Energy + Environment
Federal Government Develops Window Film To Prevent Bird Collisions With Windows
It has been well documented that artificial light at night (ALAN) can disorient birds and increase bird collisions with buildings, especially windows. The reflectance of windows can lead birds to not realize that windows are solid objects to be avoided. New window film developed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) can prevent deadly bird-window collisions.
Codes + Standards, Energy + Environment
ENERGY STAR Proposes Sunset Of Lamps, Luminaires & Ceiling Fan Light Kit Programs
On Monday, November 14, 2022, ENERGY STAR issued a memo proposing to sunset its Lamps, Luminaires, and Ceiling Fan Light Kit programs.
Two Lighting Design Award Programs Now Accepting Entries
Two lighting design award programs have announced that they are currently accepting entries, IESNYC and International Lighting Design Awards.
Product Monday: Cooper Lighting Solutions Releases 3D Printed Decorative Pendants
Cooper Lighting Solutions introduces a pendant line using 3D printing technology, which allows for distinctive designs, textures, and shapes. The Shaper PRENTALUX brand, meaning “printed light,” includes 20 products with numerous texture and color choices, as well as multiple lumen outputs and color temperatures.
ArchLIGHT Summit 2023 Opens Call For Speakers
ArchLIGHT Summit, a lighting trade event and educational platform for the architectural, specification, and design communities, has opened their call for speakers. The next event, taking place Tuesday, September 19, and Wednesday, September 20, 2023, will welcome lighting designers, architects, interior designers, specifiers, and students to review new products, network, and attend a wide range of seminars.
BPA Report Characterizes Non-Residential Lighting In The Pacific Northwest
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) published their Non-Residential Lighting Northwest Market Model report, this Summer. The report provides a characterization of the non-resi lighting market (commercial, industrial, & outdoor).
IES Publishes Updated Recommended Practice For People In Outdoor Environments
The IES has published an update to its recommended practice for people in outdoor environments: ANSI/IES RP-43-22, Recommended Practice: Lighting Exterior Applications.
Codes + Standards, Legislation + Regulation
Four Changes In The 2023 National Electric Code Impacting Lighting
The National Electrical Code (NEC) updates every three years. David summarizes four changes in this code cycle (2023 edition of the NEC) that impact lighting.
Lighting Solution Development
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