The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is now accepting nomination submissions for their 2022 Awards & Recognition Program.
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is now accepting nomination submissions for their 2022 Awards & Recognition Program.
The IES is looking for significant new advancements in lighting products, research, publications, and design tools from the past year.
Philanthropy & Community Service
In March, The Nuckolls Fund announced its 2022 Fund recipients. A total of $130,500 was awarded for 2022.
I have to admit that I love the distinctive illuminated circle with the subtle “X” that are created by the Lumiquad LQ641 columns and Lumiquad LQ427 bollards, by Luminis, an Acuity Brand.
The American Lighting Association (ALA) has alerted its members to AB 2026, a bill addressing product packaging in California.
Construction + Economy, Legislation + Regulation
A recent survey by Electrical Wholesaling of the Top 150 electrical distributor chains, revealed that Infrastructure Law funds are beginning to be spent in the electrical market.
Lighting Industry, Products + Technology
The lighting industry is embracing EV chargers at a remarkable rate, considering they aren’t a lighting product. We have curated some examples of manufacturers and an e-retailer entering the EV market.
Lighting Design, Products + Technology
Sourcery is a social collaborative platform for design industry professionals to seamlessly collaborate with one another when specifying and procuring products in every phase of a project.
Research conducted in 2020 indicates that the control of light impacts indoor environmental quality (IEQ)-productivity belief more than other IEQ control.
Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Industry
While many in the lighting industry are aware that US DOE recently issued a Final Rule for a definition change of general service lamps (GSL) as well as General Service Incandescent Lamps (GSIL), many in the industry don’t realize the impact of this expanded GSL definition on many LED lamps. Most of the public discussion around the new GSL definition focused on the addition of incandescent and halogen specialty lamps to the regulated GSL category. However, the new expanded GSL definition encompasses many LED lamps, in addition to incandescent and halogen.