Lighting for Tomorrow launched its 11th consecutive annual competition at the Dallas Market, January 17-20, 2013. Lighting for Tomorrow, launched in 2002, is organized by the American Lighting Association (ALA), the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) and UL. About two dozen energy efficiency organizations in the US and Canada have pledged approximately $100,000 to sponsor [...]

The 2013 New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) Student Competition is currently under way, with online applications accepted through March 1, 2013 at 12:00 PM and submissions accepted between 7:30 AM and 12:30 PM on March 19, 2013. The awards ceremony, keynote address by architectural historian Joseph Clarke, exhibition and reception [...]

The 2013 Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Indoor Design Competition has officially launched. Written Intents to Submit are due by January 25, 2013, and must be submitted online here.

The IES today announced that submissions for the 2013 Illumination Awards program are now being accepted online. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, February 7, 2013. The IES Illumination Awards provide a unique opportunity for public recognition of professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design based upon the individual merit of each entry judged against [...]

The 2013 Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Indoor Design Competition has officially launched. Written Intents to Submit are due by January 18, 2013, and must be submitted online at www.ngldc.org. Physical product entries are due by February 8, 2013. Judging takes place in late February 2013, and results will be announced at LEDucation 7 in [...]

GE Lighting has announced its call for entries for the 30th annual GE Edison Award competition, one of the most prestigious accolades for professional lighting designers. The competition is open to professional designers, architects, engineers and consultants for projects with an innovative use of GE Lighting products completed during the 2012 calendar year. This year, [...]

The 2012 IALD Awards presented as a series of videos on YouTube:

The publishers of ARCHITECTURAL SSL magazine have announced the third annual Architectural SSL Product Innovation Awards. Manufacturers are invited to enter these awards by the deadline of November 9, 2012. Click here to learn more.

The Lighting for Tomorrow competition recognizes the best designed, energy efficient lighting products entering the residential market. The 2012 competition featured energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixtures, replacement lamps, fixture retrofit kits, and lighting controls. The 2012 judging panel reviewed a total of 124 products including, 67 LED fixtures, 34 LED lamps, 13 [...]