Lighting Design

The Department of Energy’s Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium (MSSLC) has released the first updated version of its Model Specification for LED Roadway Luminaires. A “living document” that’s updated as needed to reflect changes in technologies and associated standards, and incorporating feedback from users, the model specification enables cities, utilities and other local agencies to [...]

Sixteen award winners representing architectural lighting design projects from 10 countries comprise the winners of the 31st Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Awards, recognized at a presentation held June 4 at LIGHTFAIR. Of the 16 projects recognized, four entries earned a Special Citation, five earned Awards of Merit and seven [...]

Chris Bailey, Director of Lighting Solutions Center – Hubbell Lighting, recently published a post on the Hubbell blog, “Right-sizing Light,” that you might find interesting. He writes: “Most designers strive to achieve a balance in the perceptions of safety, security and nighttime enjoyment. While it is essential for designers and customers to understand the technical [...]

A hundred stations, each beautifully designed. Check it out here.

Manufacturer Vode recently published an interesting article on its blog, identifying three ways lighting can affect mood. “One of the most challenging – and oftentimes frustrating – aspects of architecture is trying to grasp the mood or message that your client is trying to convey. For example, how would you go about lighting an art [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society has published an updated version of its authoritative reference on lighting upgrades, LEM-3-13. The document has been organized into three sections. The first describes general issues related to upgrading regardless of technology. The second covers equipment typically used in upgrades. And the third describes four applications (office, retail, school, healthcare) where [...]

The IES recommended practice for office lighting has undergone a major revision for the 2013 edition, including new material addressing recent changes in office environments such as computer-based tasks, new office layouts, new light source and control strategies, etc. Check it out here.

In the August 2013 issue of LD+A, Jody Good makes the case that growing complexity in the lighting industry is creating a compelling imperative for licensing lighting designers. Check it out here. What do you think?

I recently had the opportunity to interview Tony Sarti, Healthcare Sales Manager for Kenall Manufacturing, for an article I wrote about healthcare facilities lighting for The Electrical Distributor (TED) Magazine. The interview was extremely informative, and I wanted to share it with you complete here. DiLouie: How would you characterize healthcare facilities as a market [...]