Industry News
Useful Summary Of North American Mercury Lamp Ban Details
LEDVANCE has collected and summarized information about 14 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, that either have passed mercury lamp bans or have other restrictions on mercury containing…
What You Should Know About ISO 15118
It’s no secret that the lighting industry is increasingly selling electrification products, including EV chargers. The ISO 15118-1:2019 standard, “Road Vehicles – Vehicle to grid communication interface” is one…
Two New IES Standards For BIM And Lighting Maintenance
The IES has published two new standards: ANSI/IES TM-32-24 Lighting Practice: Lighting Parameters for Building Information Modeling This is the IES-recommended standardization of parameters attached to objects, object libraries, or…
Product Monday: Apprime Lighting Designs For Circularity
APPRIME Lighting launched its business in early 2024, and has focused on creating more sustainable luminaires designed for circularity at end of life. Their first two products are an…
Hong Kong Trade Development Council Plans Two Major Events for Autumn 2024
In 2023, 62,000 people from 145 countries and regions attended three lighting industry events organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC): Hong Kong International Lighting Fair…
Edison Lighting Group Reinvents Gridded Ceiling Lighting
Edison Lighting Group’s ED LINE 2+, 3+, and 4+ are a new line of architectural dark optic recessed luminaires for non-insulated gridded ceilings or drywall. 11” modular board with…
Electric Ford F-150 Trucks Help Power Homes In Baltimore
Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) is the first utility in the country using EV batteries to help power homes. The utility is paying Ford F-150 Lightning owners to run their…
Fungus Mycelium Lamp Shades Look Like Concrete
MushLume Lighting biofabricates sustainable lamp shades from hemp and fungus mycelium (the root structure of fungi). The mycelium shades give the appearance of concrete. They even have begun adding…
Utilizing NLC For Demand Response
Networked lighting controls (NLC) enable many useful functions, including dimming, high-end trim, occupancy/vacancy sensing, scheduling, and daylight harvesting. A recent article by Levin Nock of the Design Lights Consortium (DLC)…
Experiences & Educational Sessions Announced for ArchLIGHT Summit
ArchLIGHT Summit, the two day lighting industry event held each fall at Dallas Market Center, has developed a reputation for curating quality educational sessions and offering unique, experiential displays…
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