Industry News
More Than 3,900 Products Now Registered with Lighting Facts
There are now more than 3,900 products registered with Lighting Facts, along with more than 300 manufacturers. The Lighting Facts label provides an at-a-glance view of an LED product’s basic…
Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition Deadline Extended to January 13
The deadline for “Intents to Submit” for the 2012 Next Generation Luminaires Indoor Design Competition has been extended. Written Intents to Submit are now due by January 13, 2012, and…
Glare 101
Lighting designers have a responsibility to provide lighting systems that deliver visual comfort, which goes beyond simple visibility by addressing issues such as glare. This article, which I wrote for…
GE Lighting Announces Call for Entries for Prestigious GE Edison Award Competition
GE Lighting has announced a call for entries for its 29th annual GE Edison Award competition, recognizing excellence and quality in professional lighting designs that employ the significant use of…
IALD Enlighten Americas 2012 Call for Presentations Now Open
The International Association of Lighting Designers is seeking experts in lighting, design, architecture, building integration and business skills to present at Enlighten Americas 2012. Enlighten Americas will be held October…
Lightswitch Relaunches Website
Lighting design firm Lightswitch has redesigned its site for easier use on mobile devices, better showcase its projects and help users become acquainted with the firm’s designers. Check it out…
Product Monday: Enform 1 by Énergie
Énergie now offers the highly efficient Enform 1 luminaire from German manufacturer Trilux, which utilizes a single 26W T5 lamp with a lower ballast factor (0.95) to achieve significant energy…
AIA Report Finds Ongoing Credit Crunch Accounts for 20 Percent of Stalled Projects Nationwide
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently released a comprehensive report which concludes that the major obstacle holding back job creation in the United States is the persistent lack of…
Code Alerts
On August 10, 2011, the Utah Uniform Building Codes Commission voted to adopt the 2011 National Electrical Code. Only a single amendment was approved by the Commission: to revert to…
Jim Brodrick on Round 13 of CALiPER Product Testing
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy Results of the latest round of CALiPER testing were released recently, and as usual they can tell us a thing or two…
Contact
The LightNOW blog and newsletter are produced by Editor Suelynn Shiller
Lighting Solution Development
7889 River Hill Lane, Alexandria, PA 16611-2604