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November Issues of LightNOW Published
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University of California Signs Licensing Deal with Philips
The University of California, Davis, has signed a co-exclusive license agreement with Philips to commercialize inventions that reduce the cost and increase the reliability of daylight harvesting systems. The license…
New York State Tax Department Backs Away From Retroactive Sales Tax Enforcement
From the November issue of IALD Reflections, revealing a victory for the lighting design community, and illustrating the effectiveness of the industry banding together to lobby government based on common…
Howard Brandston on LEARNING TO SEE
In 2008, it was my honor to work with legendary lighting designer Howard Brandston on editing LEARNING TO SEE: A Matter of Light, which was subsequently published by IES. If…
Jim Brodrick on Potential Health Effects of LED Streetlighting
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy You may recall that not too long ago, there was some mention in the news media about possible negative health effects of…
Army Announces New Policies on Energy Efficiency
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and the Environment Katherine Hammack issued a new policy memorandum to improve high performance green buildings standards for the Army. “Energy security,…
Product Monday: Loft Direct/Indirect Luminaires by Corelite
Loft, the latest addition to the Corelite line of architectural direct/indirect luminaires, introduces three new options including a new micro-linear prismatic lens for high efficiency up to 95% and superior…
Focal Point Announces New Agent in New York City
Focal Point LLC, the Chicago-based architectural lighting manufacturer, is now represented by SLS (Specification Lighting Sales) in New York City. This partnership will allow Focal Point to further develop its…
Lithonia Releases Series of LED Educational Videos
Lithonia has announced the release of a series of five online instructional videos featuring insights designed to help answer the common questions about commercial ambient and other LED lighting design…
Lighting Quotient and IES Co-Sponsor Sylvan R. Shemitz Memorial Scholarship
In the spring of 2011, The Lighting Quotient and the Illuminating Engineers Society will award a $2,500 scholarship to one student who demonstrates creativity, vision and knowledge in the field…
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