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Lighting Design Can Reduce Anxiety For Tunnel Drivers
Norwegian researchers have found that good design and lighting can significantly reduce anxiety among travelers driving through tunnels, as reported by EarthSky.org here. The article states: The main point is…
Product Monday: HessAmerica’s Athens Architectural-Grade Pole-Mounted Luminaire
HessAmerica’s Athens is an architectural-grade pole-mounted luminaire for outdoor pedestrian-scale and area lighting applications. Smartly detailed throughout, the distinctive Euro-form of the luminaire is a blend of curves punctuated by…
ArchitectCES Adds 1-Hour Course on Daylighting
ArchitectCES.com, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education Services (AIA/CES) provider, has added “Introduction to Tubular Daylighting Devices,” delivered by manufacturer Solatube, valued at 1 LU/HSW/SD hour. Students will…
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Controls Friday: Wattstopper’s Dorene Maniccea Assumes Chair of NEMA Lighting Controls Section
Wattstopper has announced that Dorene Maniccia, Director of Policy and Industry Affairs, has been named Chair of the Lighting Controls Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). The section’s…
Specifying Color Quality: A Few Words of Caution
For those specifying color characteristics of light sources, a few words of caution: While color temperature and CRI are important, the true complexities of a light source’s color characteristics cannot…
Light And Color: Rendering Colors and Skin Tones
Light is actually made up of colors. For an object to be perceived a certain color, that color must be present both in the object and the light striking it.…
NEMA’s CFL Lamp Index Posts Solid Growth During First Quarter of 2010
NEMA’s compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) index reversed a negative trend that dated back to the first quarter 2009, registering a 3% year-over-year increase. Conversely, the incandescent lamps index fell to…
Fake Lighting Facts Label Spotted at LIGHTFAIR
LEDs Magazine just reported that the Department of Energy caught a fake Lighting Facts label on an LED lamp displayed at LIGHTFAIR. The lamp was manufactured by Greenlite, based in…
Maximizing Visual Comfort: An Introduction to Glare
Excessive luminances or luminance contrasts may also lead to a visual sensation called glare, which, even though it is also light, can impair or disable vision rather than enable it.…
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