The Consumer Federation of America recently submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy on its Proposed Determination that finds that new lighting efficiency standards are not needed and that essentially rolls back efficiency levels of general-service incandescent lamps. According to CFA, DOE’s justification for its rulemaking is riddled with factual errors and based on flawed assumptions and methodology, and will cost consumers more than $80 billion in lost energy savings over 30 years.

Spending on nonresidential building construction is expected to increase almost 4% this year and more than 2% in 2020, according to a new consensus forecast from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Visa Lighting’s “Lenga,” a dual-unit overbed slot luminaire for patient room lighting, was engineered to provide multi-functional ambient and exam illumination for the patient room—while taking up as little space as possible.

In this article published by LD+A, Reiko Kagawa, LC, LEED AP BD+C of Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting and Shahrzad Abtahi, Associate IALD, LC, LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP, IES of Lightcraft provide a clean and comprehensive comparison of the LEED and WELL building standards.

LiFi is a revolutionary, emerging wireless communication technology that embeds data in visible light, specifically light produced by LEDs. To get an idea of how LiFi will impact the industry, I talked to four industry thought leaders to ask the question: “How do you see LiFi impacting the lighting industry and, in terms of opportunities and challenges, specifically electrical distributors?”

The National Lighting Bureau recently announced that John Bachner, Founder and Executive Director, is retiring after 43 years.

Architecture firm billings growth softened in February but remained positive, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

I recently had the opportunity to interview Marco de Visser, Editor-in-Chief, 3DPrinting.Lighting, on the topic of the future of 3D printed lighting for an article I wrote for the April 2019 issue of tED Magazine.

Architecture firm billings growth expanded in November by a healthy margin, according to a recent report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).