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May Issue of LightNOW Newsletter Published
Another happy LightNOW subscriber.Check out the month’s stories here. The newsletter typically goes from around the 25-28 of the previous month to the 25-28 of the current month, depending on…
Bega’s “Urban Furniture”
BEGA/US has introduced the Urban Furniture bollard to provide robust, glare-free, wide light distribution for parks, schools and public spaces. The luminaire uses a 39W ceramic metal halide lamp, operates…
Lighting Design Profession Wins: Texas HB2649 to be Amended (updated)
Good news! It’s confirmed: The “lighting designer” language in Texas House Bill 2649 will be withdrawn and replaced with language requesting a study by the Texas Department of Licensing &…
Keep Up The Pressure on Texas HB2649 (updated)
Your voice has been heard. There have been hundreds of phone calls, letters and emails over the past 48 hours about this potentially disastrous bill. Now here’s an update for…
JoAnne Lindsley’s Letter to Texas Representative Wayne Smith
I was copied on this letter that JoAnne Lindsley, a leading lighting designer, past president of IALD and principal of Lindsley Consultants Inc., wrote to Texas Representative Wayne Smith about…
Veolia Launches Recycle a Bulb Network
At Lightfair, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Barry Jordan, National Sales Manager for recycling firm Veolia Environmental Services. He told me about his company’s new website, www.recycleabulb.com,…
Grenald Waldron Associates Celebrates 40
Grenald Waldron Associates, a lighting design firm based in Philadelphia, has turned 40. Happy birthday!
IALD Urges Lighting Community to Respond to Texas Bill
IALD is hoping the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee will remove language restrictive to the profession as a “technical adjustment” when the bill is prepared for the Governor’s signature,…
Texas Passes Bill Requiring Licensing to Do Lighting Design (updated)
Wow. This is terrible. Yesterday, I received an email from IALD about Texas HB2649/SB2414 (the House and Senate versions are identical), “An Act Relating to the Regulation and Practice of…
Photoluminescent Lighting
Lynn Proctor Windle, a contributing editor to Building Operating Management Magazine, wrote an excellent piece on photoluminescent technology as a means of providing emergency lighting in buildings, specially safety signs…
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