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Four Changes In The 2023 National Electric Code Impacting Lighting
The National Electrical Code (NEC) updates every three years. Here are four changes this code cycle (2023 edition of the NEC) that impact lighting: Images: pixabay.com Horticultural Lighting To address certain potential hazards…
Zhaga Establishes Smart City Sensor Awards
The Zhaga Consortium is launching the global Zhaga Smart City Sensor Awards to address the needs of many cities that have installed Zhaga-D4i certified streetlights. The awards encourage and recognize…
A Look At The Color-Mixed White LED Future
In February 2022, the US DOE released its 2022 SSL Research & Development Opportunities report. While the report covers many promising directions for SSL R&D, one of the most significant…
New DOE Guidance On GSL & GSIL Backstop Timing and Certification Requirements
On October 28th, the US DOE issued new guidance for the industry to comply with the GSL & GSIL certification requirements and timing. In May of 2022, the DOE issued…
Novel Approaches To Fitness Center Lighting
I recently read two separate case studies about Fitness Center lighting and was struck by how different the two approaches were: Image: Axis Lighting Evolve Strength in Canada This gym’s…
US Government Launching Labeling Program For Cybersecurity Of IoT Devices
The Biden administration said it will launch a cybersecurity labeling program for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices starting in 2023 in an effort to protect Americans from “significant national security risks.”…
Product Monday: Signify Halts Sales Of Philips Hue Lightguide Lamps After 3 Weeks
Only three weeks after launching its new Philips Hue Lightguide smart lamps, Signify halted sales and completely removed the new lamps from its website. Image: Signify Released in three shapes —…
2022 State of the Cannabis Lighting Market Finds Record LED Usage
Cannabis Business Times released the seventh-annual “State of the Cannabis Lighting Market” report. Results from the 2022 report demonstrate the increasing usage of LED lighting technology across all growth stages…
Sustainability And Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
By Jeff Schwartz, LC, Member Emeritus IES – JDS1 Consulting A recent editorial in LD&A magazine noted that we no longer have to single out “LED” lighting projects because now almost…
Shedding Light On Data Centers
At ArchLIGHT Summit in September, I met staff from a lighting manufacturer named Lantana. One of Lantana’s specialties is lighting for data centers, specifically linear architectural luminaires with remote drivers…
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