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Translucent Concrete For Daylighting And Decorative Hardscapes
Image: Litracon Translucent concrete, also known as light-transmitting concrete, is a building material that allows light to pass through it. It is made by embedding optical fibers in a concrete…
Fiber Optic Lighting Impressed At LEDucation
At LEDucation, it was encouraging to see the advancements in fiber optic lighting. A company called Universal Fiber Optic Lighting USA (UFO) exemplified this maturing of fiber optic lighting, including…
California Energy Commission Drops Portable Luminaires From Title 20 Regs
One week ago, on March 14th, the California Energy Commission (CEC) voted to repeal portable luminaires from the scope of Title 20 appliance efficiency regulations. Portable luminaires include floor lamps,…
Product Monday: Projecting Fire & Water
Another fun find at LEDucation was a set of LED projectors with dual gobos that spin in opposite directions, creating the effects of moving water and moving fire. The company…
Lumentruss Reclaimed Wood Luminaires
An interesting find at LEDucation, last week was a line of linear luminaires from Lumentruss made from reclaimed pine engineered lumber. It has the appearance of shredded recycled lumber that…
FTC Proposes To Ban Non-Compete Agreements
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a new rule that would ban non-compete agreements and clauses from contracts in the U.S. The motivation is to create more competition…
Introduction to Penn State University’s Lighting Lab
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Alp Durmus, Assistant Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at Pennsylvania State University (PSU). Many in the lighting industry know this…
Lighting and Innovation – Part One Of A Four-Part Series
Image: Clifton Stanley Lemon By Clifton Stanley Lemon Series Description In the lighting industry, we suffer from a collective lapse of imagination – where are the real innovations driven by…
Product Monday: Airelight LED Ceramic Luminaires
The most interesting technology that I saw at LEDucation, last week, was the Airelight LED ceramic luminaires from GoldenEye Lighting. They’re a California-based manufacturer with a novel light source platform.…
2023 Commercial Lighting Rebate Trends
Image: BrightSwitch.com 2023 is generally looking to be a good year for commercial lighting rebates, according to BrightSwitch. Here are the top trends that they see for 2023: Over 3/4…
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