Industry News
Product Monday: Minimis’s NICK Luminaire Is Less Than A Square Inch
LED luminaires have been getting smaller for a long time, but Minimis takes it to extremes, claiming the smallest luminaires in the world. A good example is their NICK luminaire,…
Roku Launches Smart Lighting And Other Smart Home Products
Roku has expanded into the smart home space with white and colored smart bulbs, a Roku lightstrip, Roku smart plug, Roku indoor and outdoor security cams, Roku home video doorbell…
U.S. DOE Proposes Major Increase In General Service Lamp Efficacy Requirements
Earlier this week, the US Department of Energy (DOE) proposed a new energy efficiency standard for General Service Lamps (GSL). The new standard would impact an enormous variety of lamps,…
DLC Compiles Outdoor Lighting Ordinances Across The US & Canada
Image: designlights.org The DLC compiled a list and interactive maps of locations with published outdoor lighting ordinances to mitigate light pollution. These maps show states, provinces, and cities/towns, throughout Canada…
DC Metro Transit Authority Seeking Lighting Design Firms
Image: LD+A The most recent email newsletter from LD+A, their E Report, was sponsored by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), with the Request For Information (RFI) graphic above.…
Researchers Demonstrate CCT Is A Poor Predictor Of Circadian Potency
Tony Esposito and Kevin Houser published a new study in Scientific Reports demonstrating that CCT is not suitable for predicting the biological potency of light. The experiments utilized a 5-channel…
D4i Standardizes Driver, Sensor, And Controller Connectivity
Image: DALI-Alliance.org LCA Director of Education and LightNOW Founder, Craig DiLouie, recently authored an article explaining how D4i helps standardize luminaire level lighting control (LLLC) as one standardized approach to…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Adds $550 Million To Energy Efficiency And Conservation Block Grant Program
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), released a Notice of Intent, on 11/22/22, announcing $550 million to support community-based clean energy in state, Tribal, and local governments…
Partnership Brings AR & 3D Technology To Lighting Manufacturers And Showrooms
Image: https://levar.io/home LEVAR, a leading provider of Augmented Reality (AR) and 3D “View in your space” technologies, and the Lighting Showroom Association (LSA), announce the launch of their partnership platform to bring…
Terry McGowan Receives John Bachner Presidential Award
Image: NLB At the recent Board of Directors’ meeting of the National Lighting Bureau last week, Chairperson Mary Beth Gotti presented the John Bachner Presidential Award to Terry McGowan. The award, named…
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