Industry News
How Dim-To-Warm Lighting Works
An article in Lighting Exchange breaks down how Dim-To-Warm lighting works. Warm dimming can also be referred to as dim-to-warm or black-body dimming. Dim-to-warm simulates an incandescent ambiance by adjusting…
New Research Establishes UV Wavelength, Dose, & Duration To Deactivate COVID Virus
A recent EC&M article discusses new research into the wavelength, dose, and duration of UV disinfection to deactivate the virus that causes COVID-19. In a newly published study, researchers from…
Product Monday: Glowee’s Bioluminescent Sea Bacteria Lights
Many articles have written about the potential of using bioluminescence to light cities, but a French start-up, Glowee, is actually producing lights using bioluminescence and installing them. Glowee’s lights emit…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Covers Field-Adjustable Luminaires
Another of my contributions to the April issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR describes the field-adjustable luminaire trend. Sometimes, the customer isn’t exactly sure what they want. Field-adjustable (also called field-selectable) lamps…
New DLC Whitepaper On Non-White Light Sources For Outdoors
There is growing scientific evidence that LED outdoor white light at night is devastating global insect and bird populations, in addition to potential negative human health impacts. A possible solution…
Hospital Lighting Market Projected To Surge
A recent LD+A article discusses the significant growth projected in the hospital lighting market. growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5%—a revised number from the previously projected…
Health and Wellness Strategies Complement Resilience & Sustainability
A recent FacilitiesNet.com article discusses the opportunities to synergistically address sustainability, health, and resilience in buildings, at the same time. The COVID-19 pandemic showed just how important focusing on health…
Product Monday: LumenPulse Launches Mix-At-Source Color-Changing Technology
Lumenpulse has introduced a new proprietary technology, Opticolor, to its color-changing projector products portfolio. The patent-pending Opticolor technology mixes color at the source, at the LED package level, within the LED…
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Publishes Controls Design Guidance
My contribution to the April issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR tackles the subject of designing lighting control systems. The article describes how the world of lighting control has changed over the…
3D Printing Evolves With Many New Technologies
As 3D printing begins to influence the lighting industry (beyond prototyping), a dizzying new array of approaches have been commercialized. A recent article in Laser Focus World lays out the…
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