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LRC Proposes Two Metrics To Predict LED Product Life
Arguably, the biggest gap in LED metrics is a product lifetime metric and test procedure. Currently, the industry is rife with fraudulent emitter life claims used as LED system product…
Product Monday: Eureka Upgrades Sail Luminaires With Higher Output LED Replacing OLED
Eureka, an Acuity Brands company, recently announced several enhancements and additional options for its Sail luminaire. The most significant enhancement to Sail is the introduction of an LED light source,…
IES BIM Committee Seeks Online Votes For Two Proposed Autodesk Revit Lighting Features
The IES BIM Committee is requesting help. Have you been unhappy with the process of documenting lighting in BIM software, specifically Revit? Do you wish there were features that the…
DOE Publishes Pair Of Reports About SSL Manufacturing And R&D Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Technologies Office (BTO), within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), has published two new reports, 2022 DOE SSL Manufacturing Status &…
Survey Of 1,000+ Contractors Foresees Growing New Construction Demand And Hiring
Construction contractors expect increasing demand for numerous types of projects in 2022 despite ongoing supply chain and labor challenges, as most firms plan to add workers this year, according to…
Federal COVID Relief Funding Enables Intelligent Lighting Installation At A Community College
Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) announced it is modernizing buildings across its four campuses and the West Hills Center, as well as its building automation system, with occupancy sensing, improved…
Product Monday: New SYLVANIA Hi-PerformanceLED Downlight Gimbal
The SYLVANIA Hi-PerformanceLED™ Downlight Gimbal from LEDVANCE is a new family of recessed luminaires offered in 3 different sizes (3”, 4”, 6”), and oriented to accent applications, with narrow beam…
LCA Publishes 2022 Construction Forecast With Summary of 2021 Economic Indicators
Craig DiLouie authored an LCA article summarizing major 2021 economic indicators and forecasting “Promising” nonresidential construction, looking forward. In 2021, the U.S. rebounded from 2020’s short but devastating pandemic recession…
DOE Publishes Research On Connected Lighting Systems Challenges & Opportunities
In September 2021, the US Department of Energy (DOE) published a research study about how users and stakeholders engage with connected lighting systems (CLS) and make decisions during each step…
DLC’s Levin Nock on the New LUNA Technical Requirements for Outdoor Lighting
I recently had the opportunity to interview Levin Nock, PhD, Senior Technical Manager, DesignLights Consortium (DLC), for an article about the DLC’s new LUNA requirements I’m writing for the June…
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