D4i and Zhaga-D4i Seminars at Lightfair: Presentations Now Available
The DALI Alliance presented two seminars at the recent Lightfair tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV. Materials from both seminars are now available.
Best Practices for Lighting Control Narratives
As lighting controls become more sophisticated in application and capabilities, properly documenting the system’s intent and settings becomes critical.
0-10V Versus Digital: The Great Debate – Get a Grip on Lighting
Moderated by Michael Colligan, this episode of Get a Grip on Lighting pits two lighting thinkers in a spirited debate over whether 0-10V or digital lighting control has the edge in projects subject to value engineering.
Comparing Tunable LED Systems to Conventional Lighting in Senior Care Centers
In senior care centers, tunable LED lighting system retrofits can save energy, reduce operating costs, and improve quality of life for occupants when compared to outdated fluorescent systems that are still used in many facilities nationwide.
Updated IES Roadway Standard Hits the Street
Intended as a basis for the design and installation of roadway lighting and associated systems, the newly updated ANSI/IES RP-8-21: Lighting Roadway and Parking Facilities is a compilation of numerous previously distinct IES American National Standards.
NAILD Publishes Open Letter on the Findings of their Distributor Committee for Sustainable Lighting
To the Manufacturers, Vendors, Accreditation Agencies, Regulators, Distributors and Contractors of the Lighting Industry…
Introducing New Lighting Products – Exclusive Research
New products are the oxygen of manufacturers, and the industry. While most sales come from products that have been introduced more than three years ago, progressive companies focus on a key metric – revenue from products introduced in the past three years.
Designer x Designer: CJ Brockway, IALD + Chayot Kiranantawat, Associate IALD, CLD
In their eighth episode of Designer by Designer features an interview with Chayot Kiranantawat, Associate IALD, CLD from the IALD Southeast Asia chapter by CJ Brockway, IALD from the IALD Pacific Northwest chapter.
Awards Ceremony of the LIT Lighting Design Awards at the Museum of the Acropolis, Athens
The international lighting design community celebrated on May 30th, honoring the winners of the LIT Lighting Design Awards at a distinguished awards ceremony.
DLC QPLs: The Foolproof Way to Validate Listings
The DLC now provides improved DLC product listing logos with simplified and distinctive designs that make it even easier to identify products that meet the DLC technical requirements.
Whitepaper: Non-White Light Sources for Nighttime Environments
The lighting industry needs an integrated approach to solving the unintended negative consequences of light pollution on the natural environment. In response to this need, the DLC has published a whitepaper that seeks to describe the landscape for a small but promising part of the solution: non-white light (NWL) LED light sources.
What You Need to Know About the SSL V5.1 Transition
SSL Technical Requirements V5.1 requires listed products to include advances in lighting quality and control functionality. With the transition to SSL Technical Requirements V5.1 quickly approaching, the DLC wants to highlight some important information and dates to remember.
IES Introduces ANSI/IES RP-45-21 Recommended Practice: Horticultural Lighting
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently introduced ANSI/IES RP-45-21 Recommended Practice: Horticultural Lighting. This standard describes the differences between architectural and horticultural lighting design.
Learning from the Lighting Model of Sales to End Users
Having spent many years in the electrical industry as a 4th generation rep agency, my grandfather told everyone that my first words as an infant were “thank you, but we choose not to get into lighting.”
Your Lighting Line-Up in a Changing World
The lighting industry, known for perpetual change given the rapid adoption of LEDs (think of the frequency of new products let alone new manufacturers) continues to evolve.
Global Lighting Association releases Regulatory Guidelines for an Effective Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting in emerging economies
The Global Lighting Association (GLA) has published a document containing a recommended set of regulatory guidelines for general service and linear LED lamps.
