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XXVI Lighting Seminar IES Mexico – ILUMINARE: Exploring the future of Lighting

For more than 26 years, this annual meeting forum for professionals who exchange ideas, inspiration and knowledge has been carried out successfully, allowing a space for gathering and networking. The average influx of the last in-person seminars has been more than 200 national and international participants related to lighting, such as designers, architects, engineers, manufacturers,…

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International Day of Light Research Webinar: Focus on Daylighting

The authors of three papers recently published in Leukos will present their work on various aspects of daylight and daylighting.  The projects being showcased include: Sunlight Autonomy for Buildings: A New Methodology for Evaluating Sunlight Performance in Urban and Architectural Design, Heliotropic Shading: Daylighting a Rare Books Reading Room with Electrochromic Glass and Parametric Analysis, and Trees in Daylight…

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International Day of Light Research Webinar: Focus on Roadways and Safety

Join us for a panel focusing on some of the research being done to improve safety on the road and in the field.  The projects being showcased include adaptive roadway lighting, updates to the FHWA report on mid-block cross-walks, and an assessment of LED exit signs.    

XXVI Lighting Seminar IES Mexico – ILUMINARE: Exploring the future of Lighting

For more than 26 years, this annual meeting forum for professionals who exchange ideas, inspiration and knowledge has been carried out successfully, allowing a space for gathering and networking. The average influx of the last in-person seminars has been more than 200 national and international participants related to lighting, such as designers, architects, engineers, manufacturers,…
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5th Annual Tesla Award Winners Announced

The nonprofit National Lighting Bureau (NLB) has announced the winners of the 5th Annual Tesla Awards after receiving the highest number of submissions to date. The award program seeks to recognize design projects that advance lighting excellence and innovation through best lighting practices to create an inviting, healthier and more sustainable future; winning projects promote…
New Circular Economy in the Global Lighting Industry 2024

New Circular Economy Report

Research and Markets has published a new report, Circular Economy in the Global Lighting Industry, focused on ways the lighting industry can help the global challenge of supply-chain sustainability by reducing waste...

DALI Alliance | DALI+ lighting control plus wireless and IP-based networking

DALI Alliance Launches DALI+ Over Thread

The DALI Alliance, an international authority in lighting technology standardization, has released certification details for DALI+, its wireless specification, created in partnership with Thread Group, a company dedicated to IoT. DALI+ with...

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LIGHTING DESIGN & APPLICATION

LD+A is for professionals involved in the art, science, study, manufacture, teaching & implementation of lighting.
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Jet-Setters: Designers Discuss the Adventure of International Projects

Lighting design is an international art and science, so it’s only natural that many lighting designers become travelers by profession.
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Message: We Care

Effective wayfinding, heavy use of color and human-centric lighting helped create a soothing environment at a Montreal-area school dedicated exclusively to special-needs
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Healthy Choices: A Medical Center Leverages Lighting to Let Kids be Kids

Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, the only dedicated children’s hospital in Nebraska, had outgrown its facility in Omaha and was on...
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National Lighting Bureau (NLB) | 5th Annual Tesla Award winners announced

5th Annual Tesla Award Winners Announced

The nonprofit National Lighting Bureau (NLB) has announced the winners of the 5th Annual Tesla Awards after receiving the highest number of submissions to date. The award program seeks to recognize design projects that advance lighting excellence and innovation through best lighting practices to create an inviting, healthier and more sustainable future; winning projects promote…
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New Circular Economy in the Global Lighting Industry 2024

New Circular Economy Report

Research and Markets has published a new report, Circular Economy in the Global Lighting Industry, focused on ways the lighting industry can help the global challenge of supply-chain sustainability by reducing waste and pollution in promoting product reuse, repair and recycling. The 48-page document provides an overview of current circular economy practices; and explores strategic…
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DALI Alliance | DALI+ lighting control plus wireless and IP-based networking

DALI Alliance Launches DALI+ Over Thread

The DALI Alliance, an international authority in lighting technology standardization, has released certification details for DALI+, its wireless specification, created in partnership with Thread Group, a company dedicated to IoT. DALI+ with Thread allows for lighting systems and devices on a wireless mesh network; with extended addressing; interoperability with existing DALI-2 and D4i certification programs;…
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