Cooper Lighting Solutions Wins 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award
Cooper Lighting Solutions, a business unit of Signify, has won the 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for the seventh consecutive year.
Energy: It’s a Math Problem
Data used to compute light levels must account for real-world conditions.
By Willard Warren
Nestlé Sweet On LED
Nestlé Purina’s manufacturing facility in Dunkirk, NY, recently received an LED lighting upgrade funded by a $125,000 National Grid energy efficiency incentive.
SSL: Future-ready Luminaires
The need to standardize sensors.
By Kate Hickcox and Michael Myer
Manhattan’s Oculus Honors Veterans
Three years after Fisher Marantz Stone earned an IES Illumination Award of Distinction for the interior lighting at the Oculus in Lower Manhattan, the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey has upgraded the fixtures to achieve color-changing effects inside the iconic building.
Safety: Assessing Horticultural Lighting
Optical radiation should be chief among concerns.
By Jerry Plank
Coloring Outside the Lines
‘Inside-the-box’ applications such as warm dimming and eye-catching façades are well established, but the true power of dynamic lighting lies in more unconventional uses. Here are five examples.
By Craig Casey
Policy: The IES Goes to Washington
All the ‘hallowed halls’ where we make our mark.
By Alex Baker
Mission Accomplished
State-of-the-art lighting is the International Spy Museum’s very own secret weapon.
By Samantha Schwirck
Editor’s Note: Season 2 of The Office
The alt office has arrived—not as an answer to Dilbert’s exploits—but out of necessity.
By Paul Tarricone
An Eclectic Menu
Origo Club delivers a lighting plan to suit all tastes.
By Paul Tarricone
Down to Earth and Reaching for the Sky
The lighting plan at a Utah resort unites the great outdoors with tranquil interiors.
By Paul Tarricone
Color: Specify and Conquer
A look at two barriers to TM-30 use and how to master them.
By Tony Esposito and Jess Baker
NEMA Releases LED Replacement Standard
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published NEMA LL 10-2020 Replacing HID Lamps with LED Lamps: Light Output Equivalency Claims.
Canadian City Launches Smart Street Lighting
The City of Laval has given the green light for a project to convert 37,000 fixtures to LED luminaires with smart controls.
HLB Announces Transition
HLB Lighting, one of the world’s leading lighting design firms, has announced that Barbara Horton, senior principal and Co-Chief Executive Officer has retired after a 41-year career with the firm.
Custom-Designed Lighting Solutions from ERCO for a Seafaring Legend
Lighting of the “Peking” four-masted barque
Carving Out A Place For History
Concealed, indirect sources transform a centuries-old campus building into a gathering space with museum-quality lighting.
By Samantha Schwirck
Inside Out
At Columbia College Chicago, a lighting plan matches the creativity of its students, while connecting them to the world at large.
By Katie Nale
Flexible is the New Normal
A design’s ability to adapt during uncertain times has never been more important. Are lighting controls up to the challenge?
By Matt Ochs
Until Next Time
Designed with flexibility in mind, Arup’s new downtown Los Angeles office is ready to get back to work.
By Samantha Schwirck
Energy: Comfort Zone
The luminance of our surroundings is key to mitigating glare.
By Willard Warren
International WELL Building Institute Installs Quantum Dot Lighting
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)’s global headquarters in New York City has installed Quantum Dot lighting capable of adjusting wavelength and color temperature throughout the day to support the body’s circadian rhythm.