| | | | THE MARCH 2022 ISSUE 2/2 OF LIGHTNOW
IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY SPECTRUM LIGHTING |
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CONTROLS // LIGHT & HEALTH |
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Using LLLC Occupancy Sensors To Improve Indoor Air Quality |
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| A University of Oregon researcher makes an interesting case for how Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) sensors can improve indoor air quality and human health. Over the last year, returning to offices and schools in a pandemic increased awareness of indoor disease transmission, energy consumption, and overall indoor environmental quality. READ MORE >> |
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LIGHT & HEALTH // RESEARCH |
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Two New Sleep Studies Show Impacts Of Light On Young Children and Adults |
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| Two new studies, one at University of Colorado at Boulder with young children, the other at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine with adults, suggest detrimental health effects of light at night. READ MORE>> |
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LIGHT & HEALTH // RESEARCH |
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UK-Funded Study Publishes “Consensus View”
For Circadian Lighting Recommendations |
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| On March 17th, 18 circadian lighting researchers published a “consensus view” of circadian lighting recommendations, titled: Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults, in the journal PLOS Biology. READ MORE >> |
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CONTROLS // LIGHT & HEALTH |
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Product Monday: Orro Incorporates Circadian Lighting Control
Into A Smart Switch Platform |
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| While there are a lot of smart wall switches in the market, Orro has innovated by adding automated circadian lighting scheduling with many of the other features that you’d expect from a premium smart switch. READ MORE >> |
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Product Monday: Luminis Adds Wall Mounts & Bollards To Bellevue Exterior Family |
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| Luminis, an Acuity Brands manufacturer of specification grade lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, retail, and urban environments, announced the addition of wall mounts and bollards to its Bellevue luminaire family. READ MORE >> |
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BrightSwitch’s Leendert Jan Enthoven Talks 2022 Lighting Rebate Outlook |
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| Craig DiLouie recently had the opportunity to interview Leendert Jan Enthoven, President, BriteSwitch, LLC, a rebate fulfillment firm, on the topic of 2022 commercial lighting rebates and rebate trends. READ MORE >> |
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CONTROLS // INTERVIEWS & OPINIONS |
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Signify’s Rahul Shira Talks Luminaire Level Lighting Controls |
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| Rahul Shira, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Signify, spoke with Craig DiLouie on the topic of luminaire-level lighting controls (LLLC). READ MORE >> |
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PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE // WOMEN IN LIGHTING |
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Lighting Designer Donates $25K Endowment To Establish
Penn State University Student Emergency Fund |
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| Beyond the already costly rates of college tuition and housing, students may have unexpected expenses, from repairing a car to an extra charge for enhanced educational experiences. To support Penn State University students in such circumstances, Helen and Rob Diemer created the self-named Student Emergency Fund in the Department of Architectural Engineering. READ MORE >> |
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PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE |
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NORA LIGHTING® DONATES OVER $15,000
TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE |
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| Nora Lighting founders Jilla and Fred Farzan offered to double donations made by Nora Lighting employees and sales reps in support of the Ukrainian people. Nora Lighting employees and representatives donated $5,000 and the Farzan family doubled that donation to $10,000. READ MORE >> |
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CODES & STANDARDS // CONTROLS |
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New Lighting Designer Directory Published by inside.lighting |
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| Last month, lighting industry news website, inside.lighting, published a new Lighting Designer Directory. To find out more about this new industry resource, David Shiller interviewed Al Uszynski, Editor & Publisher of inside.lighting. READ MORE >> |
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LED & SSL // LIGHTING INDUSTRY |
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Massachusetts LED Study Projects
High C&I LED Adoption Rates |
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| Last year, an evaluation report by DNV was published about Massachusetts’ commercial & industrial lighting rebate programs. The report projected some LED adoption rates significantly higher than DOE’s predictions for the US, as a whole. READ MORE >> |
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DOE’s Integrated Lighting Campaign
Extends Recognition Application Deadline & Publishes New Case Studies |
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| US DOE’s Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC) is a recognition and guidance program designed to help facility owners, operators, and managers. The ILC has extended its deadline to submit projects for its 2022 Exemplary Performance Recognition Cycle, from March 30 to now April 15, 2022. READ MORE >> |
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LEDs Magazine Rebrands Sapphire Awards To Become BrightStar Awards |
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| LEDs Magazine has rebranded the former Sapphire Awards and has relaunched the program as the BrightStar Awards. Brightstar Awards will honor innovative LED and solid-state lighting technologies across the supply and design chain. READ MORE >> |
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