| | | | Issue 20 of 2023 brought to you by Verozza |
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CONTROLS // PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY |
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Street Lighting Control Systems: Exploring Advantages, Disadvantages, and Choosing the Right Approach |
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| Guest author Maria Bragina examines the historical evolution of street lighting control, focusing on two primary methods: group (segmented) control and individual control. By understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each method, cities and municipalities can make informed decisions about the most suitable approach for their street lighting infrastructure.
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EDUCATION & RESOURCES + INTERVIEWS & OPINIONS |
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Interview: Tom Butters On The Lighting Agora |
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| Explore Tom Butters' vision for The Lighting Agora, a dynamic consortium advancing the lighting industry through education, marketing, and collaboration.
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CONSTRUCTION & ECONOMY + ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT |
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The New Push To Reduce Embodied Carbon In Construction Materials |
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There is a new push to reduce the carbon used to create construction materials, known as embodied carbon. This matters in the fight against climate change. Building materials and construction comprise about 11% of global energy carbon emissions.
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LIGHT & HEALTH + LIGHTING DESIGN |
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Nebraska Children’s Hospital Lighting Design
Lets Kids Be Kids |
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| Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, the only dedicated children’s hospital in Nebraska, had outgrown its facility in Omaha and was on the verge of turning away patients in need.
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LIGHTING INDUSTRY + PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE |
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Corporate Philanthropy in the Lighting Industry: Funding Cancer Research for a Brighter Future |
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| In the second installment in our Fall Philanthropy Series, we explore the significant impact of corporate philanthropy and fundraising in the lighting industry, showcasing remarkable results achieved when like-minded individuals unite for a common cause.
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White Random Lasers May Deliver What Phosphor-Converted Lasers Can’t |
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| LightNOW readers are likely familiar with the existing white light laser approach of a blue laser diode (LD) pumping a phosphor to make safe, high intensity, white light. The challenges with blue LD + phosphor are: low CRI for phosphors that can withstand the intensity and heat, only high CCTs for these phosphors, and much higher cost per kilo-lumen than LEDs. There are other approaches to white laser light being researched... READ MORE ›› |
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The Copper Mark, And The Sustainable Copper Paradox |
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| The Copper Mark is a labeling program for copper producers to demonstrate more sustainable copper production. The Copper Mark also has programs for sustainable production of molybdenum, nickel, and zinc that are very similar in principle to sustainable copper production.
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Nobel Prizes In Both Physics & Chemistry Involve
Light & Quantum Mechanics |
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| The Nobel Prizes awarded, this month, in both Chemistry and Physics had some things in common. Both involved scientific breakthroughs involving light, as well as distance scales so small that quantum mechanical behavior is essential to understand the science.
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CONSTRUCTION & ECONOMY + LIGHTING INDUSTRY |
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India’s Growth In LED Lighting Manufacturing |
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| DigiTimes Research projects India’s production value of LED lighting to rise from $2.2 Billion USD in 2020 to $16.2 Billion in 2025.
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| LightNOW's quick summary of seven acquisitions in the third quarter of 2023
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