| | | | THE DECEMBER 2022 ISSUE 2/2 OF LIGHTNOW
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DARK SKY // LEGISLATION + REGULATION |
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DLC Compiles Outdoor Lighting Ordinances Across The US & Canada |
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| The DLC compiled a list and interactive maps of locations with published outdoor lighting ordinances to mitigate light pollution. These maps show states, provinces, and cities/towns, throughout Canada…
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ENERGY + ENVIRONMENT // LEGISLATION + REGULATION |
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U.S. DOE Proposes Major Increase In General Service Lamp Efficacy Requirements |
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| Earlier this week, the US Department of Energy (DOE) proposed a new energy efficiency standard for General Service Lamps (GSL). The new standard would impact an enormous variety of lamps…
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LIGHT + HEALTH // RESEARCH |
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Researchers Demonstrate CCT Is A Poor Predictor Of Circadian Potency |
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| Tony Esposito and Kevin Houser published a new study in Scientific Reports demonstrating that CCT is not suitable for predicting the biological potency of light. The experiments utilized a 5-channel...
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CODES + STANDARDS // CONTROLS |
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D4i Standardizes Driver, Sensor, And Controller Connectivity |
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| LCA Director of Education and LightNOW Founder, Craig DiLouie, recently authored an article explaining how D4i helps standardize luminaire level lighting control (LLLC) as one standardized approach to...
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LIGHTING DESIGN // LIGHTING INDUSTRY |
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DC Metro Transit Authority Seeking Lighting Design Firms |
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| The most recent email newsletter from LD+A, their E Report, was sponsored by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), with the Request For Information (RFI) graphic above…
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| Last week we launched the new LightNOW site with a refreshed design and new features, including a lighting industry event calendar, a press room, a careers page, and... READ MORE ›› |
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Product Monday: Minimis’s NICK Luminaire Is Less Than A Square Inch |
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| LED luminaires have been getting smaller for a long time, but Minimis takes it to extremes, claiming the smallest luminaires in the world. A good example is their NICK luminaire,…
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U.S. Commercial Building Energy Intensity Decreased 12% From 2012 to 2018 |
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| The recently released 2018 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) found that the total floorspace in commercial buildings had increased but energy consumption had not…
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CONSTRUCTION + ECONOMY // LIGHTING INDUSTRY |
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China Cancels Entry Restrictions Under New 0+3 Policy |
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| China has canceled its harsh entry restrictions that were part of its Zero Covid policy. The new policy is called the “0+3” policy. Mainland China is expected to be fully open…
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Running IR LEDs In Reverse For Active Cooling |
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| The December issue of designing lighting (dl) magazine has an interesting story about recent research into running infrared……
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CONTROLS // PRODUCTS + TECHNOLOGY |
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Roku Launches Smart Lighting And Other Smart Home Products |
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| Roku has expanded into the smart home space with white and colored smart bulbs, a Roku lightstrip, Roku smart plug, Roku indoor and outdoor security cams, Roku home video doorbell…
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