Issue 13 of 2024 brought to you by
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CONTROLS // EDUCATION + RESOURCES

DLC Published Lighting Controls Best Practices Guide

The Design Lights Consortium (DLC) has published a new Lighting Controls Best Practices document that explains five basic networked lighting control (NLC) strategies. Learn more at LightNOW.

DARK SKY

Industry Developing New DarkSky Fixture Specifications

The American Lighting Association (ALA) and NEMA have provided requested comments to the DarkSky International Technical Committee to develop new outdoor and landscape luminaire specifications for certified dark sky luminaires, that go beyond the traditional shielding requirements. Details at LightNOW.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT // PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

Alternative Leathers Becoming Ready For Industrial Design

AWARDS

5 Luminaires Win Red Dot Best Of The Best 2023

Check out the five luminaires that won the Red Dot Best Of The Best 2023 Award at LightNOW. 

DARK SKY // ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Introduction To Turtle Safe Lighting

Many coastal areas have enacted lighting regulations to protect sea turtles, and the number of proposed regulations is increasing. Learn more at LightNOW. 

PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

Night-Vision Thin Film Lenses

Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) in Australia have demonstrated complex night vision light processing along a simpler, narrower pathway, which means night vision tech can be packaged as a night-vision film that weighs less than a gram and can be placed across existing lensed frames. Learn more at LightNOW. 

PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

Product Monday: Soft-Square Downlights That Cluster

Amerlux recently released a new series of architectural decorative downlights that allow designers to cluster different sizes and colors to create visually interesting design elements, in any space. Details at LightNOW.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT // LEGISLATION & REGULATION

Canada Publishes Details Of Mercury Lamp Ban

Guest post by Robert Smith, Business Development Executive, Energy Network Services Inc.

On June 19^th, Environment and Climate Change Canada published the Regulations Amending the Products Containing Mercury Regulations: SOR/2024-109 in the Canada Gazette, Part II. These amendments will come into force on June 19^th, 2025. Learn more at LightNOW. 

EDUCATION & RESOURCES // LIGHTING INDUSTRY

tED magazine Replacing “lightED” with “electrifiED”

After 7 years of publishing the lightED website, NAED’s tED magazine will stop publishing lightED and start publishing a new website, electrifiED, focused on electrification and the associated supply chain. Learn more at LightNOW.

CODES & STANDARDS

IES Approves Updated LM-79 Standard / Test Method

The IES has updated ANSI/IES LM-79-24 Approved Method: Optical and Electrical Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products. Details at LightNOW.