Issue 18 of 2024 brought to you by
Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 

LIGHTING INDUSTRY

Two New IES Standards For BIM And Lighting Maintenance

The IES has published two new standards: ANSI/IES TM-32-24 Lighting Practice: Lighting Parameters for Building Information Modeling and ANSI/IES RP-36-24 Recommended Practice: Lighting Maintenance. Details at LightNOW.

CODES & STANDARDS

What You Should Know About ISO 15118

The ISO 15118-1:2019 standard, “Road Vehicles – Vehicle to grid communication interface” is one of the most important EV charger standards in the world, today. Details at LightNOW. 

LEGISLATION & REGULATION

Useful Summary Of North American
Mercury Lamp Ban Details

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT // SUSTAINABILITY

Product Monday: Streetleaf Partners With
Largest Homebuilder

Tampa Bay-based Streetleaf's solar-powered streetlights are designed for resilience. Now, Streetleaf is partnering with the nation's largest homebuilder. Read more at LightNOW. 

PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY // SUSTAINABILTY

Product Monday: Apprime Lighting Designs For Circularity

ELECTRIFICATION // ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

New Global Electricity Generation Was 85% Renewables in 2023

Most of the world’s electricity is still generated using fossil fuels, however, the new capacity built globally in 2023 was generated by more than 85% renewable sources. Learn more at LightNOW. 

ELECTRIFICATION // LEGISLATION & REGULATION

Florida Bans Its Municipalities From Regulating
EV Chargers

A new law in Florida now prevents local governments from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation involving EV charging stations. Learn more at LightNOW. 

CODES & STANDARDS // CONTROLS

Bluetooth SIG Adopts Bluetooth Core Specification v6.0

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has adopted a new version of the Bluetooth Core Specification (v6.0). Details at  LightNOW. 

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Urban Streetlights Give Trees Tougher Leaves, Hurt Insects

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have published research showing exposure to high levels of artificial light at night makes tree leaves tougher and more difficult for insects to eat, disrupting urban food chains. Learn more at LightNOW. 

LIGHT & HEALTH

The Dangers Of A Broken Mercury Vapor
or Metal Halide Lamp

When the glass lamp envelope of a Mercury Vapor (MV) or Metal Halide (MH) lamp is broken, but continues to operate, the quartz arc tube inside emits significant UV radiation that is dangerous when there is direct exposure to eyes or skin. Learn more at LightNOW.