Lighting Design & Daylighting
Energy-efficient lighting is seriously misunderstood by many in the green building industry. Long associated with CFLs and poorly lit spaces, today’s energy-efficient lighting uses state-of-the-art LEDs, controllers, and optics to direct light just where you need it.
Outdoors, LED streetlamps use advanced sensors and are optimized for maximum efficiency, yet they produce little light pollution that could disrupt local wildlife.
Indoors, LEDs can be integrated into DC power systems via power-over-ethernet cables. The color can be changed to help increase worker productivity, improve patient moods, or mimic natural outdoor light to help maintain our natural circadian rhythms.
New forms of LED and OLED lighting are revolutionizing how we light our buildings.
Lighting Design & Daylighting
Deep Dives
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Quick Takes
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Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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Soraa: New LED Technology With Improved Color Quality
Product Review
Soraa uses a unique emitter technology that gives its MR16 lamps better color quality and performance than standard LEDs.
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Prize-Winning LED Outdoor Area Light
Product Review
EvoLucia's SCH cobra head uses the company's "Aimed Optics" technology to direct light from the LEDs onto an even pattern on the ground, maximizing the efficacy of the light.
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Modular LED Lighting Enters the Mainstream
Product Review
Modular LED lighting systems by Bridgelux, Cree, GE, Philips, and Xicato allow the LEDs to be changed without requiring replacement of the entire fixture.
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Convia's Energy-Management Platform
Product Review
Convia and Wiremold have partnered to provide a modular, highly adjustable energy distribution infrastructure and reporting tool.
In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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GU24: New Pin-Base for CFLs, LEDs
News Analysis
GU24 fixture-lamp combinations ensure that high efficacy lighting systems don't revert to incandescents.
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A Surge of Popularity for Efficient DC Power
News Analysis
Which is more efficient: alternating or direct current? Experts say DC is the future of power distribution-and they're ready to get started now.
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Study: Wireless Lighting Retrofits Offer Quick Payback
News Brief
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LEDs Exceed California Hazardous Waste Standards
News Brief
Perspective
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