The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and InfoComm are jointly working on an ANSI Standard for lighting in videoconferencing rooms. This will be a performance standard focused on "single-axis" rooms where participants are seated opposite a set of cameras and displays for interacting with a remote site. Rooms with one or more presenter ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the 2012 class of LEED Fellows in October, including lighting designer Nancy E. Clanton, founder and president of Clanton & Associates, among the 43 distinguished green building professionals selected. The LEED Fellow Program is the most prestigious designation for LEED Professionals, ...
The California Energy Commission recently updated its Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards, improving what “up to code” means by 25 percent for residential buildings and 30 percent for commercial buildings. The new standards, which take effect January 1, 2014, introduce requirements for photosensors, occupancy sensors and multi-level lighting ...
UL (Underwriters Laboratories) published the First Edition of the Standard for Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Panels, ANSI/UL 8752 - CAN/ULC-S8752, this summer. The bi-national standard was co-published by UL and ULC Standards. The standard received ANSI and SCC approval, making it the national standard for both the United States and ...
Lighting requirements to enhance productivity and comfort of occupants have been proposed for a green building standard from ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise ...
Solid state lighting, the LED in particular, has advanced to become a promising light source because of its ability to save energy and money, reduce environmental pollutants, and provide custom, quality lighting. This advancement could not have been achieved without industry collaboration. This year, the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer ...
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, has joined with the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), the recognized technical authority on illumination, in signing an Honorary and Friendship Agreement to exchange ...
September 18-20, 2012 Troy, New York At this hands-on seminar participants will learn the basics of LED technology and build an understanding of LED system integration issues involving electrical, optical, and thermal characteristics of LEDs. Learn how to measure and evaluate LEDs and LED systems, and compare LED technologies from a variety ...
Several outdoor and street lighting industry players have allied to form a new global consortium with the aim of creating a globally accepted standard for a management software interface for outdoor lighting networks. Named TALQ, the founders/participants are Harvard Engineering, Kingsun, Philips, Schréder, Streetlight.Vision and Thorn/Zumtobel...
The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for commercial buildings –announced the formation of the Task Level/Furnishings workgroup to create a standard bringing DC power directly to the desktop. Due to the success of the Alliance’s first ...