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Minimizing SSL Flicker
Lighting Research Center reports provide guidance.
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Minimizing SSL Flicker
The Lighting Research Center in Troy, N.Y., has published a report in the journal Lighting Research &Technology on the subject of flicker and stroboscopic effects as they relate to solid-state lighting (SSL). The human factor studies were funded by the Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems...
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Direct | Indirect
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U.S. Capitol Dome Goes Green
A plan is in motion as part of that program to update the exterior lighting scheme used to illuminate the Capitol Dome to improve efficiency, color, and maintenance.
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Architecture & Illumination Lecture
Part of an on-going series of public programs presented by the Museum of Arts & Design in New York City that reflect on the connections between architecture and issues of sustainability, history, culture, and politics, on April 3, 2008, architectural historian Dietrich Neumann spoke about the...
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Lumière Mystérieuse
Daylighting in the work of sir John Soane.
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Terminology
Daylight Dialect: Building a common daylight language will dramatically facilitate the necessary dialogue between architect, lighting designer, client, and contractor.
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Amazing Glass: Part Two, Glass as a Medium
This is the second in a three-part series about the most important light-managing medium, glass. Part one, which appeared in the July/Aug 2007 issue, examined conventional building glass as it affects daylight and daylighting. Here, part two, discusses glass as a medium for lighting and lighting...
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Gotham Architectural Downlighting
This recessed downlight combines a compact fluorescent source that provides general illumination with color-changing LEDs that add a decorative touch, all within a single dual reflector luminaire. Each source can be controlled separately, allowing it either to be turned on or off. The fluorescent...
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Gradient Kicker
The Gradient Kicker open wallwash reflector system combines light from a bare lamp, downlight cone, and kicker reflector for vertical illumination that is free from striations and flash back. It fits 13W, 18W, 26W, 32W, and 42W compact fluorescent lamps in 4-, 6-, 7-, and 8-inch nominal aperture...