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• Behind the Scenes: Lighting Research

  despite persistent funding concerns, two u.s. research facilities continue to discover new and improved practices for the lighting industry. The Lighting Research Center (LRC), located in Troy, New York, and part of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's School of Architecture, is devoted solely to...

• research vs. product development

  research vs. product development

• What is the state of lighting research in the United States today?

  Following on the theme of education discussed at the January IESNA Conference, what is the state of lighting research in the United States today? For that matter, what is the state of building science technologies research?

• NoUVIR Research

  Power 32 eyeballs from one fiber-optic lighting projector.

• Back to school

  Fall means back to school. A trio of lighting education and research facilities have recently opened and reopened their doors.

• Round-The-Clock Research

  Put 10 really smart college students into a combination dorm and laboratory, give them complex projects to work on, and monitor everything they do. The Home Depot Smart Home at Duke University in Durham, N.C., may sound like the premise for a reality show (that question is even addressed in the...

• Enrollment on the rise With the college student population growing – especially in warm states – student housing developers are refining their strategies to attract and retain tenants.

  Developers and brokers report that there are more investors than ever in the student housing market, as universities across the nation are projecting increased enrollment.

• Notebook

  Code copyrights questioned, research on radiant heating, Solar Decathlon, marketing wheat-straw board, union-funded home mortgages

• Q&A: Backpriming Siding

  Q: I have often read that wood siding should be backprimed before installation. But I believe that a primer without a finish coat is of no value, because I don’t think a primer can slow down moisture movement. Has there been any research or testing on thi

• Q&A: Identifying Poria Fungus

  Q: While renovating a home in New Jersey, I found a fungus-like growth a few inches long growing between the tile floor and the base molding in the bathroom. The house is on a concrete slab. Is there anywhere I can have this growth tested to see if it is poria?