June 25, 2022
5 Things to Know: Week Ending June 25
Four new IES Standards are released and 18 brands are the belles of the LightFair ball.
Here's a roundup of some of the week's happenings curated to help lighting people stay informed.
1. The Illuminating Engineering Society releases four new ANSI standards
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Recommended Practice: Lighting Exterior Applications (ANSI/IES RP-43-22)
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Lighting Practice: Documenting Control Intent Narratives and Sequences of Operations (ANSI/IES LP-16-22)
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Approved Method: Application Distance Radiometry (ANSI/IES LM-91-22)
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Approved Method: Optical and Electrical Measurement of Ultraviolet LEDs (ANSI/IES/IUVA LM-92-22)
2. The long-standing relationship between light & crime
A leading Bowling Green, Kentucky newspaper reminisces about the good old days when bootleggers broke street lights to conceal criminal activity in 1937.
3. Here are the 18 winners of LightFair Innovation Awards
LightFair has announced the winners of its 2022 LightFair Innovation Awards (LIAs) in 14 categories, along with four overall excellence distinctions:
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Most Innovative Product of the Year: MIFOR 70 Lighting System by Klus
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Technical Innovation: TruBlu™ Bluetooth Mesh Fixture Controller with Long Range Antenna by McWong International
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Design Excellence: Easy-Link by Edison Price Lighting
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Judges’ Citation: CombiCable by Gripple
4. Is your business covered?
Insurance companies increasingly limit coverage against major cyber threats. If you make networked lighting products or rely on a network to run your business, you might want to take note.
5. The Incredible Shrinking Infrastructure Plan
As a potential recession looms, government spending may become even more important to lighting companies. Is the much-ballyhooed infrastructure plan getting watered down? Politico thinks so.
