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The SD cylinder family from Intense is meant to bring a more economical cylinder to the market without compromising the spec grade performance. In this video I take you through a quick introduction to the SD cylinder.
Industry News: Linmore LED Acquires the Assets of Flex Lighting Solutions
Most designers associate Structura with beautiful poles. In this video, Alexis takes us through two new luminaires from Structura. We’re going to meet the Lineal Bollard and the Metro.
Industry News: Universal Lighting Technologies achieves High Recognition in Industry’s First “Trusted Warranty” Evaluation Program.
Industry News: Inside.Lighting shares a report on the possibility of artificial light at night causing Thyroid cancer.
Shakil and Sarah walk us through Magento from Coronet, including the latest addition - Puck.
In this episode of Live From The Shed Ted McDermott walks us through the new Gemini from JLC-Tech.
Industry News: Mount Sinai launched center for Light and Health Research
With updates to the MX Naked and the introduction of the LD4, Intense is making quality downlighting more affordable.
ALW’s linear offering is diverse. In this video and slide deck, I take you through the most used families, Lightplane, HBeam, and SuperPlane!
Hemera proves yet again with this project how they can be an incredible partner to designers and contractors. This custom ceiling combined with a cascade of light from Hemera to make a beautiful installation.
In this video, Adam and I dive into how Hemera collaborated with the design team and then worked to build and install this amazing piece.
Meet the all-new Birchwood BW165. All of the great Birchwood performance you know, in a tight, elegant form factor.
When Beta-Calco took joined SDA, I was deeply impressed not just with the breadth of the products on offer, but with their factory and design capabilities. I’m so excited to be working with them. Ivan and I have set up four dates to talk about some of the latest products from Beta Calco. Two dates are dedicated to the interior and two for the exterior. These will be fast and fun sessions and I promise you’ll be impressed.
Not only does Hemera make stunning individual fixtures, but they are also powerful collaborators on custom projects. Adam Doucette and I sit down to talk about this amazing project.
The SDA controls team is hosting a training event on January 12th for Smartengine. Check out my 2 minute video on what Smartengine is and then sign up for one of our training sessions!
A surgical suite troffer is one of those fixtures that looks incredibly simple on the surface but peel back how it's built, what goes into its engineering and fabrication. You'll find a piece of gear that's critical to the functioning of the operating room, with myriad little details under the hood.
Eric Spada of Viscor takes me through the MD1U and educates me not only on the fixture itself but what's important when it comes to surgical lighting. Stay till the end to find the value of green light in surgical suites.
USAI has always been known as an incredible downlight manufacturer. But as the needs of the design community have changed, USAI has responded. The deck below is going to take you through some of the updates USAI has made both in terms of integration (think Armstrong Ceilings) and in innovation, bringing the famous BeveLED and BeveLED mini light engines below the ceilings in amazing cylinder applications.
The HE Williams MX Series is a solid linear slot family in 2” and 4” apertures. With solid build quality, great lead times and competitive pricing, the MX is a strong option. But what the MX really demonstrates is Williams focus on service. Service to the specifier, but also service to the reps, distributors, and contractors along the project path. By making a software-based solution like this, HEW has made it that much easier to make sure what you were expecting is what shows up on-site, with MANY fewer steps.
Specifying an illuminated handrail can be a coordination nightmare—V-Rail from Intense cuts out the troublesome portions of specifying and building illuminated handrail by putting service first.
Admit it!
You never got that early education into how dimming works! This primer on lighting controls is aimed at junior lighting designers, architects, and anyone else who feels like they need to get back to basics with lighting control.
You may have a vague sense of Beta Calco, but it’s time to update your priors. After going through product training with these guys, I was blown away.
Too often, we talk about human-centric lighting in (ironically enough) in terms of the technical. How much “circadian blue” are we hitting people’s retinas with at a given hour of the day? The Cadiant system answers a more fundamental question, how do we bring the outside in? How do we make people feel better? Aesthetics matter in this regard. That’s why I love the design of this piece.
I get some questions on Luminii’s Kurba, so I thought I’d do a quick explainer video.
