Light Now Blog
LightNOW, which began at Lightsearch.com in 2001, has been delivering news and insights to the lighting sector for almost eight years. It started as a simple webpage, then transitioned into a newsletter, and later incorporated a basic blog. Today, LightNOW has transformed into a comprehensive blog along with a monthly newsletter.
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6 days ago |
lightnowblog.com | David Shiller
Lighting Design, Products + Technology The Crestron SolarSync Outdoor Daylight and Color Temperature Sensor (GLS-LCCT) enables the ability to regulate indoor lighting to match the intensity and color temperature of actual daylight outdoors. A single SolarSync sensor installed on a building’s rooftop measures the exact correlated color temperature (CCT) and illuminance (lux) of the natural daylight, and reports it to a Crestron lighting control system.
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1 week ago |
lightnowblog.com | David Shiller
A decade after the widespread shift from fluorescent and HID lighting to LEDs, early adopters are now facing the need to replace their first-generation LED fixtures. Traditionally, utility rebate programs have not supported “LED-to-LED” upgrades, focusing instead on the initial move away from legacy lighting. However, as LED technology and energy efficiency standards have advanced, this is beginning to change.
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1 week ago |
lightnowblog.com | David Shiller
Codes + Standards, Controls In March 2025, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published the ANSI/NEMA C137.9-2025 standard, titled “Networked Lighting Control Systems Configuration Report.” This new standard was developed through the efforts of industry leaders, including the DesignLights Consortium’s (DLC) Levin Nock and working group co-chair Jason Jeunnette, with the goal of streamlining the configuration and verification process for networked lighting control (NLC)...
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1 week ago |
lightnowblog.com | David Shiller
LED + SSL Chinese manufacturer, EXC Technology, claims to have surpassed the 250 lumens per watt (lm/W) efficiency barrier—a significant milestone in the pursuit of more energy-efficient outdoor lighting. The company, based in Shenzhen, unveiled its MYS4C/MLS6C module, reporting a luminous efficacy of 250.5 lm/W. EXC attributes this high efficiency to a combination of advanced optical design, high-quality LED chips, and precision manufacturing processes.
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lightnowblog.com | David Shiller
Energy + Environment Bird-building collisions are a significant issue, causing millions of bird deaths annually as birds fail to recognize glass windows as barriers. Recent research and technological advancements highlight the potential of ultraviolet (UV) light as a promising solution to this problem, leveraging the unique visual capabilities of birds. Most bird species possess the ability to see ultraviolet light, a spectrum invisible to humans.
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