ANSI C78.20-2022: Electric Incandescent Lamps
What did Thomas Edison design in 1879 that is still widely used around the world over one century later? The answer is the incandescent light […]
Lighting
IES G-1-22: Security Lighting For Critical Infrastructure
Public street lighting arose in 1417 when the Mayor of London (Sir Henry Barton) issued an order for people to place oil lanterns and hang […]
ANSI/IES RP 27.1-22: Photobiological Hazards From UV Lamps
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is widely used in industrial, medical, and dental processes and practices for a variety of purposes, including killing bacteria, creating fluorescent effects, curing […]
ANSI/IES LM-80-21: Measuring LED Output Characteristics
An American National Standard, ANSI/IES LM-80-21: Approved Method: Measuring Maintenance Of Light Output Characteristics Of Solid-State Light Sources, is used to measure the light emitted […]
ANSI/IES RP-8-21: Design Of Roadway Facility Lighting
Intended as a basis for the design and installation of roadway lighting and associated systems, ANSI/IES RP-8-21: Lighting Roadway And Parking Facilities is a compilation […]
ANSI/IES RP-6-20: Sports and Recreational Area Lighting
To master any sport, athletes hone their talents and abilities through diligent practice. Through experience, training, and muscle memory, players can gather the skills needed […]
ANSI C136.15-2020 Roadway Lighting Luminaire Identification
There is something vital, almost mystical to driving through long stretches of road in America. Some people just want to get in their cars and […]
IES Standard File Format for Photometric Data, IES LM-63-19
In the sun’s absence, darkness flourishes throughout the earth. Of course, we have lighting (illumination) to provide visibility throughout the night and indoors. Key to […]
ANSI/IES LM-79-19: Approved Method: Optical And Electrical Measurements Of Solid-State Lighting Products (LED and OLED)
An American National Standard, ANSI/IES LM-79-19: Approved Method: Optical And Electrical Measurements Of Solid-State Lighting Products, helps measure light-emitting diode (LED) and organic light-emitting diode […]
ANSI/IES RP-29-20: Lighting Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities
Workplace lighting is a very nuanced subject, especially when the psychological and physiological effects that poor lighting can have on people are taken into account. […]