The best of Lighting Spy

Lighting professionals: What you see may upset you. Ray Molony counts down Lighting Spy’s Top 40 worst crimes, blunders and screw-ups.
There must be things that the hard-pressed facilities manager can do to make their job just a little bit easier, and maybe save a bit of money for better things. Here’s a list of actions that shouldn’t take too much effort to work out and which should see immediate benefits.
John Bullock reports back from Frankfurt Licht + Bild.
The Circular Economy is a design strategy that can revolutionise the way that we make light fittings. But will we take it on?
Watch what happens when our crack team of reporters don't exactly follow the script. Lux Today for 22 December 2015 presented by Courtney Ferguson.
Lux has stepped up its programme of webinars for 2016, offering something for everyone, from hot topics such as the Internet of Things and human-centric lighting, through to lighting for specific applications such as rail, schools and prisons. There’s even a session on how to light for bats.
Philips and Cisco have formed a global strategic alliance that will combine Philips’ LED based connected lighting system with Cisco’s IT network to address a global office market estimated to be worth EUR 1 billion.
Standards Australia has completed a multi-stage process to revise standards for lighting for roads and public spaces. The guidance will now accommodate LED technology.
Neonlite Electronic and Lighting (HK), brand owner of low energy lighting manufacturer Megaman, has today announced plans to restructure its distribution in Australasia to unlock further growth.
Lighting control systems can reduce energy consumption by up to 30 per cent, according to a new guide by Lighting Council Australia.
Gooee has announced it is now working in association with five more lighting equipment manufacturers ahead of LuxLive 2015, where it is launching its ‘Gooee Inside’ technology.
Regular Lux columnist Lance Stewart gives us his table-side view of the 2015 International IESANZ Lighting Design Awards.
The 2015 International IESANZ Lighting Design Awards have rewarded the best projects and design excellence across Australia and New Zealand. Who grabbed the gongs?
Solar power has the potential to transform the lives of millions of Africans. But there's a big problem: disease-carrying bugs. Mark Booth, senior lecturer in epidemiology at Durham University, reports.
Lux catches up Fred Nimarota, sales director at Aurora Australia, as the LED specialist sees opportunities in the residential sector and targets growth in New Zealand.
Los Angeles is the world’s first city to deploy Philips’ SmartPole streetlighting with built-in 4G LTE wireless technology from Ericsson. The move will see 100 SmartPoles used to improve network performance in dense urban areas.