Lighting - Science and Technology Resource

• Brendan's Page for the Lighting Designers - A collection of links and related information about theater lighting.
  
  
• DMX512 - Technical information about the bus system for show lighting with software download.
  
  
• Don Klipstein's Lighting Info - Information and links on various types of light sources and the technology that makes them work.
  
  
• IRC's Lighting Research - The canadian Institute for Research in Construction presents research results about lighting quality and full-spectrum lighting.
  
  
• Light and Energy Learning Unit - Gives historic background, quality of lighting, energy, design techniques, and spectral power distribution curves.
  
  
• Lightboard.Net - Job board for the lighting industry.
  
  
• Lighting Design in offices - A study about office lighting schemes. Presents several different solutions and offers an online tool to compare them systematically.
  
  
• Lighting the Way - A project at the Smithsonian Institution to gather materials about the history of electric lighting during the past 30 years.
  
  
• The Lighting Wiki - A collaborative online environment where visitors can share information such as lighting tips, explanations of specific terminology, and comments on related software.
  
  
• LightLab Online - Optics and radiometry services, photometric and thermal tests. Products include laboratory equipment, instrumentation and software for the lighting industry.
  
  
• National Lighting Product Information Program - The NLPIP offers information on lighting products, combined from test results obtained by NLPIP and data obtained from lighting manufacturers cataloges.
  
  
• Northwest Lighting - Lighting Design Lab - A energy efficient lighting design resource for the northwest of the U.S. Offers training classes, demonstrations, consultations, and related services.
  
  
• Professional Lighting Resources - Featuring a history of light and lighting and a technical library.
  
  
• Pro-Light News - Articles and industry news about lighting, primarily related to studio, stage, and disco applications.
  
  
• Shiftwork Systems, Inc. - Circadian Lighting Systems utilize biological principles developed at Harvard University to provide physiological adaptation to night work.
  
  
• Sprags.com - Explaining the purpose and function of lighting dimmers, information supplied by Futronix.
  
  
• Streetlighting - General information on poles, controls and lamps used in streetlighting.
  
  
• West Wales Street Lighting - A pictorial record of the street lighting in South West Wales, with an emphasis on low pressure sodium (SOX) lanterns.