DOE to Present Oct. 20 Webinar on LED Streetlighting

The webinar will address the American Medical Association’s recent findings on blue light issues as it relates to streetlighting.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its solid-state lighting program, will present a webinar on Oct. 20, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST, titled “Get the Facts on LED Street Lighting.” The 30-minute webinar will be given by Bruce Kinzey of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and will be followed by a 30-minute live Q&A session.

The webinar is intended to address key issues related to the recent American Medical Association (AMA) report citing concerns about “…the potential for increased blue-wavelength light in the night sky resulting from the ongoing conversion of high-pressure sodium street lighting to LED.” The webinar also seeks to clarify facts from misinformation and includes material that was part of a presentation given in September at the Illuminating Engineering Society’s 2016 Street and Area Lighting Conference. The webinar will:

· Address the issues underlying the AMA concerns and their applicability to LED street lighting
· Provide essential background context related to exposure to light at night
· Review activities currently being supported by DOE’s Solid-State Lighting Program to fill in existing knowledge gaps.

Additional information about the webinar can be found on the webinar registration page.

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Elizabeth Donoff

Elizabeth Donoff is Editor-at-Large of Architectural Lighting (AL). She served as Editor-in-Chief from 2006 to 2017. She joined the editorial team in 2003 and is a leading voice in the lighting community speaking at industry events such as Lightfair and the International Association of Lighting Designers Annual Enlighten Conference, and has twice served as a judge for the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section’s (IESNYC) Lumen Award program. In 2009, she received the Brilliance Award from the IESNYC for dedicated service and contribution to the New York City lighting community. Over the past 11 years, under her editorial direction, Architectural Lighting has received a number of prestigious B2B journalism awards. In 2017, Architectural Lighting was a Top Ten Finalist for Magazine of the Year from the American Society of Business Publication Editors' AZBEE Awards. In 2016, Donoff received the Jesse H. Neal Award for her Editor’s Comments in the category of Best Commentary/Blog, and in 2015, AL received a Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Media Brand (Overall Editorial Excellence).Prior to her entry into design journalism, Donoff worked in New York City architectural offices including FXFowle where she was part of the project teams for the Reuters Building at Three Times Square and the New York Times Headquarters. She is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Me., and she earned her Master of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.

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