Lighting

Archi Light
An online magazine promoting the concept of lighting in urban and architectural contexts.
http://www.archilight.it/

Brendan's Page for the Lighting Designers
A collection of links and related information about theater lighting.
http://members.shaw.ca/bkeith2/

DMX512
Technical information about the bus system for show lighting with software download.
http://www.dmx512-online.com/

Don Klipstein's Lighting Info
Information and links on various types of light sources and the technology that makes them work.
http://members.misty.com/don/light.html

Light and Energy Learning Unit
Gives historic background, quality of lighting, energy, design techniques, and spectral power distribution curves.
http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/education_resources/learn_about_light/

Lightboard.Net
Job board for the lighting industry. Page also includes new product development news.
http://www.lightboard.net/

Lighting Design in Offices
A study about office lighting schemes. Presents several different solutions and offers an online tool to compare them systematically.
http://sts.bwk.tue.nl/artificial_light/

Lighting Design Lab
A energy efficient lighting design resource for the northwest of the U.S., sponsored by Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. Offers training classes, demonstrations, consultations, and related services.
http://lightingdesignlab.com/

Lighting the Way
A project at the Smithsonian Institution to gather materials about the history of electric lighting during the past 30 years.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/lightproject/

LightLab Online
Optics and radiometry services, photometric and thermal tests. Products include laboratory equipment, instrumentation and software for the lighting industry.
http://www.lsa.com.au/

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.
http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/nlpip/index.asp

National Research Council Institute - Lighting Research
One of the main construction research agencies in Canada presents research results about lighting quality and full-spectrum lighting.
http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ie/lighting/index_e.html

Professional Lighting Resources
Featuring a history of light and lighting and a technical library.
http://www.mts.net/~william5/

Pro-Light News
Articles and industry news about lighting, primarily related to studio, stage, and disco applications.
http://pro-light-news.com/

Sprags.com
Explaining the purpose and function of lighting dimmers, information supplied by Futronix.
http://www.sprags.com/

Street Light News
A collaborative blog featuring news related to environmentally friendly street lighting.
http://www.streetlightnews.com/

Streetlighting
General information on poles, controls and lamps used in streetlighting.
http://www.eskimo.com/~jrterry/splash.html

West Wales Street Lighting
A pictorial record of the street lighting in South West Wales, with an emphasis on low pressure sodium (SOX) lanterns.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/wwsl/