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ASSIST: Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies

News from ASSIST

LRC's ASSIST Publication Guides Managers of Multi-family Housing in Selecting LED Lighting

User-based Definition for Lamp Dimming Proposed in LRC's ASSIST recommends Publication

• Calculation methods for estimating detection and acceptance of LED light source flicker published in ASSIST recommends
• Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Solid-State Lighting Alliance
• Studies Published on Minimizing Flicker from SSL Systems; ASSIST to Release Related Recommendation
• LRC's ASSIST Recommendations Provide New Methods for Evaluating Street and Roadway Lighting, Estimating Discomfort Glare
• New ASSIST technical paper evaluates the impact of outdoor lighting on the human circadian system
• The Potential of Outdoor Lighting for Stimulating the Human Circadian System
• ASSIST recommendation provides new metrics for specifying color properties in retail lighting
• ASSIST publishes ASSIST recommends: Light Source Color for Retail Merchandising
• ASSIST Releases Online Calculator Based on January 2009 Recommendations for
• Parking Lot Luminaires
• ASSIST recommendation provides new evaluation metric for parking lot luminaires
• Mesopic characterization of nighttime lighting described in new ASSIST guidelines
• New ASSIST guidelines issued for testing LEDs used in decorative lighting
• LED Group Releases New ASSIST recommends
• ASSIST Draws Global Support to Advance the Applications of LED Technology
• Electronic Walls and Ceilings Make it Easy to Change Lighting and Room Design
• Lighting Research Center industry group distributes guidelines for reporting LED life
• LRC’s ASSIST program pushes adoption of LED technology and standards

ASSIST in the News

LRC publishes ASSIST recommendation on lamp dimming look and feel. Illumination in Focus, June 2013

• ASSIST Released Calculation Guidelines to Avoid Stroboscopic Effects in SSL Lighting. LED Professional, August 2012
• LRC’s ASSIST alliance develops flicker tool for SSL. LEDs Magazine, August 2012
• Use the right resources to specify LED. Consulting-Specifying Engineer, August 2012
• LRC marks ten-year anniversary of the SSL ASSIST program. LEDs Magazine, August 2012
• SSL must still clear hurdles to enable mass adoption of LED lighting. LEDs Magazine, March 2012
• New metrics challenge CRI as the industry's primary tool for evaluating color rendering. Architectural Lighting, February 2012
• Are home LEDs ready for prime time? Greenwire -- E&E News , May 2011
• The new bulbs and how they work. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 2011
• Debate continues over the impact of light at night on human health. LEDs Magazine, August 2010
• Search continues for replacement for Color Rendering Index. LEDs Magazine, August 2010
• ASSIST evaluates outdoor lighting impact on human circadian system. LEDs
• Magazine, June 2010
• ASSIST alliance develops new metric for color properties in retail lighting. LEDs Magazine, June 2010
• ASSIST guidelines shed light on effectiveness of nighttime illumination. LEDs Magazine, February 2009
• ASSIST guidelines describe mesopic characterization of nighttime lighting. Laser Focus World, February 2009
• Performance metric for lighting fixtures. Photonics Spectra, May 2008
• LED luminaire performance: changing traditions can set the right expectations. LEDs Magazine, February 2008
• "Standards Deviant ." EC&M, May 2008
• "How to Measure the Lifespan of White LEDs." Smarthouse, April 2008
• "Lifetime of White LEDs." LED Professional Review, March 2007
• "Illuminating Changes." Science News, May 20, 2006
• "Lights of the Future." Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science, February 2006
• "Standards for LEDs." Lighting Design Lab Newsletter, Winter 2006
• "ASSIST group develops snap-in scheme for LED lighting." LEDs Magazine, Dec. 15, 2005
• "Advanced lighting technologies enhance resident care." Nursing Homes, September 2005
• "Light construction." Technology Review, August 2005
• "NEMA and ASSIST focus on solid-state lighting adoption." LEDs Magazine Review, July 2005
• "Standards are the future." Architectural Lighting, May/June 2005
• "Industry alliance proposes standard definition for LED life." LEDs Magazine, April 2005
• "ASSIST: 'LED Life' Defined for General Lighting"  Lighting.com, 2005
• "LRC reports satisfaction from LED users in long-term care facility." LEDs Magazine, Jan. 17, 2005
• "Moving LEDs into the mainstream: ASSIST develops research, education, and industry ties." LEDs Magazine, Sept. 29, 2004