Keith T.S. Ward has joined LED company Luminus Devices Inc. as its new president, CEO and member of the board of directors. Previously, he was president and COO of EYE Lighting International of North America, a subsidiary of Iwasaki Electric Co. Ltd., of Tokyo Japan. Before EYE Lighting, Ward served as general manager at the [...]
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has announced that EE300: Lighting Control of LEDs has been added to the Association’s popular online Education Express distance education courses. Residing at the Association’s website, www.aboutlightingcontrols.org, Education Express provides in-depth education about lighting controls and controllable ballast technology, application, system design and commissioning, as well as meta-issues such as [...]
American artist Stephen Knapp will provide the Lighting Keynote at IIDEX/NEOCON Canada 2009 on Friday, September 25 at 10:30 AM. During a career spanning decades, Knapp has been producing lightpaintings, formed at the intersection of painting, sculpture and architecture, and inspired by his explorations of space and dimension, light and colour, and perception. As one [...]
Back in April, I posted about BUG (Backlight, Uplight, Glare), a new classification system for outdoor light fixtures currently being promoted by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). Based on the TM-15–the upgrade of the roadway shielding classification system by the Illuminating Engineering Society and the Lighting Research Center–BUG addresses light emitted from the fixture in [...]
Happy Independence Day to all our American readers!
According to an analysis released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Americans across the country will save on their monthly electricity bill under the American Clean Energy Leadership Act. NRDC experts say most consumers will save money under the legislation’s energy-efficiency and consumer protection provisions. The following is a statement by Dan Lashof, director [...]
Today, Chuck Swoboda, CEO of Cree, a manufacturer of LED products, joined President Obama at the White House to discuss the latest developments in energy-efficient technologies. Swoboda and seven other CEOs representing American companies were invited to meet with President Obama to discuss American innovation in areas such as clean energy and the potential benefits [...]
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, reprinted with permission from Postings: from the desk of Jim Brodrick Life is good this week on the West Coast. I’m in Vancouver, Washington for the second Department of Energy (DOE) SSL Manufacturing Workshop. The weather is supposed to be beautiful — 75-80 degrees. After the waterlogged last couple of [...]
Yesterday, President Barack Obama and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced aggressive actions to promote energy efficiency and save American consumers billions of dollars per year. Included were major changes to energy conservation standards for numerous household and commercial lamps and lighting equipment. These are the same rules proposed by the Department of Energy and [...]
Check out this video from GE, which showcases a number of potential applications for OLEDs, including illuminated clothing (e.g., emergency services gear), decorative “wall peel” lighting, portable lighting, concealed lighting, signage and luminous stairs. Wow!
