October 2009

Pure Lighting’s Genna Wall Wash is a spec-grade recessed wall wash fixture with four reflector color options and ceramic metal halide or halogen lamping. The fixture provides even wall illumination from top to bottom, without scalloping. Click here to learn more about this product.

The EMerge Alliance has announced the release of the EMerge Alliance Standard, the first roadmap for the utilization of low-voltage direct-current (DC) power in commercial interiors. The new industry standard offers these benefits: • Reduced energy losses by eliminating device-by-device electrical conversions from alternating-current (AC) power to DC power • Use of safe Class 2 [...]

The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society has announced a call for entries for the Tenth Annual Student Lighting Competition. Students located within the IESNYC chapter are being invited to participate in this unique design competition; this includes anyone within the NYC area as well as Columbia, Dutchess, Green, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, [...]

The total building sustainability package, addressing everything from design and commissioning to plans for high-performance operation, is covered in a proposed green building standard currently open for public review. Proposed Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is being developed by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating [...]

GE Consumer & Industrial has announced a call for entries for the 27th annual GE Edison Award competition. Through the competition, GE recognizes excellence and quality in professional lighting designs that employ the significant use of GE lamps and/or LEDs. The GE Edison Award competition is open to professional designers, architects, engineers and consultants. Entries [...]

Steve Frey, design director and an architect at Maclay Architects in Waitsfield, VT, contemplates the strong visual messaging and even deeper meaning in simple objects such as weather vanes. He says, “By learning to look at the everday object such as this and wonder why it is so powerful, we can use this lesson in [...]

BEGA/US has launched a new family of bollards (8662 series) for effective lighting of outdoor spaces from a low mounting height, featuring symmetrical, fully shielded and glare-free light distribution. Click here to learn more about this product.

The Solar Decathlon, an educational project produced by the U.S. Department of Energy, joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. Team California won for Architecture and Communications. Check out their house here. The University of Minnesota won for Lighting Design: Check [...]

This month, the IES Hartford Section is presenting the Fall 2009 update and final draft of the Model Lighting Ordinance, sometimes called the “Dark Sky regulations.” The guest speaker is Leo Smith (Northeast Regional Director of the International Dark Sky Association), who served on the IDA/IESNA joint task force that developed the current MLO. To [...]