November 2010

Lighting Design

ASHRAE/IES Recommended Surface Reflectances

Room surface finishes can play a significant role in maximizing the efficiency of a lighting system because lighter finishes can produce relatively higher light levels and perceptions of brightness. In fact, in an existing space with a large area of dark surfaces can improve light levels and visual comfort almost immediately by simply repainting those [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Verve by Focal Point

Focal Point has expanded its Verve family with Verve IV, combining a classic curved shape with high-performance optics and new shielding options. The luminaire may be specified with a radial or flat baffle or parabolic louver to deliver 40% downlight standard, then add optional reflectors to increase downlight to 100%. Click here to learn more [...]

Controls

Redwood Systems Awarded $1M Grant from Department of Energy

Redwood Systems, a developer of network-based power and control lighting systems, recently announced it has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The program was established to help drive innovation and growth through the engine of small business. Last year, Redwood was awarded Phase I [...]

LED + SSL, Research

Jim Brodrick on the Lighting Research Center’s Report on Streetlighting

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Some of you may have seen a new report on street lighting by the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A number of people have asked for my comments on that report, so here goes. In a nutshell, the LRC report implies that GATEWAY [...]

LED + SSL, Research

New Report on Street Lighting Technologies Available From The Lighting Research Center

The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP), based at the Lighting Research Center in Troy, NY, recently released its latest Specifier Report, designed to provide objective performance information on existing street lighting technologies includingLED, induction, and high pressure sodium streetlights. NLPIP performed photomet­ric evaluations of 14 streetlights that used either HPS, pulse-start metal halide (PSMH) [...]

Products + Technology

TED Magazine Publishes Article on HID Electronic Ballasts

I authored an article for the June issue of TED Magazine that covers developments in the growing >150W HID electronic ballast segment. Check it out here.

Lighting Design

Psychological Impacts of Lighting

A space’s lighting defines its personality and how people perceive it, which in turn affects how they feel about being there. Below are various lighting effects that can take the same space and transform it into different environments. Psychological impact Lighting effect Light distribution TENSE Intense direct light from above Non-uniform RELAXED Lower overhead lighting [...]

Energy + Environment

ENLIGHTEN Article States Retrofitting Our Public Building Stock Is National Priority

An article in ENLIGHTEN, the magazine for lighting decision-makers published by Wiedenbach-Brown, for which I was pleased to serve as editor, calls for a national effort to retrofit the existing building stock. The article, by Michael Siminovitch, CLTC director and UC Davis professor, discusses the opportunities for changing the way the nation uses energy. He [...]

Education + Resources

2010 Advanced Lighting Guidelines Released Today

The New Buildings Institute has launched the 2010 edition of the Advanced Lighting Guidelines (ALG) in a new online version. The ALG includes an updated chapter on daylighting, and the Web-based version will allow for continuous updates and an online network for subscribers to communicate with each other. I was pleased to support the new [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Designer SSL Series by Architectural Area Lighting

Architectural Area Lighting’s Designer SSL Series offers LED performance in decorative and customizable luminaires. The Series consists of three of the company’s most popular products: Providence, Universe and Largent (shown). Click here to learn more about this product.

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