January 2011

The Structure of Light, published by Yale Press, includes contributions from six historians, architects and lighting designers who explore Richard Kelly’s influence on modern architecture and his lighting designs. Check it out here.

Precision-Paragon [P2], a division of Hubbell Lighting, Inc., has released a free web app that provides a starting point for determining cost/benefit for lighting upgrade projects in offices, warehouses and manufacturing spaces. The Lighting Retrofit Calculator is available on the [P2] website.

Decorative fixture manufacturer Ivalo Lighting has announced that its L’ale Interior Sconce is the recipient of a 2009 Chicago Atheneum GOOD DESIGN Award. The sleek L’ale sconce, designed by renowned architect William Pedersen, is a custom fixture that uses LED light sources. The sconce was developed to integrate with most design plans and to add [...]

The Txchnologist, sponsored by GE, has published photos of the lights of 10 major cities on Earth as seen from space. Check it out here.

Late in 2011, the total footprint of commercial projects certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Green Building Rating System surpassed one billion square feet. Another six billion square feet of projects are registered and currently working toward LEED certification around the world. Since it was first introduced to the marketplace in 2000, [...]

“DOE Commercial Lighting Solutions: Overview,” design guidance for deep energy savings, will be presented by Carol Jones, LC, associate IALD of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The Commercial Lighting Solutions webtool provides a free design resource enabling practitioners to exceed energy codes while [...]

IES magazine LD+A has been honored with two awards from the Association TRENDS’ 2010 All-Media Contest, which recognizes outstanding communications materials from associations. The magazine received a Gold Award in the “Monthly Professional Society Magazine” category for the October 2010 issue and a Bronze Award for its 2011 Media Kit. LD+A was one of more [...]

NEMA’s shipment indexes for linear fluorescent T5, T8, and T12 lamps increased during the third quarter of 2010. T5 lamps showed the largest rate of growth, advancing 6.6 percent, while T8s and T12s registered more modest gains of 0.6 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The T5 index grew 48.7 percent from a year ago and has [...]

The interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) recently announced that Jim Frank, CLMC, CSLC, is the 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. Frank is the Division Manager for Facility Solutions Group of Shawnee, KS. Facility Solutions Group is a single source provider of lighting, electrical and energy products and services. FSG provides a [...]