June 2013

LED + SSL

National Academy of Sciences Releases Report on Solid-State Lighting

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has published a report, Assessment of Advanced Solid-State Lighting. The NAS committee reviewed the development and future impacts of SSL, including projections of cost and research and development (R&D) necessary to overcome barriers to widespread adoption. The report recommends: * Continue investments in LED core technology, aimed at increasing [...]

Lighting Design, Research

Lighting Research Center Develops New Method to Light Traffic Circles

Roundabouts, also known as traffic circles, are increasing in number across the U.S. These intersections generally increase traffic flow while reducing the severity of automobile accidents. However, as relatively new traffic features, modern roundabouts are sometimes described as confusing for drivers. One difference between roundabouts and conventional cross-type intersections is the location of pedestrian crosswalks. [...]

LED + SSL

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Publishes Article on LED Maintenance

My lighting column in the April 2013 issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR addresses LED product maintenance. Over the past months, I’ve had the opportunity to work with the IES Maintenance Committee on revising RP36, and conducted extensive interviews with manufacturers and others about maintaining LED products. As you might suspect, they’re not quite maintenance free. Click [...]

Lighting Industry

Career Opportunity: Senior Development Engineer (1-2 positions)

California Lighting Technology Center – UC Davis Salary range: $4,866.00 – $8,758.33/MO Act as primary project manager for multiple CLTC research and technical projects. Develop novel research procedures and methodology to support CLTC research projects. Provide daily leadership and oversight of CLTC technical staff assigned to research projects. Effectively schedule and monitor CLTC research projects [...]

Interviews + Opinion, People

Interview with Scott Roos, VP of Product Design for Juno Lighting Group

I recently interviewed Scott Roos, Vice President of Product Design for Juno Lighting Group about what’s new in residential lighting for an article I’m writing for TED Magazine. The transcript is below: DiLouie: What are the major recent trends in single-family residential construction and design, and how are they impacting lighting needs? Roos: Sustainable materials [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Glass House LED Pendant by Alumen8

Alumen8’s GLASS HOUSE Series of LED (or T5HO) direct pendants is characterized by a rigid, low-scale architectural, linear box-like design. A classical low-glare direct luminaire, its wide light distribution comes from a three-sided 270-degree lens shape. Downlight shielding choices are a clear- or opal-acrylic lens that create a soft illumination from below, maintaining very high [...]

Education + Resources, LED + SSL

DOE LIGHTFAIR Presentations Posted

The Department of Energy’s booth at LIGHTFAIR was hopping, with in-booth educational sessions packed with attendees. Experts addressed life-cycle assessment and environmental testing of LED products; performance of LED troffers, kits, and tubes; dimming and flicker; and provided updates on the L Prize® and Next Generation Luminaires competitions, LED Lighting Facts testing, CALiPER analysis, and [...]

Awards

GE Announces Winners of 30th Annual GE Edison Award

The 2012 GE Edison Award was presented to Hervé Descottes, Jeff Taylor and Jessica Tchah of L’Observatoire International for lighting Vintry Fine Wines in New York, New York, USA (Architects: Rogers Marvel Architects, New York, New York, USA). A personalized Steuben crystal award for the winner of this 30th annual lighting design competition was presented [...]

Lighting Industry

GE Lighting and Cooledge Lighting Collaborating on Next-Generation LED Light Sheets

GE Lighting has entered a joint-development agreement with Cooledge Lighting Inc. to develop a customized GE Lightech LED power-supply driver as a key component in Cooledge’s first full range of LED light sheet solutions for fixture companies, which debuted at LIGHTFAIR. GE Lighting’s agreement with Cooledge extends beyond the LED driver integration to include the [...]

Events

Take a Video Tour of GE’s LIGHTFAIR 2013 Booth

GE Lighting recently posted a video tour of its impressive 2013 LIGHTFAIR booth presented by the highly knowledgeable Mary Beth Gotti. Watch it here:

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High Point Market
LightSPEC West
HD EXPO + Conference
National Energy Codes Conference
2024 IES & DOE Research Symposium
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ArchLIGH Summit 2024

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