August 2015

Earlier this year, I interviewed Chris Brown for tED Magazine. The topic: the impact of SSL technology on electrical distribution. Reprinted with permission. Christopher Brown is CEO of Wiedenbach-Brown, a national full-service lighting and electrical solutions distributor. Prior to the company’s acquisition by USESI in 2006, he was president and chairman of the board for [...]

The Austrian City Schärding on the Inn River, right on the border of Germany, had the whole city illuminated with a multimedia spectacular during the last winter season. The bridge crossing the Inn was illuminated as well as the monastery and the water front. As part of the exhibition, the entire city center was covered [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section (IESNYC) recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Lumen Awards at the 47th annual Lumen Gala held on June 18, 2015. The Lumen Awards, which showcase excellence in lighting design, are the oldest international lighting awards. The award-winning projects were presented in three categories: the Lumen Award [...]

LightShow West has announced the opening of online registration for the trade show and conference at Kentia Hall in the Los Angeles Convention Center, Oct. 21-‐22, 2015. The event promises good education in 30 complimentary seminars, networking opportunities and an exhibit hall displaying new products from more than 200 manufacturers. Entry to the seminars and [...]

GE’s Lumination IS Series LED Luminaires deliver high light output coupled with energy efficiency in a sleek, streamlined fixture for low-bay, open-ceiling environments. The luminaire’s indirect light source yields a greater illuminance over vertical and horizontal surfaces with minimal glare, while creating a modern appearance that enhances the visual landscape of low-bay retail, warehouse and [...]

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy The efficacy of LED lighting products has already surpassed that of traditional technologies for most applications, but there remains significant headroom for improvement. DOE has set ambitious efficacy targets for SSL, and [...]

NEMA’s shipments indexes for consumer lamps saw mixed results during 2015Q1, as year-over-year (y/y) declines were registered in two of the four lamp types. This market is changing fast. With availability impacted by energy regulations, incandescent A-line lamp shipments decreased by 89.4%. Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) shipments also dropped 9.4% as consumers show preference for [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released its latest report in a series analyzing markets where LEDs compete with traditional lighting sources. The new report, Adoption of Light-Emitting Diodes in Common Lighting Applications, estimates penetration into the installed lighting base in 2014 in 10 popular lighting applications. DOE also estimates 2014 energy savings as [...]

Despite the adverse weather conditions that curtailed design and construction activity in the first quarter of the year, the overall construction market has performed extremely well to date. The greatest amount of activity was seen in the building of commercial properties – most notably offices and hotels – with an unusually high spike in manufacturing [...]