May 2009

A nearly 300-page report released by Strategies Unlimited, LED lighting Fixtures – Market Analysis and Forecast, provides a detailed assessment of the market drivers and challenges faced by the LED lighting fixture industry in penetrating the general lighting market. It provides application analysis and forecasts for nine lighting market segments through 2012. Through 2007, LED [...]

In James Howard Kunstler’s view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues in this Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) Talk, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about.

Pegasus Associates Lighting is observing its 10-year anniversary by offering special discounts and free lighting gifts to all customers until May 31, and launching an Internet forum dedicated to lighting. The Pegasus Associates Lighting website first went live on the Internet May 5, 1999. It was less than 20 pages and included only very basic [...]

Lighting designer Jim Benya, a regular contributor to Architectural Lighting Magazine (my alma mater) and a thought leader in the lighting community, wrote an excellent article about residential lighting controls for the magazine’s April/May issue, which was released at Lightfair. Calling residential a leader in lighting control, he identifies three ways to approach control: * [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA has introduced a full line of “True Replacement” LED lamps marketed as direct replacements for standard incandescent, halogen and compact fluorescent lamps in commercial and residential applications. The 8W LED A-Line can replace a 40W incandescent A-line lamp typically found in table lamps, ceiling and wall mounted luminaires. Another common form factor around [...]

The Lightfair Innovation Awards, sponsored by Architectural Lighting Magazine and elumit.com, honored five products out of 218 submissions with the following awards: Most Innovative Product of the Year: Calculite Solid-State Downlights by Lightolier/Philips Design Excellence Award: Kite by Peerless Lighting/Acuity Brands Lighting Technical Innovation Award: Luxeon Rebel ES from Philips Lumileds Lighting Company Technical Innovation [...]

At Lightfair, Philips Lighting unveiled a prototype of a 600-lumen output A-shape LED bulb that can ultimately be used to replace 40W incandescent lamps in general lighting applications in the U.S. and 60W incandescent technology in the European (230V) market. Highly efficient and dimmable down to 10%, the 8W 120V integral lamp is powered by [...]

Days after his appearance on the Oprah Show, environmentalist and actor Ed Begley Jr. gave a humorous and empowering keynote address on sustainable living at Lightfair International on May 3. Attendees heard how Begley began his global climate change activism, first in the ’80s with a wind turbine and now with lighting playing a critical [...]

I’m old enough to remember when Lightfair toppled Lighting World, and I’ve had the pleasure of attending almost every show since then. As a special addition for its 20th anniversary, Lightfair recognized the 12 exhibitors that have consistently exhibited since its inception. The 20-year exhibitors honored are: Alanod GMBH & Co., KG. OSRAM SYLVANIA A.L.P. [...]