Craig DiLouie

In the first year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Interior Lighting Campaign exceeded an initial goal of replacing 100,000 fluorescent indoor lighting troffers. Participants are now working toward a goal of 1 million and have already upgraded 650,000 troffers for a total national energy savings of 1.3 trillion BTUs or the equivalent of $13.5 million [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section recently announced that Sarah Dlinn, who attends the MFA Lighting Design program at Parsons School of Design, as the winner of the first annual IESNYC Scholarship. This merit-based scholarship comes with a monetary value of $25,000 to support a full-time, graduate degree candidate in architectural lighting enrolled [...]

Check out the 17 projects that won accolades at the 33rd Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards in a new book (PDF) produced by the IALD. Get it here.

Available in both a suspended linear profile and a square pendant, Focal Point’s Nera provides illumination from a four-sided optical diffuser. The linear model delivers a 60/40 or 70/30 light distribution and can be specified with Right Light output levels of 650-1,000 lumens/foot in 4-, 5-, 6- and 8-foot lengths as well as continuous rows. [...]

Designed by artist Wolfgang Buttress, the “Hive” is a 17-meter-tall, 40-ton steel sculpture built in a meadow. The sculpture houses thousands of honeybees, whose activity triggers LED lights to pulse and sounds such as cello and vocals to emit from speakers. The idea behind the Hive is to raise awareness of the role bees play [...]

Below is a short news piece I wrote for the July issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. On September 26, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) named the ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2013 energy standard as the new national energy reference standard, superseding the 2010 version. What this means: Before October 2016, all states in the [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released a new Snapshot report on linear LED lamps, commonly known as TLEDs. Among the key findings of the new Snapshot, which is based on DOE’s LED Lighting Facts database: TLEDs now comprise more than 50% of all listed lamps, and more than 10% of all listed [...]

Besides covering the lighting industry, I also write fiction. My books have been published by big houses such as Simon & Schuster as well as small presses. You can check out my stuff at CraigDiLouie.com. I wanted to tell you about one of my series that’s a lot of fun to write and, I hope, [...]

SeventhWave is hosting a seminar in Michigan on September 8 on LED lighting technologies. It will be presented by Randall Johnson, LC, President of US Lamp. LED lighting technologies: evaluating performance and financial considerations (on-location course) September 8 │ 8:30 am–4 pm │ Marquette, MI │ $199 LEDs are rapidly changing the landscape for commercial [...]