Craig DiLouie

Light + Health

AMA Issues LED Streetlighting Guidance, Controversy Ensues

Street and area lighting are among the most popular applications for LED sources. It’s estimated that more than 10% of streetlights have been converted to LED technology in the U.S. Many LED streetlights exhibit characteristics that are very different than traditional high-pressure sodium sources. The popularity of LED streetlighting led the American Medical Association (AMA) [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: LED Pinhole Downlights by Eaton

Designed for both residential and commercial applications, Eaton’s Halo® ML4 LED Downlighting System features a housing, LED module and a choice of a field-interchangeable, round or square, 2-inch aperture pinhole trim, available in multiple aperture styles, optical distributions and finishes. The Halo ML4 Downlighting System emits 900 lumens. The round and square trims (TL4 series) [...]

Light + Art

Light and Sound Installation in a Plane

Check out this engaging and immersive light and sound installation that occurred inside a plane: “Porta Estallar” by PlayMID (Playmodes and MID). The plane itself was installed at Barcelona’s Ciutadella Park as part of an art project to host installations like this. The sequencing suggests interstellar travel, a very cool experience.

Light + Health

Can the Impact of Human-centric Lighting be Measured?

Light and health, light and productivity–can it be measured? This LUX webinar explores whether the impact of human-centric lighting can be measured, and how. Check it out here.

Interviews + Opinion, Lighting Design, Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

Sylvania’s Pamela Price and Aaron Ganick on Residential Lighting Trends

I recently had the opportunity to interview Pamela Price, retail marketing manager, and Aaron Ganick, Head of SMART Home Americas, OSRAM SYLVANIA, for an article I wrote about residential lighting for the March issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. The topic: trends in residential lighting. I’m pleased to share it with you here. DiLouie: What are the [...]

Daylighting

Daylighting Performance Metrics Explained

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published an article about annual daylighting performance metrics–Spatial Daylight Autonomy and Annual Sunlight Exposure–adopted by the IES. These metrics enable designers to quantify and evaluate the success of daylighted spaces. Check it out here.

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Stream by Prudential

Prudential Lighting’s Stream Series creates an uninterrupted, uniform line of light, now available in multiple configurations ideal for a variety of lens-free “veiled source ambient” architectural applications. Stream Series Square: An uninterrupted line of light that extends as far as the blueprint dictates with veiled LED source and patented WhiteOptics 99% efficient reflector that provides [...]

Light + Art, Lighting Design, People

Masters of Light Webcast Series

The UK’s LIGHTING Magazine recently completed a series of live webcasts, “Masters of Light.” In this series, lighting designers, artists and architects talk about their work, methods and philosophy in one-hour retrospectives hosted by the magazine’s editors. Sign up here to check out the archived episodes.

Light + Art

The Female Form Dressed in Light

(may not be suitable for all audiences) Parisian photographer Dani Olivier wanted to do nude portraits that haven’t been done before. He had an idea: use the body as canvas for light projections. The results are quite beautiful. Check it out here.

Codes + Standards

Primer on IP Ratings

LUX recently published a primer on luminaire ingress protection (IP) ratings. Check it out here.

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