Craig DiLouie

GE has announced it will discontinue manufacturing compact fluorescent lamps for the U.S. market and focus its consumer lighting efforts on LED replacement lamps by the end of 2016. According to GE, about 15% of consumers have tried LED. By 2020, with steadily declining costs and superior performance compared to CFLs, more than 50% of [...]

Zumtobel’s new LED spotlights combine European aesthetics with exceptional functionality and energy efficiency, for shop and retail applications. Both FACTOR and VIVO Medium are compatible with Zumtobel TECTON trunking system, and the full range is compatible with Eutrac. IYON Optimized for efficient accent lighting of shops and showrooms, the spotlight features unique optics, providing uniform [...]

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Bailey, LC, LEED AP BD+C, DDI, MIES, Director, Business Development and Product Innovation for Hubbell Lighting, Inc. The topic: optical approaches used with LED illumination products. I’m happy to share his responses with you here. The interview informed an article I wrote for the June 2016 issue [...]

The 10th annual DOE Solid-State Lighting Technology Development Workshop, held November 17–18 in Portland, OR, gathered more than 230 attendees to learn the latest on today’s toughest LED lighting issues and find out what’s next on the horizon. Click here to download the presentations from the workshop.

Architectural SSL magazine recently announced the sixth annual Product Innovation Awards competition, which recognizes outstanding products and product developments relating to solid-state lighting. Products—both luminaires and components—and products as applied in projects, will be reviewed by the editorial staff and an expert panel of judges. The award winners will ultimately represent a peer-recognized selection of [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) recently appointed Brian Liebel as the new Technical Director of Standards, effective February 16, 2016. Liebel succeeds Rita Harrold, who retired June 30, 2015. While Liebel will primarily be responsible for overseeing the development and production of IES Standards, he will also play a key role in [...]

NSpec, a division of Nora Lighting, has introduced Iolite, a series of modular LED downlights. Iolite is available with 1-, 2- and 4-in. apertures for a minimal architectural appearance and offers more than 100 design and trim possibilities. The LED downlight features one LED core module, which is compatible with a dedicated downlight housing with [...]

On December 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a decision that mandatory energy conservation standards for high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps are not technically feasible or economically justified. Furthermore, the DOE determined that higher energy conservation standards for HID lamps would not yield significant energy savings for the nation. Click here to read the [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section recently announced the establishment of the IESNYC Scholarship, which will be awarded annually. The first Section Scholarship will be available for the Spring of 2016. The scholarship is an unprecedented $25,000. Applicants must be first-year students currently enrolled in a full-time graduate program as a degree candidate [...]