Craig DiLouie

Comprised of one or more LED modules together with an LED driver, variations in light engine output account for most of the variations in LED color temperature, brightness and other output characteristics. This can be problematic for manufacturers as well as end-users wanting consistent brightness and color. To alleviate this problem, many LED light engine [...]

In April, I contributed a feature story to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR that attempted to capture a snapshot of leading trends in LED luminaire design. Here’s an excerpt: In 2014, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics to a group of scientists for their 1990s invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), [...]

Hubbell Lighting and TOTUS Solutions, a provider of outdoor lighting based security platforms, have teamed up on Spaulding Lighting’s award-winning Cimarron LED luminaire, which is now available with integrated surveillance, communication and control. Spaulding Lighting’s Cimarron outdoor luminaire is integrated with an Ethernet-controlled 360º hemispheric camera and communications platform. This system can surveillance and analytic [...]

This short course by Philips Lighting presents the basics of lighting application. Good fundamentals. Check it out here.

The Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant was established to encourage and recognize students who have demonstrate exceptional professional promise through the presentation of an original and ingenious solution to a supplied design problem. The Grant Award is a plaque and a grant in the amount of $1,000. Honorable Mention (if awarded) is a [...]

LIGHTFAIR International (LFI)—the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference—will take place May 3-7 at New York’s Javits Center (Pre-Conference LIGHTFAIR Institute: May 3-4; Trade Show & Conference: May 5-7). As always, I’m looking forward to connecting with old friends, new contacts and the latest thinking and products in the lighting [...]

Derek Marshall’s collection of American art glass lighting has expanded to include the Hera Wall sconce. Designed to work with incandescent, halogen, CFL or LED lamping, the luminaire measures 15-1/2” high by 7” wide and has a 4” extension from the wall. Available in a range of glass colors. ADA compliant and UL listed. Click [...]

This time-lapse video reveals lighting techniques used to light the gilded age galleries at the Smithsonian Art Museum. By turning lights ON one layer at a time, the layers and their purpose are revealed.

The Lunder Conservation Center held a one-day symposium on LED lighting in museums in March 2013, which included a series of presentations by museum and lighting specialists. Here’s Gordon Anson, chief lighting designer for the National Gallery of Art.