Craig DiLouie

The IES is seeking experts to present at the 2014 Annual Conference located in Pittsburgh, PA. Individual presenters, groups and panels are all encouraged to submit topics that fit within the list of tracks: Art & Design; Science & Research; Education & Practice. Sessions will typically be 45 minutes in length with 15 minutes for [...]

LIGHTFAIR will return to New York City in 2015 after its east-coast event took place in Philadelphia in 2013 and 2011 while the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center underwent major renovations. The 26th annual LIGHTFAIR International event will be staged at the Javits May 3-7, 2015. The 2015 location decision resulted from the unanimous vote [...]

Focal Point’s Nivo is a luminous and frameless 2×2 LED luminaire with surprising dimension. Whether flush with ceiling tiles or extended up to 7” into the room, Nivo uses the ceiling as a canvas to infuse texture, pattern and rhythm with light. Combine different diffuser depths, try a creative layout, or add bold dimension in [...]

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Next to energy efficiency, long life is probably the most publicized of solid-state lighting’s (SSL) potential advantages, and plays a key role in any cost-benefit analysis. But understanding how LED lighting products fail, and communicating [...]

The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has updated EE203: Lighting & Commercial Energy Codes, a course in its popular Education Express program. Residing at the Association’s website, Education Express provides in-depth education about lighting controls and controllable ballast technology, application, system design and commissioning. Commercial building energy codes regulate the designed energy efficiency of nonresidential buildings. [...]

Cooper Lighting recently announced the release of the 2014 SOURCE calendar of educational classes for the lighting and design community. The SOURCE, located at Cooper’s Peachtree City, GA office, offers a wide variety of seminars designed to broaden the understanding of lighting and its many different applications. Most classes are offered multiple times throughout the [...]

Cree has introduced SmartCast Technology, a self-programming wireless lighting control system for its LED luminaires. Designed to be intuitive and easy to use, luminaires enabled with Cree SmartCast Technology create their own secure network, learn about their environment and form groups to maximize savings, all with the push of a single button. Cree SmartCast Technology [...]

Philips Lighting’s InstantFit LED T8 offers a “click to fit” LED retrofit alternative for linear electronic instant-start fluorescent lighting, offering up to 40% energy savings. The Philips InstantFit LED replacement lamp requires no re-wiring as it includes a smart electronic design that is compatible with existing electronic instant-start ballasts and sockets. The result is a [...]

My contribution to the Lighting Controls Association’s blog this month is a summary of indicators of current economic conditions in the construction industry, along with the latest AIA Consensus Construction Forecast. In short, overall nonresidential construction is projected to strongly rebound in 2014. Read it here.