Craig DiLouie

NEMA’s latest quarterly posting of the Lighting Systems Index suggests the North American lighting market is in a state of growth. The LSI posted a modest increase of 2.4% on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the second quarter of 2013, marking its third consecutive increase. On a year-over-year basis, lighting equipment shipments climbed a very healthy [...]

Soraa’s high color rendering, dimmable LED MR16 GU10 120V line voltage lamps, including a 10-degree spot and a 25-degree version with high center beam candle power, are rated at 95 CRI with an R9 of 95. The 10-dgree version works with the company’s innovative magnetic attachment SNAP system.

Think tank PSFK Labs has published an independent report, The Future of Light, with support from Philips. Based upon expert interviews and more than 50 ground-breaking case studies, the report showcases how the new age of digital light will unlock significant health, well-being, sustainability and economic benefits for all aspects of society in the future. [...]

LA based performance group Wilderbe is pushing the technology behind light for a visually stunning experience. Recently, Wilderbe created new motion sensory technology in the form of a 30 ft by 14 ft LED screen that wirelessly connects with sensors sewn into the costumes of each dancer, the first of its kind. Prior to this [...]

The CSIL Centre for industrial Studies in Milano, Italy recently published a new report, E-Commerce in the Lighting Fixtures Sector. The report states that e-commerce accounts for 4% of the $75 billion global luminaire market, including both B2B and B2C. North America is the largest e-commerce market for luminaires; its incidence on the world market [...]

The eleventh annual Lighting for Tomorrow residential energy-efficient lighting product design competition recognized five LED luminaires, two LED replacement lamps, two LED retrofit kits and, for the first time, one organic LED (OLED) fixture as winners. Seven more products were identified with honorable mentions or as other noteworthy. The competition, which recognizes the best-designed energy-efficient [...]

Cree’s High-Density (HD) LED Arrays are a new technology that doubles the system intensity of spot lights compared to previous arrays. The new HD class of CXA Arrays provide higher lumen density, enabling a significant reduction in system cost and power consumption. The first HD Array, the CXA1520 LED, enables lighting manufacturers to create a [...]

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) showed more acceleration in the growth of design activity nationally. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the August ABI score was 53.8, up from [...]

ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 202, Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems, identifies the minimum acceptable commissioning process for buildings and systems as described in ASHRAE’s Guideline 0-2005, The Commissioning Process. Standard 202 is ASHRAE’s first standard focused on the commissioning process. The commissioning process as detailed in Standard 202 applies to all construction projects and systems and [...]