Craig DiLouie

With increasing demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is continuing to strengthen. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the February ABI score was 54.9, up slightly [...]

Flex by 3M is a series of curved and straight low-profile LED modular panels that can be fitted together to form whimsical custom shapes.

LIGHTFAIR International 2013 will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from April 21 through April 25, 2013. PRE-CONFERENCE: LIGHTFAIR Institute (April 21-22, Sunday – Monday) offers: · 6 in-depth 2-day courses (Beginner to Advanced) · 6 one-day courses · 12 three-hour workshops (+ 5 total offered Tuesday – Thursday) TRADE SHOW & [...]

NEMA’s incandescent lamp shipments index showed a precipitous decline of 40.1 percent compared to the same period last year. Moreover, the index reached a value of 49.3, a new record low for the series. On an annual basis, incandescent lamp shipments during 2012 were down 18.3 percent – erasing a 16.4 percent gain for 2011. [...]

The fifth annual Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting Design Competition has recognized 28 commercial LED indoor lighting products for excellence. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, and the International Association of Lighting Designers, NGL was launched in 2008 to promote excellence in the design of [...]

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced it has acquired eldoLAB Holding B.V., (eldoLED), a manufacturer of intelligent LED drivers. Founded in 2003, eldoLED is a privately owned company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. eldoLED offers a wide range of readily available LED drivers using advanced drive, networking and control [...]

Designed by Mary Helen Pratte, Cielo, Claro and Coperto are LED versions of D’ac Lighting’s “light industrial” downlight pendants. Each fixture is 63 in. in overall height and suspend from the ceiling via height-adjustable aircraft cables or a rigid stem. Illumination is provided by warm white (3000K), 85 CRI LED12 or LED16 direct/indirect white lighting [...]

I’m an admirer of Dave Irvine-Halliday, founder of the Light Up The World Foundation, and had the opportunity to hear him speak at LIGHTFAIR and more recently here in Calgary, where he teaches. The Foundation provides market-based lighting solutions to regions of the world without easy access to electricity typically in the form of solar-powered [...]

Lighting industry executive C. David Tebbs and associates have formed The Tebbs Group, LLC as an incorporated business, working with public- and private-sector corporate clients throughout the greater Northeastern United States, the company has announced. The Tebbs Group functions as overall lighting consultants for any size or range of client project whether new lighting installation, [...]