Craig DiLouie

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, [...]

Cooper Lighting’s Halo brand of recessed, track and surface lighting products has once again been named the Brand Leader in lighting by BUILDER magazine. Awarded for the fifteenth consecutive year, Halo swept all four lighting categories including Brand Familiarity, Brands Specified/Used in Past Two Years, Brands Specified/Brand Used Most, and Quality. The company will be [...]

Howard Wolfman of Lumispec and myself have been invited back to this year’s LIGHTFAIR to present our popular seminar, “What’s New in Lamps and Ballasts” (L13W15), expanded according to attendee demand to a three-hour program. Joining this year will be Stan Walerczyk of Lighting Wizards. The seminar will occur from 3:00 to 6:00 PM on [...]

Lithonia’s W Series luminaires feature integral occupancy sensors to manage lighting usage in low-traffic or low-occupancy areas such as corridors, stairwells and restrooms. The luminaires automatically turn on or off as occupants ascend and descend stairs, walk corridors or enter a seldom used space, significantly reducing energy consumption by not lighting the space when it [...]

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR recently published a lighting column I authored on the topic of the Light Right Survey Tool, available here. Developed by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, it enables building owners/managers and lighting practitioners to inventory and evaluate lighting systems in office spaces. Available free, the Light Right Survey Tool can be used: • As a [...]

The Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions, based on a survey of senior industry executives from members of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), climbed to 69.6 points in February, up six points from 63.6 points in January. The index has topped 60 points in each of the last four months, [...]

The next LRC LED Lighting Institute will be held May 14-17, 2013 at the Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY, 12180. This is a four-day, hands-on seminar to teach industry professionals how to incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) into lighting applications. The LED Lighting Institute will include updated technical content based [...]

On Thursday, April 4, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time, the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will host a webcast, “Solid-State Lighting: Highlighting Indoor Applications.” The webcast is part of FEMP’s First Thursday Seminars series, which provides training for Federal energy and environmental professionals. Presented by Naomi Miller and Jeff [...]