Craig DiLouie

Presented by The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC), the Lumen Awards recognize excellence, professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting designs that have transformed some of the world’s most prestigious buildings and spaces. Ten Lumen Awards in three categories were presented: the Lumen Award of Excellence, the highest level of recognition [...]

NEMA’s shipment indexes for HID lamps returned to positive growth territory during the first quarter of 2012, with each lamp type showing year-over-year gains following negative growth to close out the final quarter of 2011. Sodium vapor lamps increased 2.9%, while shipments of mercury vapor and metal halide HID lamps increased 5% and 0.1%, respectively. [...]

Eighty-five percent of building owners and operators globally depend on energy management to drive operational efficiency, according to the 2012 Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator, a global survey of 3,500 building owners and operators. This represents a 34-point increase in the last two years. Energy cost savings and financial incentives are leading this shift, but [...]

The Mini 300 from Philips Wide-Lite, designed for gas station and under canopy applications, combines optical performance with Philips Lumileds LUXEON LEDs in various configurations and a full range of mounting and retrofit kit options. In retrofit situations, the Mini 300 can generate over 50% lighting energy savings while eliminating up to nine lamp maintenance [...]

The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) pointed to a slower decline in July in design activity at U.S. architecture firms. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate 9- to 12-month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The AIA reported the July ABI score [...]

The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) recently released a new publication that addresses the issue of LED light source flicker. The methods offered in the publication can be used by LED lighting manufacturers to develop systems that minimize the effects of flicker. The publication, ASSIST recommends: Flicker parameters for reducing stroboscopic effects [...]

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published the 2012 AL Light & Architecture Award Winners–congratulations, all! * Outstanding Achievement – The United States Institute of Peace * Outstanding Achievement – The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts * Outstanding Achievement – Twin Sails Bridge * Outstanding Achievement – National September 11 Memorial * Commendable Achievement – University of [...]

Compact fluorescent lamps are designed to emit most of their light in the visible spectrum, but they do give off small amounts of ultraviolet and infrared radiation, as do all fluorescent lamps. Recent articles purport that CFLs emit enough UV radiation to cause skin damage. According to David Sliney, PhD, Chairman of the Illuminating Engineering [...]

Columbia Lighting’s Serrano LED is designed to deliver efficacies up to 101 lumens/W and a fixture life of up to 50,000 hours at L80. The product may be ordered with wiHUBB capability for integration with Hubbell Building Automation’s wireless mesh network. Modular plug-and-play design allows for components to be easily swapped out, allowing existing fixtures [...]