Craig DiLouie

In downtown Manhattan, the National 9/11 Memorial opened on the 10th anniversary of the 2001 tragedy. “A very powerful installation where light forms a strong contrast to the despair of the dark void,” commented one IALD Awards judge on the lighting design. After extensive studies and select site visits around Manhattan, the designers were able [...]

I regret to inform you that Jonathan Speirs lost his two-year fight against cancer on June 18, 2012. The family has stated that a celebration of Jonathan’s life will be held at the Mansfield Traquair Centre on Tuesday, June 26 at 4 PM (all are welcome to attend). In lieu of flowers, donations are welcome [...]

Regulation coming in July will put millions of directional lamp sockets for halogen sources up for grabs. Energy standards covering incandescent reflector lamps, first instituted by the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2009, and going into effect starting in July, will eliminate a majority of the least-efficient and lowest-cost options from the market in favor [...]

Derek Marshall Lighting’s Split Sushi sconce was designed as a variant of the original Sushi sconce. Constructed by assembling two rhombic glass panels which have been kiln formed into curved petals and fastening them together in an offset fashion with stainless steel screws, the luminaire makes a striking effect allowing the light to play through [...]

Cooper Lighting recently announced the winners of the 35th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The winners were recognized at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 in Las Vegas at the Keynote Speaker Luncheon on May 8 in front of an audience of 500 design professionals. Five professional awards and six student awards were presented. The annual [...]

American Lighting, a specialty lighting manufacturer, recently announced the addition of its Entertainment & Professional Lighting Division (E-PRO) to accommodate the growing needs of the entertainment and architectural sectors in the club installation, mobile DJ, event, live show production, church, theatre and stage lighting markets. The E-PRO division will offer American Lighting’s lighting brands – [...]

Hubbell’s Precision Paragon unit recently published the results of a 2011 survey of 2,900 lighting professionals, which found that energy-efficient lighting is a growing market. The survey also discovered that while LED lighting is growing in popularity in relighting projects–with 10.3% of respondents saying it is the predominant light source it intended to specify for [...]

Many LED luminaires are highly integrated products. An alternative approach is to modularize the light source and other components using standardized interfaces, similar to conventional lighting products. The Zhaga Consortium has been working hard on creating these interfaces; the first standards and compliant products are now coming online. EC&M recently published an article about Zhaga’s [...]

GE’s new Visual Comfort Lens diffuses LED directional lamp so that the light “dots” or spots are eliminated. Used in conjunction with GE’s Energy Smart LED Retail PAR30 and PAR38 lights, the lens also contributes to a CRI rating of 92. Click here to learn more about GE’s LED product line.