Craig DiLouie

Lighting Science Group recently announced that it has hired James Haworth, former Philips Professional Luminaires North America head of marketing and strategy and former chief executive officer of JJI Lighting Group, to the position of chief executive officer. “Our company’s CEO must be both a realist and an idealist—someone who combines an astute understanding of [...]

Electrical distributor Rexel has announced that it has launched a new electrical efficiency online resource at www.electrical-efficiency.com. This new online magazine will offer diverse content on related regulation, solutions, projects, markets and major news worldwide. Aimed at a wide audience, from professionals to consumers, the site provides access to summaries, analyses and expert viewpoints, and [...]

Ian Ibbitson has released i3dOP for iPhone and iPad, a new version of the IES-recognized i3dOP application. i3dOP facilitates on-the-go lighting design and verification with Type C IES files. Ibbitson designed the application to allow professional lighting designers, architects and other specifiers to dynamically explore light fixture illuminance of objects, by an intuitive, easily accessible [...]

Philips Emergency Lighting’s Bodine ARC Keeper line has expanded to include a model for 20-39W electronic HID ballasts—a rapid-detection, rapid-transfer device designed to prevent nuisance power outages common to HID lighting systems. Click here to learn more about this product.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final report from an evaluation of three LED products designed to directly replace linear fluorescent lamps in commercial ambient lighting. These three products were among the “best in class” of products designed for this application at the time of the study, as identified by DOE’s CALiPER [...]

The Department of Energy’s Solid-State Lighting booth at LIGHTFAIR International hosted attendees of multiple sessions on solid-state lighting. These presentations have been posted here.

It is with great sadness that I report that John Nadon, Business Development Manager for Jesco LED Lighting Solutions, passed on Thursday, June 16 at the age of 59. With an early background in theater arts as a college instructor, independent stage designer and architectural lighting designer, John Nadon is a well known figure in [...]

The 49W fluorescent linear T5HO lamp by Philips Lighting provides the same light output, service life and performance as 54W T5HO lamps, but operates using 9% less energy. Highly suitable for high-bay applications in big box retail and warehouse/industrial buildings, the lamp is available in multiple color temperatures, a CRI of 82-85, and high lumen [...]

Following several months of relatively positive business conditions, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) fell almost three points in April. 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 American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the April ABI score was [...]