Craig DiLouie

For its April cover story, Electrical Contractor Magazine published an article I wrote about OLEDs, drawing on information provided by the Department of Energy and Acuity Brands’ Peter Ngai. Some industry observers have predicted that solid-state lighting technology (SSL) will satisfy most lighting applications by the end of the decade. One particular SSL technology on [...]

Acuity Brands Lighting has announced the introduction of the Acculamp product line, the company’s first-ever offering of LED lamps and the result of the previously announced business collaboration between Acuity Brands and Neonlite Electronic & Lighting (HK), Ltd. Available in the United States and Canada through Acuity Brands’ sales representatives, the inaugural Acculamp product line, [...]

By Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Now that I’m back in the confines of my relatively calm office in our nation’s capital, I thought I’d share some thoughts on what I saw in the City of Brotherly Love last week at LIGHTFAIR International, which was a buzzing beehive of burning activity. I enjoyed meeting [...]

Highlights from the opening day at LIGHTFAIR International in Philadelphia.

Prescolite and Dual-Lite have partnered to offer CFL downlights designed to optimize light output for low-mercury compact fluorescent lamps operating in emergency mode. Dual-Lite’s UFO-CF series of battery packs incorporate AC technology, preventing reduced light output common with low-mercury CFLs operating in emergency mode on a traditional DC battery. These packs are now standard with [...]

Architectural Lighting: Designing with Light and Space by Herve Descottes and Cecilia E. RamosISBN 9781568989389 Publication date 5/1/2011 7 x 8.5 inches (17.8 x 21.6 cm), Paperback 144 pages, 177 color illustrations Light is something like water—often taken for granted, and only noticed when it’s on short supply. But this shouldn’t be the case. Light [...]

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors recently announced that it has launched a new section within its LED Light Site www.ledlight.osram-os.com, labeled LED Fundamentals. The online tool is dedicated to providing instruction and educational tutorials on a range of subjects from LED lighting applications to LED system design considerations, and with a special focus on engineering discipline for [...]

After considering public comments, the Federal Trade Commission is extending the deadline for manufacturers to comply with new light bulb labels by approximately six months. The new “Lighting Facts” labels, which were announced last summer, will help consumers choose among the different lamps on the market such as incandescents, CFLs and LED lamps. The new [...]

WAC Lighting President Shelley Wang has announced that the company is supporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) International. “We are so proud to support the JDRF,” explained Ms. Wang. “This organization offers a high level of education and results-driven research and developments to help cure Juvenile Diabetes. We are hoping that the foundation will [...]