Craig DiLouie

In the January issue of Architectural Lighting Magazine, Glenn Shrum, founder and principal of Flux Studio and U.S. coordinator of the Professional Lighting Designers’ Association, describes the impact that light art has had on architectural lighting design. Check it out here.

Finelite’s HPR is a high-performance recessed luminaire available in two styles, multiple sizes and lamp configurations, and with three optional optical accents. The luminaire, utilizing T8 or T5/T5HO lamping for 87-97% efficiency, is also available with factory-prewired occupancy or photosensors for control of individual or multiple luminaires. Check it out here.

Metrolight, a manufacturer of electronic HID ballasts, has announced the relocation of its headquarters to Dana Point, California. The company’s operations center will remain in Brentwood,TN. The U.S. team is expanding in response to growing demand for Metrolight’s products. The move to California is a tactical one as 30% of the country’s energy consumption is [...]

The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lighting Research Center (LRC) released its latest publication, Specifier Reports: Streetlights for Local Roads, designed to provide objective performance information on streetlights for local roads in residential areas. Municipalities across the United States have applied for funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment [...]

More than 10,000 homes across the U.S. have earned LEED certification through the LEED for Homes program, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED-certified home projects span the residential market, from multi- and single-family, to market rate and affordable housing. LEED for Homes is a national voluntary certification system that promotes the design [...]

HUNT Dimming has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), comprised of a panel of three judges, has issued a precedent ruling in favor of HUNT, denying Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Philips) trademark application 79006105 for “SENSE and SIMPLICITY” in International Class 9 for opposed lighting goods, culminating a six-year process. The [...]

Venture Lighting International has announced that Paul Johnson has joined the company as Director, Strategic Marketing and Business Development. Johnson brings to his position 25 years of experience in the electrical industry, including sales, marketing and management positions at Cooper Industries – Bussmann Division, Littelfuse, Daniel Woodhead Company, Ericson Manufacturing and Halex, including a 3 [...]

Lightsearch.com has added a new page to its Lighting Resource Center which lists Mobile Apps for iPad, iPhone and Android mobile devices. The list is comprised of a wide range of tools that could be useful to lighting professionals which includes: calculators, light meters, wireless lighting and DMX controllers, manufacturers product catalogs, and even a [...]

Finelite recently sent me a sample of their Curve task luminaire. It’s a beautiful thing: diminutive, architectural form with a replaceable Cree LED package emitting 363 total lumens. Here it is in my office. I’m loving it. Thanks, Finelite!