The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP), based at the Lighting Research Center in Troy, NY, recently released its latest Specifier Report, designed to provide objective performance information on existing street lighting technologies includingLED, induction, and high pressure sodium streetlights. NLPIP performed photometric evaluations of 14 streetlights that used either HPS, pulse-start metal halide (PSMH) [...]
Craig DiLouie
TED Magazine Publishes Article on HID Electronic Ballasts
I authored an article for the June issue of TED Magazine that covers developments in the growing >150W HID electronic ballast segment. Check it out here.
Psychological Impacts of Lighting
A space’s lighting defines its personality and how people perceive it, which in turn affects how they feel about being there. Below are various lighting effects that can take the same space and transform it into different environments. Psychological impact Lighting effect Light distribution TENSE Intense direct light from above Non-uniform RELAXED Lower overhead lighting [...]
ENLIGHTEN Article States Retrofitting Our Public Building Stock Is National Priority
An article in ENLIGHTEN, the magazine for lighting decision-makers published by Wiedenbach-Brown, for which I was pleased to serve as editor, calls for a national effort to retrofit the existing building stock. The article, by Michael Siminovitch, CLTC director and UC Davis professor, discusses the opportunities for changing the way the nation uses energy. He [...]
2010 Advanced Lighting Guidelines Released Today
The New Buildings Institute has launched the 2010 edition of the Advanced Lighting Guidelines (ALG) in a new online version. The ALG includes an updated chapter on daylighting, and the Web-based version will allow for continuous updates and an online network for subscribers to communicate with each other. I was pleased to support the new [...]
Product Monday: Designer SSL Series by Architectural Area Lighting
Architectural Area Lighting’s Designer SSL Series offers LED performance in decorative and customizable luminaires. The Series consists of three of the company’s most popular products: Providence, Universe and Largent (shown). Click here to learn more about this product.
People: Liz Bock Joins Leucos as Midwest Regional Sales Manager
Leucos USA has announced that Liz Bock, formerly of Artemide, has been appointed to the position of Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Bock, who is based in Chicago, will be responsible for leading sales and marketing efforts across all of the company brands (Leucos, ITRE, FDV and Luxit) in Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota. [...]
Controls, Energy + Environment, Research
Controls Friday: Typical Energy Savings for Using Advanced Lighting Controls
How much energy is saved when a building uses lighting controls? The typical answer is the ever-present lighting term, “It depends.” Research, however, is suggestive: Space Type Controls Type Lighting Energy Savings Demonstrated in Research or Estimated as Potential Study Reference Private Office Occupancy sensor 38% An Analysis of the Energy and Cost Savings Potential [...]
Carmanah Signs Agreement to Acquire Lightech
Carmanah Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of solar LED lighting and power systems for industrial applications, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Lightech Electronic Industries Ltd., an Israeli corporation, for $18.5 million. Lightech is a manufacturer of power supplies for LED lighting, supplying major lighting [...]
See You At IES!
I’ll be attending the IES conference in Toronto next week, and hope to see you there!
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