Craig DiLouie

Cleantech Approach (CTA) has published a new research report: Lighting Controls: Savings, Solutions, Payback, and Vendor Profiles, reviewing lighting control solutions and ROI associated their deployment. The report finds that commercial offices can reduce electricity consumption by 35-55% with the implementation of a lighting control solution and deliver an ROI within 2-10 years, depending on [...]

Pure Lighting has published a video promoting its concept of minimalist design and what the company is trying to accomplish. http://www.youtube.com/v/lESyymvtL5E&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1

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Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy I frequently get the following question. “Why does DOE concentrate its efforts on solid-state lighting rather than on other technologies?” The simple answer is that the DOE program is specifically Congressionally-mandated and that both DOE and the Congress recognize the significant energy-saving potential of this technology, [...]

The Wall Street Journal also reported today that light is increasingly being used to diagnose and monitor diseases such as diabetes, highly desirable because it is non-invasive. Light is already used for eye surgery, dental work, cosmetic skin work, combating SAD, hair transplantation and other uses. Get the story here.

The Wall Street Journal reported today that the City of Los Angeles has added eight parks to its Summer Night Lights program, which keeps the lights on until midnight in 24 parks in neighborhoods with high levels of crime. Get the story here.

The Yale School of Architecture has announced a second panel discussion titled, “The Structure of Light: Richard Kelly and the Illumination of Modern Architecture,” to be held Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM at the Yale Center for British Art (BAC) at 1080 Chapel St., New Haven, CT. Participants will include [...]

Yale School of Architecture has announced a panel discussion, “The Structure of Light: Richard Kelly and the Illumination of Modern Architecture,” to be held Friday, October 1, 2010 from 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM at the Paul Rudolph Hall, 180 York St., New Haven, CT. The panel discussion is part of a two-day symposium “The [...]

The Yale School of Architecture has announced an exhibition, “The Structure of Light: Richard Kelly and the Illumination of Modern Architecture,” to be held August 23 through October 2, 2010 at Paul Rudolph Hall, Yale School of Architecture Gallery, 180 York St., New Haven, CT. The exhibit is accessible M-F, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM [...]