Craig DiLouie

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) has issued a call for proposals for innovative energy efficiency retrofit programs and policies that can address specific barriers. Individual grants range from $100,000 to $350,000. Projects may be 12 to 24 months in duration. Applicants must be U.S. nonprofit organizations with approved IRS 501(c)(3) status. Pre-proposals are due [...]

Last Friday, the Plain Dealer reported here that attorneys for GE Lighting are contending that a proposed agreement between the City of Cleveland and Sunpu-Opto Semiconductor Ltd., is bad for the city and could even be unlawful. The proposed 10-year deal gives the Chinese manufacturer exclusive rights to sell millions of LED lights to the [...]

Authors of papers regarding the art, science and practice of illumination are invited to submit their papers for possible presentation at the 2010 IES Annual Conference scheduled to be held in Toronto, Canada from November 7-9, 2010. Paper presentations provide a valuable vehicle for educating the membership about important technical advances in lighting. The Papers [...]

The public, as well as lighting industry experts, are invited to attend a lighting trade show and educational conference set for Tuesday and Wednesday, September 21 and 22, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. UPDATE: Note that the website says the event will be held Wednesday, Sept. 22 & Thursday, Sept. 23, not [...]

Learned about the artist at JimonLight and had to cover it here. Here is a sample of her work–more here. http://www.youtube.com/v/oLMLt_7_Evs http://www.youtube.com/v/n07e4hHFTkQ Great Japanese TV show segment about the artist: http://www.youtube.com/v/ulzyrV8IjE0

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has reached agreement on a five-year integrated media partnership with Hanley Wood, LLC, publishers of Architect Magazine. The existing agreement with McGraw-Hill, publishers of Architectural Record Magazine, expires at the end of this year. Effective January 1, 2011, the agreement creates an integrated media offering that encompasses print, online, [...]

LIGHTFAIR boasted more than 20,000 pre-registered attendees, making this year’s LIGHTFAIR possibly the largest Las Vegas event to date. The exhibit floor certainly looked busy (with more than 475 exhibitors, including 50 first-time exhibitors), and the exhibitors I talked to seemed pleased with the quantity and quality of traffic through their booths.

Lighting Services Inc has announced the hire of Gordon Pevzner as Regional Sales Manager for the Eastern United States. Gordon is a graduate of The Ohio State University and brings over 30 years of lighting and sales experience to the LSI sales team. He has worked in varying technically challenging roles that include theatrical lighting [...]

WattStopper has launched eCampus, a comprehensive and interactive online training site designed to make learning about lighting controls enjoyable and rewarding. Specifically designed for all influencers, including electrical contractors, distributors, ESCOs, and specifiers, the courses cover control applications in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. The free site features two offerings: eWards, where participants earn points [...]