Craig DiLouie

A new standard for the design of high-performance green buildings is set to revolutionize the building industry. Published by ASHRAE in conjunction with IES and the U.S. Green Building Council, Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is the first code-intended commercial green building standard in the United [...]

This video shows three examples of how light and shadow can be used to create works of art. These include Kinetic Sculptures, Chinese Shadow Art Show and a compilation of shadow sculpture. Enjoy!

Another installment in Rosco’s very clever marketing campaign showing how lighting designers used their products to solve challenging problems in theatrical lighting: Lighting designer Jeffrey E. Salzberg was engaged to light a collaborative theater piece combining puppets, aerialists and circus techniques. It also demanded compelling visual imagery to create the Sahara Desert, a sunrise and [...]

It’s that time of year again … Hope to see you there! I’ll be speaking at two sessions, including the What’s New in Lamps and Ballasts seminar on Thursday afternoon. Click anywhere on the image below to register today.

With the recent development of LiteCycle wiring, Litecontrol is the first lighting company to eliminate PVC from fixture wiring. LiteCycle wiring removes the toxicity and environmental concerns of PVC and meets the C2C product environmental rating system’s tough standards. LiteCycle wiring is UL-approved and is now provided in all Litecontrol luminaires. The first LiteCycle material, [...]

Cooper Lighting has announced the introduction of one of the industry’s largest LED outdoor product offerings providing relevant LED solutions for Streetlighting, Area/Site, Wall Mount, Parking Garage, Canopy and Pathway applications. The initial rollout includes 16 new energy-efficient luminaires featuring Cooper Lighting’s patent pending modular LightBAR™ technology and AccuLED™ Optics, designed to provide superior lighting [...]

Howard P. Lewis, representing the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), has been elected chair of the National Lighting Bureau. Halco Lighting Technologies welcomes Jan McQuain to the Halco team as National Accounts Manager.

Home theaters are a popular addition to many homes, according to the Consumer Electronics Association, which estimated that by the end of 2004, one-third of U.S. households owned a home theater system, up from about one-fifth at the end of 1999. The addition of a home theater creates special demands on the lighting and controls. [...]

The Taiwan International Lighting Show will be held March 12-15, 2010, with more than 150 exhibitors presenting their products in 390 booths. The event will include market promotion activities including Procurement meetings, Lighting Industry Elite Award, New Products Display and other networking and marketing opportunities. The Forum will feature experts from Philips, GE LED Asia, [...]