Craig DiLouie

The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has issued waivers for several lighting products from the Buy American requirements that apply to manufactured goods to be used in projects funded by EERE under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Recovery Act”). The EERE document includes a waiver [...]

The Congressional Oversight Panel put together to manage the progress of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) has released a new report that articulates fears of defaults of billions of dollars in bad commercial real estate loans. Some $1.4 trillion in loans are coming due for refinancing on commercial properties that may be worth 40% [...]

Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc. has announced the availability of the Transcend lighting series, a line of plug-and-play LED modules offering luminaire manufacturers a solution for integrating LED lighting into their existing designs. The Transcend lighting series is self-contained and requires no additional circuitry or heat management assemblies. The net result: Luminaire manufacturers now have a [...]

More than $37 million of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have been awarded by Energy Secretary Steven Chu for 17 SSL projects in three categories: core technology research, product development, and manufacturing. These awards are the first instance of DOE funding for manufacturing projects. Among other recipients, the following companies will [...]

EnOcean, the developer of self-powered wireless sensor networks, is sponsoring four-time Olympian, Catherine Raney-Norman. The sponsorship celebrates the achievements of a US speed skating record holder and contributes to her continued success in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Winners of the second annual Next Generation Luminaires awards were announced at the Strategies in Light Conference in Santa Clara, CA. Sponsored by the Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society and the International Association of Lighting Designers, the competition was launched in 2008 to promote excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED luminaires for [...]

I love getting inside the heads of some of the country’s top lighting designers; one can learn a great deal in a short amount of time and, just as important, see things from a different perspective. Contract Magazine offers just such an opportunity in this great interview of lighting designer Leni Schwendinger.

Today is President’s Day.

In late January, LightNOW published a short article about the International Dark-Sky Association’s position on blue light at night: In short, IDA said blue light produces higher light pollution with significant environmental impact, and discouraged the use of bluish-white light sources with >3000K color temperature. The post generated some very thoughtful discussion, and interesting points [...]