Craig DiLouie

The November issue of Electrical Contractor published an article here that I wrote about the Department of Energy’s Commercial Lighting Solutions for Retail webtool residing here. I was pleased to contribute to the webtool with general language about lighting control recommendations. The DOE’s CLS for Office version is about to be released in a beta [...]

Another Christmas blast from the past. This one’s for you, Andrew.

Happy Hanukkah!

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that Zia Eftekhar has been appointed CEO of Philips Professional Luminaires North America effective January 1, 2010. Eftekhar will succeed Kaj den Daas, who will continue as Chairman of Philips Lighting North America and concentrate particularly on supporting the company’s legislative activities and participation in industry associations such as NEMA [...]

HowStuffWorks.com has a great article about a technology I’ve been following for some time–augmented reality, or mixed reality. Check it out here. Here’s a good description they provide: “Researchers and engineers are pulling graphics out of your television screen or computer display and integrating them into real-world environments. This new technology, called augmented reality, blurs [...]

I’m happy to announce that LIGHTFAIR has invited me and my distinguished colleague Howard Wolfman to speak at 2010 LIGHTFAIR International on the topic of “What’s New in Lamps and Ballasts.” The 2009 event, sponsored by NAILD, was packed with more than 400 people. This year’s event should be even better. For one, we’re going [...]

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions rallied in November, climbing 2.1 points to 54. The index topped the 50-point threshold indicative of improving conditions for a fourth straight month. By contrast, the EBCI for future North American conditions slipped in November for the second month in a row, declining 3.5 [...]

The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), with support from the New York Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC), has announced that LEDucation IV will take place on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in New York City. More than 1,000 lighting design community members are expected to attend seminars led by LED experts to [...]

Lightech North America reports that John J Daly is the new President and VP Sales the company. Daly has 20 years of experience in the lighting industry, including Philips, Color Kinetics, GE Lighting, AZZ Lighting and Venture Lighting. Energy Focus, Inc. has announced the election of entrepreneur R. Louis Schneeberger to the company’s Board of [...]