Craig DiLouie

A team of leading architects and engineers has unveiled designs for The Cloud–a landmark structure to commemorate London’s role as host of the 2012 Olympics. The lightweight transparent tower, composed of a “cloud” of inflatable, LED-light-emitting spheres, would create a spatial, three-dimensional display in the skies of London, fed by real time information from all [...]

Chain Store Age’s Marianne Wilson produced a very well-written story about the new DOE energy standards for general-service fluorescent and incandescent reflector lamps and how these standards will affect retailers. I was pleased to represent the Lighting Controls Association in the article and give my two cents. Check it out here.

The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that the organization will cease to license and support MasterFormat 95 as of December 31, 2009. The CSI Board of Directors voted to stop licensing and supporting MasterFormat 95 during its June 16, 2009, meeting at the CSI Annual Convention in Indianapolis. As a result, CSI and Construction Specifications [...]

Lighting artist Ben Livingston recently wrote to me to let me know he is creating and selling another limited edition of 60 signed and numbered neon “NEA Nightsticks” for the holidays (see photo). They are being sold at a special price of $350 (plus tax and shipping/handling/insurance). (For an extra $100 you can come to [...]

Talk about enlightenment … Designer Taikkun Li’s Prayer Wheel Energy Generator is a Tibetan prayer wheel that harvests mechanical energy (tourists spinning the wheel) to power LED street lighting. Check it out here or view the below video. http://www.youtube.com/v/9i9HKv3cUHc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1

Federal Signal Corporation has announced it has completed the sale of its industrial lighting manufacturer subsidiary, Pauluhn, to the Cooper Crouse-Hinds division of Cooper Industries for $35 million. For over 75 Years, Pauluhn has been providing marine, offshore and industrial lighting products for hazardous locations and corrosive environments. Pauluhn is a supplier of a wide [...]

Amidst a continued high level of inquiries for possible new projects, the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reached its highest mark since August 2008, just before the serious credit problems emerged in the economy. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate 9- to 12-month lag [...]

Mundo Illumination LLC has announced that Clara Powell has joined the company as its new Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Powell will be focusing on expanding Mundo’s business opportunities in white LED lighting for architectural markets. Prior to joining Mundo, Powell served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Eden Park [...]

NEMA’s lamp indices for incandescent lamps and CFLs declined 7.1% and 18.2%, respectively, on a year-over-year basis during the third quarter of 2009. The incandescent lamp sales index fell for the twelfth consecutive quarter and registered its lowest level ever recorded (55.4). CFL sales have contracted in five of the last 6 quarters, slipping to [...]