Craig DiLouie

Steve Frey, design director and an architect at Maclay Architects in Waitsfield, VT, contemplates the strong visual messaging and even deeper meaning in simple objects such as weather vanes. He says, “By learning to look at the everday object such as this and wonder why it is so powerful, we can use this lesson in [...]

BEGA/US has launched a new family of bollards (8662 series) for effective lighting of outdoor spaces from a low mounting height, featuring symmetrical, fully shielded and glare-free light distribution. Click here to learn more about this product.

The Solar Decathlon, an educational project produced by the U.S. Department of Energy, joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. Team California won for Architecture and Communications. Check out their house here. http://www.youtube.com/v/nvHIxG9_xs0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 The University of Minnesota won for Lighting Design: [...]

This month, the IES Hartford Section is presenting the Fall 2009 update and final draft of the Model Lighting Ordinance, sometimes called the “Dark Sky regulations.” The guest speaker is Leo Smith (Northeast Regional Director of the International Dark Sky Association), who served on the IDA/IESNA joint task force that developed the current MLO. To [...]

Recommendations on achieving 30% energy savings over minimum code requirements are contained in the newly published Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging. The book, published by ASHRAE, gives guidance to architects, engineers, contractors and other building team members on how to easily achieve advanced levels of energy savings without having to resort to detailed [...]

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published LSD 45-2009 Recommendations for Solid-State Lighting Sub-Assembly Interfaces for Luminaires. This new white paper, prepared by the NEMA Solid State Lighting Section, covers the design and construction of interconnects for solid-state lighting applications. It compiles the latest industry information regarding mechanical, electrical, and thermal connections and documents [...]

LED lighting blogger Kevin Willmorth wonders why solid-state lighting seems so alien to lighting decision-makers, and offers interesting insights about how lighting people are coping with the alien invasion. Check it out here.

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America’s New York City Section has announced that it will host a seminar titled, “An Introduction To AGI32” on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. James Brigagliano, Lighting Calculations Technician, Selux Corporation will be speaking. This program will cover lighting calculation software, how it is [...]

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of working with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association on a revision of their website detailing features, benefits and rules of implementation for the Commercial Buildings Deduction. Congress recently extended the expiration date for this important energy efficiency incentive to January 1, 2014. Check out the new and improved [...]