Craig DiLouie

The Department of Energy’s Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition has received its first entrant: a product from Philips Electronics. Philips has developed, manufactured and will bring to market an LED replacement for the common 60W incandescent light bulb. Philips developed this product in response to DOE’s industry-wide challenge, and was today recognized by [...]

To strengthen user confidence in LED products, the Department of Energy established ENERGY STAR criteria for LED fixtures that went into effect last September. Recently, the first products were introduced. In this article I wrote for the July issue of TED magazine, the ENERGY STAR criteria are discussed along with several perspectives on its significance [...]

NEMA recently launched the re-designed LampRecycle.org site to better provide a one-stop source of information about recycling mercury-containing lamps. One of the new features allows visitors to find CFL drop-off locations near them with the help of Earth911.com. Mercury-containing lamps can be recognized by the Hg symbol on the lamp—the universally recognized elemental symbol for [...]

The ActiLume Color System by Philips provides dynamic and static color effects using energy-efficient fluorescent and solid-state lighting. Comprised of three elements—color controller, Philips Advance ROVR electronic ballast and control method (infrared remote control or programming software)—ActiLume Color enables scene-setting and exciting color effects without complicated commissioning. Visit Philips to learn more.

In July 2009, the Department of Energy issued new energy efficiency standards for commercial general-service fluorescent lamps and incandescent (and halogen) reflector lamps. The new rules take effect July 14, 2012 and will basically eliminate products with the lowest efficiency and lowest cost. In the case of fluorescent lamps, equivalent-performance products are readily available, such [...]

Over a year ago, a group of building controls manufacturers formed the EnOcean Alliance to promote interoperable wireless sensor networks based on the EnOcean wireless standard. Today, 113 companies, including Leviton, Masco, Distech Controls, Philips Ledalite and Osram Sylvania have engineered products that use wireless and energy harvesting sensors, switches and controls. According to EnOcean, [...]

SSL blogger Kevin Willmorth argues in this post at Architectural SSL Interactive that we are holding solid-state lighting to an unrealistic standard, while ignoring the real issue: the cost of integration of solid-state lighting, such as LEDs, into products.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., has replaced approximately 12,000 standard incandescent and halogen lights in more than 150 Red Robin restaurant locations in the U.S. with new 7W GE LED PAR 20 floodlights and spotlights in general downlighting applications. The LED lamps, which emit 200 lumens, are expected to reduce energy consumption by 77% while [...]

Jim Benya, PE, FIES, FIALD, LC of Benya Lighting Design and Abby Vogen Horn, daylighting champion for the Energy Center of Wisconsin, are teaming up to present a full-day workshop: “Lighting and Daylighting Design with Efficiency” on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the USGBC’s Greenbuild Conference in Phoenix, AZ. According to Greenbuild, “This training will [...]