Craig DiLouie

The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is promoting BUG, a classification system for outdoor luminaires (PDF file). Based on the TM-15–the upgrade of the roadway shielding classification system by the Illuminating Engineering Society and the Lighting Research Center–the BUG system addresses light emitted from the luminaire in all directions, not just up into the sky. Called [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA has opened an expanded clean room dedicated to solid-state lighting research and announced research and product development awards from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling nearly $2 million. “As the economic downturn threatens to slow the pace of green technology investments, I’m proud to say OSRAM SYLVANIA is steadfast in our dedication to [...]

Not exactly lighting related, but had to share this find. Kacie Kinzer built robots to explore how people interact with physical space and documented her work at www.tweenbots.com. These little cardboard robots, called Tweenbots, roll along at a constant slow speed, smiling and bearing a flag that says, “Help me!” Inevitably, the robot runs into [...]

I wrote the below column for the April issue of Illuminate, published by Architectural Products Magazine, about the Commercial Lighting Solutions program produced by DOE to support organizations seeking to generate energy savings beyond ASHRAE 90.1-2004 without sacrificing lighting quality. I was also honored to take part in a charrette in Washington, DC to contribute [...]

Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced plans to invest $3.2 billion in energy efficiency and conservation projects in U.S. cities, counties, states, territories and Native American tribes. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, funded by President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will provide formula grants for projects [...]

The keynote speakers at this year’s Lightfair Institute are: Live Simply So That Others Can Simply Live Ed Begley Jr. Sunday, May 3, 2009 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm “Our planet is an asset with value – let’s not treat it like a ‘going-out-of-business sale’!” This empowering and humorous message on sustainable living includes how [...]

After gaining ground for two straight months to start the year, NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current conditions slipped slightly in March, declining to 26 points from 27.3 a month ago. Though it remained near February’s recent high water mark, the index continued to signal a protracted period of very poor business conditions. [...]

Via Yahoo, AFP has distributed an article about Mansfield, UK using garish pink lighting, normally used by dermatologists to reveal acne, to deter youths from loitering. It’s apparently achieving its intended result. Click here for the full story.

“Designing with Light” is a studio course in the Design Department at UC Davis taught by Professor Michael Siminovitch, director of the California Lighting Technology Center. Students enrolled in the 2009 course design, develop and prototype a fully working LED-based lighting fixture for the Annual LED Luminaire Design Competition. Students use a development kit of [...]