On January 18, 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host a 60-minute live webinar presenting an update on the status of LED A19 lamp options for commercial businesses, with an overview of DOE’s L Prize competition and the rigorous lab, lifetime, and field testing that went into selection of the winning lamp. In [...]
Events
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary
On December 8, 2011, ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING magazine celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a special PechaKucha event. Held at Jack’s Studios in NYC, this event brought together a cross section of the lighting industry, including leading designers, manufacturers, researchers, educators and students, to celebrate innovations in lighting design and emerging lighting technologies. Check out the 25 [...]
IALD Enlighten Americas 2012 Call for Presentations Now Open
The International Association of Lighting Designers is seeking experts in lighting, design, architecture, building integration and business skills to present at Enlighten Americas 2012. Enlighten Americas will be held October 11-13, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. The Enlighten Americas 2012 conference theme, Speaking of Light, reflects a need for the [...]
LIGHTFAIR to Return to Phillly in 2013
The 2013 LIGHTFAIR International event will take place April 23-25, 2013 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Staged alternately annually on the West Coast and the East Coast, LFI returns to Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2013. I love New York, but I have to say attending the show in Philadelphia was [...]
University of Maryland Wins Solar Decathlon 2011
The University of Maryland took first place in the highly competitive Architecture Contest of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. For the Architecture Contest, collegiate students from around the world are judged on the design and construction of attractive, high-performance houses that integrate renewable energy systems and energy-efficient technologies. Maryland earned a score [...]
Education + Resources, Events, LED + SSL
LED Lighting: Fact And Fiction – Webinar to be Held November 30, 2011
“LED Lighting: Fact And Fiction,” webinar produced by the Energy Center of Wisconsin, will be held Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 1–2:30 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. Learn about LED lighting, from how it works to where it works best, including where to find unbiased info and how to compare products. Click here for more information.
Daylighting, Education + Resources, Events
NBI Offers Daylighting Pattern Guide, Webinar on December 7
The New Buildings Institute recently launched the Daylight Pattern Guide, a free interactive tool that features 19 prime examples in common space configurations, developed by Christopher Meek, AIA, with the University of Washington Integrated Design Lab and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg of the University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab. Check it out here. On December [...]
Education + Resources, Energy + Environment, Events
Window Retrofit Weminar October 26, 2011
Discover how to choose the right windows for retrofit projects at this webinar to be held from 1-2:30 PM CST on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Click here to learn more and to register.
Education + Resources, Events, LED + SSL
Webcast on CBEA High-Efficiency Troffer Specification to be Held October 25, 2011
On October 25, 2011, the Department of Energy will host a 90-minute live webcast on the high-efficiency troffer specification developed by DOE’s Commercial Building Energy Alliances (CBEA). Fifty percent of all commercial fluorescent lighting are recessed fixtures (troffers) in 2×4, 2×2, and 1×4 configurations which are in operation for more than 10 hours a day [...]
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