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ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0
Below is my lighting column published in the July issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. Founded in 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR is a voluntary…
DOE Announces Interior Lighting Campaign Results
In the first year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Interior Lighting Campaign exceeded an initial goal of replacing 100,000 fluorescent indoor lighting troffers. Participants are now working toward a goal…
IESNYC Announces Winner of First Annual Merit-Based Scholarship
The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section recently announced that Sarah Dlinn, who attends the MFA Lighting Design program at Parsons School of Design, as the winner of the…
Check Out the IALD Awards Book
Check out the 17 projects that won accolades at the 33rd Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards in a new book (PDF) produced by the IALD. Get it here.
Product Monday: Nera by Focal Point
Available in both a suspended linear profile and a square pendant, Focal Point’s Nera provides illumination from a four-sided optical diffuser. The linear model delivers a 60/40 or 70/30 light…
Bees Control Light and Sound Installation at Kew Gardens
Designed by artist Wolfgang Buttress, the “Hive” is a 17-meter-tall, 40-ton steel sculpture built in a meadow. The sculpture houses thousands of honeybees, whose activity triggers LED lights to pulse…
Energy Code Deadline Nears
Below is a short news piece I wrote for the July issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. On September 26, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) named the…
DOE Publishes New CALiPER Snapshot on TLEDs
The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released a new Snapshot report on linear LED lamps, commonly known as TLEDs. Among the key findings of the new Snapshot, which…
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Besides covering the lighting industry, I also write fiction. My books have been published by big houses such as Simon & Schuster as well as small presses. You can check…
SeventhWave Announces LED Seminar
SeventhWave is hosting a seminar in Michigan on September 8 on LED lighting technologies. It will be presented by Randall Johnson, LC, President of US Lamp. LED lighting technologies: evaluating…
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