Industry News
The Importance of Commissioning Lighting Controls
At Lightfair, I will have the pleasure of presenting a workshop on lighting controls commissioning with Gary Meshberg of Encelium Technologies and David Weigand of Leviton, as part of the…
C2C: Sustainable Products for Sustainable Buildings
Here’s an article I wrote for the October 2008 issue of Illuminate that talks about the C2C product certification program: In 2005, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), founded by architect…
Neon Sculpture by Craig Kraft
Light sculptor Craig Kraft of Kraft Studio & Neonworks began working with mixed media neon and direct body casts in 1983, which launched a career of expression using light as…
A New Meaning to the Term “Light Fixture”
Hat tip to Jim Hutchison for digging up this gem! For me it was love at first sight with this product… DEMO/Design Clinic of Israel has created a small line…
Wireless Control
There are a number of interesting new wireless products coming out this year. Here’s one: Leviton’s partnership with EnOcean, a developer of wireless building automation technology, has resulted in a…
EarthTalk Book Offers Answers to Everyday Questions About the Environment
E ~ The Environmental Magazine, publisher of the nationally-syndicated EarthTalk column, which runs in America’s newspapers, magazines and websites, has compiled the “best of” its popular column all in one…
People: Hubbell Promotes Foley and Paul
Hubbell Lighting, Inc. has promoted Bill Foley to Vice President and General Manager for both Kim Lighting and Architectural Area Lighting in a newly created combined position. Foley, who joined…
Earth Day
Today is Earth Day.
Guest Post by Jim Brodrick: LED Source Efficiency Versus Luminaire Efficiency
by Jim Brodrick, lighting program manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program As you’re probably aware, there’s been quite a debate lately in some quarters about how best to…
Dimmable CFL?
PureSpectrum, Inc. will be launching a new line of high-performance compact fluorescents at Lightfair. PureSpectrum booth at the Middle East Electricity Trade Show. The company says its new products are…
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