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IESNYC Announces Winners for the 2009 “Audible Light” Student Design Competition

Mar 15, 2009

The NYC section of IES recently hosted the Ninth Annual Student Design Competition and Exhibition, March 4-5 at the Helen Mills Theater. Students of lighting, architecture, interior design, art, product…

Education + Resources, LED + SSL

DOE to Present New LED Site Lighting Performance Spec

Mar 15, 2009

The Department of Energy has announced it will host a 90-minute live webcast on commercial building LED site lighting in parking lots, moderated by Linda Sandahl of the Pacific Northwest…

Light + Art

Syska Hennessy Illuminates San Diego Banner Art Display

Mar 11, 2009

Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. has completed a lighting design project to illuminate the new “Banner Art” display for the Port of San Diego. In 2006, the Port of San Diego…

Lighting Industry

Daylight Savings Yields Surplus

Mar 11, 2009

If you’re like many people these days, you could use a laugh. The Onion provides with a short, funny article about daylight savings time. It’s not a light bulb joke,…

Energy + Environment, Products + Technology

Load-shedding Ballasts Lighten the Load

Mar 11, 2009

I recently wrote an article for TED Magazine about load-shedding ballasts, available online here. Load-shedding ballasts were installed at the Spence School in New York City in a demonstration project…

LED + SSL

Kevin Willmorth Unveils LumenPriority.Org

Mar 11, 2009

LumenPriority.org has announced the launch of its web site and interactive blog to present, discuss and explore the potential of applying feedback control of LEDs within solid-state lighting systems to…

Products + Technology

Wonsik Chae’s “Lighting Bag”

Mar 11, 2009

One of my favorite bloggers, Jim Hutchison of Jim on Light (he’s chief design consultant for Alive Lighting, an entertainment lighting design firm), recently found this gem–“lighting bags” containing fluorescent…

Education + Resources

Lightfair to Offer Masters’ Courses Free

Mar 08, 2009

In celebration of Lightfair’s 20-year Anniversary, its two historic Masters’ courses will be offered free of charge to LFI 2009 attendees and exhibitors registered for the Exhibit Hall or LFI…

Products + Technology

Luminous Ceilings Present Illusions of Sky

Mar 06, 2009

Sky Factory Offers EcoSlim Luminous SkyCeilings, an edge-lit product that the company says provides authentic illusions of sky displayed in an ultra-thin, toxin-free system. EcoSlim Luminous SkyCeilings by The Sky…

Lighting Industry, People

Tanteri + Associates Moves to Irvington-On-Hudson

Mar 06, 2009

Matthew Tanteri, IES, IALD Educator, Principal of Tanteri + Associates, LLC recently wrote to me to let me know that his consulting firm has moved to new offices at One…

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