Authors of papers regarding the art, science and practice of illumination are invited to submit their papers for possible presentation at the 2010 IES Annual Conference scheduled to be held in Toronto, Canada from November 7-9, 2010. Paper presentations provide a valuable vehicle for educating the membership about important technical advances in lighting. The Papers [...]

James Brodrick, PhD, and Stephen Jones have been selected to headline the LIGHTFAIR 2010 conference and Institute as the featured keynote speakers. They will address solid-state lighting and the impact of integrated design on the construction industry. Jones takes the stage on Monday, May 10—the opening day of the Institutes—and Brodrick follows on Tuesday, May [...]

Providing good lighting for senior living spaces is an important topic that is only going to get more important in the future. Check it out here.

As a former magazine guy (editor and later publisher of Architectural Lighting Magazine from 1995-2001), this is really depressing … In July 2009, Reed Elsevier announced that the RBI-US controlled circulation magazines and certain other print titles, representing approximately 45% of the revenues of RBI-US, were to be divested. Since then, a number of titles [...]

Following a scathing report by the GAO on ENERGY STAR earlier this month here, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy have announced changes to the ENERGY STAR product certification process to ensure that only products meeting the ENERGY STAR requirements can receive an ENERGY STAR label. Effective immediately, manufacturers wishing to qualify their [...]

GreenWizard, Inc., a website that allows architects, engineers, and contractors to cross-search, compare and document products for LEED and green commercial construction, has announced that it has closed a Series A round of private investment from a syndicate of venture capital funds and angel investors. The investment was $1.15 million. The syndicated investment was led [...]

The Lighting Controls Association has announced that EE110: Commissioning Lighting Controls, a new course I authored for the organization, has been added to its Education Express series of online distance education courses. Residing at the Association’s website, Education Express provides in-depth education about lighting control and controllable ballast technology, application, system design and commissioning, as [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA is making it easier for drivers to find the correct replacement headlights, signal bulbs and almost all other auto bulbs for their car, truck, van or SUV with a new iPhone application that virtually replicates the company’s automotive lamp replacement guide. The multi-layer database application does not require cell phone reception as it [...]

The 2011 LIGHTFAIR International will be staged in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center instead of New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The reason: The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is scheduled for renovation commencing 2010. The 2011 event will be held May 15-19, 2011, including the LFI Daylighting Institute and LIGHTFAIR Institute: Sunday, [...]