A new edition of the Advanced Lighting Guidelines will be available November 2010. The publication that since 1991 has provided the latest in energy-efficient lighting technology and best-practice design is being published as an online guide. I was pleased to work with the New Buildings Institute to write the controls chapter, building on the excellent [...]
Energy + Environment
Education + Resources, Energy + Environment, Events, Legislation + Regulation
IES to Host Annual Conference in Toronto November 7-9, 2010
The Illuminating Engineering Society has announced its Annual Conference. This year, the conference will focus on how the lighting industry is being transformed by energy standards and whether these priorities can be met while providing good lighting quality. The day prior to the conference sessions (Sunday) begins with a welcome by IES President, John Selander, [...]
Controls Friday: Lighting Controls Association Publishes Whitepaper on Lighting Upgrades
The fluorescent magnetic T12 ballast has essentially been eliminated, and the common fluorescent T12 lamp is next. The time has never been better to upgrade existing lighting and control systems to improve energy efficiency and lighting quality. This whitepaper, which I authored for the Lighting Controls Association, makes the case for lighting upgrades, highlights key [...]
Daylighting, Energy + Environment
New Window Technology Shows Promise to Reduce Energy Consumption in Tropical Regions
A new approach to windows that could let in more light and cut indoor lighting needs by up to 99% in buildings in Tropical regions without losing the cooling effect of shades. Details are reported in the International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation this month. Lerdlekha Tanachaikhan and colleagues in the School of [...]
Daylighting, Education + Resources, Energy + Environment
Energy Center to Present Energy-Efficient Lighting Design Seminar with Jim Benya
The Energy Center of Wisconsin will host a seminar by lighting designer Jim Benya on how to achieve energy-efficient lighting and daylighting designs that maximize both lighting quality and energy efficiency. In this seminar, Benya will examine the latest technologies and strategies to achieve superior lighting design essential for energy efficient and high performance buildings. [...]
Energy + Environment, Legislation + Regulation, Research
Frost & Sullivan Report: Legislation Coupled with Rising Demand to Promote Strong Growth in European Energy-Efficient Lighting Market
A Frost & Sullivan research report, titled European Energy Efficient Lighting Markets, provides an in-depth analysis of the competitive landscape while detailing key market and geographic trends in the European energy-efficient lighting market, focusing on CFLs, LEDs and halogen lamps in the commercial, residential, public and industrial sectors. Click here to learn more.
Energy + Environment, Legislation + Regulation
DOE Announces Plans for Consumer Education Campaign on Lighting Changes
The Department of Energy today announced plans for a new consumer education initiative that will be timed to the upcoming changes in lamp regulations. The initiative will provide greater awareness of the overall benefits of the legislative changes and new, “greener” technologies such as LEDs and CFLs. Joining DOE at the Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Market [...]
Michael Siminovitch on The History and Future of Fluorescent Lighting
http://fora.tv/embedded_player
TED Magazine Publishes Article on LEED 2009
Sustainable construction represents about 10% of the current commercial and institutional building market, according to McGraw-Hill, which predicts that demand will increase to 20-25% by 2013, or $96-140 billion. LEED has provided focus to the sustainable design movement and, to a significant extent, put a face on it. LEED 3.0, the latest version of LEED, [...]
TED Talk: The Mystery of Bioluminescence
http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
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