The United Nations has designated 2015 the “year of light and light-based technologies.” How’s that for recognition of the value of lighting? This year, more than 100 organizations in 85 countries will celebrate light, focusing on natural, scientific and cultural themes. Included is a celebration of light-based technologies, from lighting to lasers, and their impact [...]

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT Industrial Designer, Mechanical Engineer As Kenall’s Industrial Designer/ME you will research, conceptualize and develop new state of the art lighting products. The ideal candidate will be able to convey ideas using visual mediums, including hand sketches and possess a working knowledge of 3-D CAD modeling, Solidworks and/or Inventor. Kenall’s product development is a [...]

The University of California, Davis, is collaborating with the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) and Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) to develop a lighting efficiency demonstration and training center in Singapore. Leaders from the three institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on September 12 stating goals and strategies for advancing sustainable lighting solutions [...]

THE LIGHTING PROFESSION The IES is endeavoring to provide support for those people who may be ready, both professionally and technically, to take the exam. To this end, the IES LC Study Group has engaged experienced lighting educators to lead and prepare materials for the study group. The materials, instruction, practice exams, reference materials, and [...]

I recently interviewed Scott Roos, Vice President of Product Design for Juno Lighting Group about what’s new in residential lighting for an article I’m writing for TED Magazine. The transcript is below: DiLouie: What are the major recent trends in single-family residential construction and design, and how are they impacting lighting needs? Roos: Sustainable materials [...]

Oldenburg Group Incorporated recently announced it has received the LEED Certified designation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its Technical Center built in Kingsford, Michigan. Lighting for the project was provided by the company’s Milwaukee-based Visa Lighting. The Technical Center is a build-to-suit office facility for the Oldenburg Group’s Defense and Energy segments [...]

The Lighting Controls Association recently announced that it has become an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education System (CES) provider. In addition, nearly all of the courses in Education Express, authored by Craig DiLouie, LC, are now registered for AIA CES Learning Units (LU) / Healthy Safety Welfare (HSW) / Sustainable Design (SD) credits. [...]

LightShow East will be staging October 3 and 4 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Offering free admission to qualified attendees, this trade show and conference offers lighting specifiers the opportunity to see the latest lighting products from more than 80 manufacturers who will be showing hundreds of products. Attendees will be able [...]

Philips has appointed Bruno Biasiotta to head the company’s North American lighting operations. In his new role, Biasiotta will be responsible for driving market share for Philips’ lighting businesses in North America, including Lamps, Consumer Luminaires and Professional Luminaires. He is taking over the role from Zia Eftekhar, who announced his retirement last month, and [...]