Industry News
Daylight Savings Yields Surplus
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,…
Load-shedding Ballasts Lighten the Load
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…
Kevin Willmorth Unveils LumenPriority.Org
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…
Wonsik Chae’s “Lighting Bag”
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…
Lightfair to Offer Masters’ Courses Free
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…
Luminous Ceilings Present Illusions of Sky
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…
Tanteri + Associates Moves to Irvington-On-Hudson
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…
Barcode by Hampstead Lighting
I decided to post a quick note and photo about this relatively new product from Hampstead Lighting, as it has an interesting aesthetic and caught my eye while browsing HomePortfolio.com.…
More Than 200 LCs Added to Ranks of Lighting Certified
NCQLP has announced that 299 lighting practitioners sat for the 2008 Examination. With a pass rate of 78.4%, the number of Lighting Certified (LC) individuals has been increased by 228,…
Construction Spending Tumbles in January
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce recently announced that construction spending during January 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $986.2 billion, 3.3% below…
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