LightingEurope is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Dietmar Zembrot (Trilux) as President of the Executive Board, Mr. Jan Denneman (Philips) as the Vice-President, and Mr. Diederik de Stoppelaar (GE) Treasurer. Additional Board members include: Alfred Haas (Osram), Peter Hunt (The Lighting Industry Association), Thomas Walentowski (BLV), ...
30 October – 2 November, 2013 Copenhagen, Denmark PLDC is the largest forum for the lighting design community worldwide with more than 1300 attendees expected in 2013. Leading researchers, practicing lighting designers and the leading lighting industry will come together to discuss international future trends in technology and design. ...
Once the lonely crusade of astronomers, the dark-sky movement is finding increasingly vocal support in the lighting community; and is gaining regulatory traction with the sustainability and conservation movements. Plants and animals, including humans, are attuned to the 24-hour seasonal cycle of light and dark that has ruled the planet for ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the 2012 class of LEED Fellows in October, including lighting designer Nancy E. Clanton, founder and president of Clanton & Associates, among the 43 distinguished green building professionals selected. The LEED Fellow Program is the most prestigious designation for LEED Professionals, ...
Two Lithonia Lighting LED lighting retrofit kits from Acuity Brands, Inc. are the first to meet the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) minimum requirements for Integrated-Style Retrofit Kits for Linear Panels. The 2RTL2R and 2RTL4R LED relight assemblies are part of the company’s RTLED Relight family of products and are qualified for the DLC’s ...
The Fondation Concept Lumière Urbaine (CLU) unveiled the four winners of its 2012 International Design contest – held this year under the following theme: Lightitude – Lighting Urban Areas above the Polar Circle – during the 2012 Facteur D event, organized by Mission Design. Sergio Ramos, Spain, has won the first prize of $2500 for this ...
The Optical Society joined several others in the optics and photonics community in Washington, DC, in September to draw attention to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report Optics & Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation. The report discusses the current state of the optical sciences and their possibilities for the future. A ...
UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a world leader in advancing safety, announced the enhancement of UL LightSmart in the latest version, 1.3. The popular app helps users see the many benefits gained through LED and other more energy-efficient lighting solutions in their home or office space. Now available for free on iTunes, the enhancement for the ...
November 10-11 Tucson, AZ The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in conjunction with the inaugural Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo (ASAE). The IDA AGM is open to everyone who attends the ASAE. Saturday’s sessions run from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm and will feature talks on light ...
The Z-Wave Alliance, a consortium of global companies that oversees the world's largest interoperable ecosystem for wireless home control products and services, celebrated the approval of the Z-Wave frequency band in Brazil, the largest consumer market in South America and the second largest economy in the western hemisphere. The alliance ...