After 3 years of intensive research in the field of new solution-processable materials for OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes), Merck and ten other partners from industry and academia have successfully concluded the "new materials for OLEDs from solutions" (NEMO) project co-funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). ...
October 11, 2012 The Building Centre, London The evening's lecture describes the floodlighting of the Olympic Arena, introduces techniques to overcome lighting of high-definition TV in arenas generally and highlights the magnificent lighting of the New Year's Eve and Jubilee celebrations in London. On Monday, 4 June 2012 the Diamond ...
Elemental LED, a San Francisco Bay Area-based LED lighting company announced the transition of Elemental LED’s philanthropic REACH program into an independently owned community outreach organization called Reach the Future. Elemental LED remains a champion and supporter of Reach the Future, a collaborative for-profit program in partnership with ...
In July, DOE honored seven LED Lighting Facts partners at its Solid-State Lighting Market Introduction Workshop in Pittsburgh, PA. These partners received Special Recognition for going above and beyond to integrate LED Lighting Facts into their everyday business practices and for demonstrating ongoing commitment to the program and to product ...
Lighting requirements to enhance productivity and comfort of occupants have been proposed for a green building standard from ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise ...
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, has joined with the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), the recognized technical authority on illumination, in signing an Honorary and Friendship Agreement to exchange ...
The Annual Awards of the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) were presented in May at the London Zoo, with the Society also welcoming the SLL’s new President, Iain Macrae, who is head of global lighting applications management at Thorn. Delivering his inaugural address to members and echoing the sentiments of CIBSE’s President David Fisk, ...
As part of its initiative to promote and deliver high-performance school lighting, Acuity Brands, Inc continues its support of the Green Schoolhouse Series, which has broken ground on its second project in Phoenix. The self-described “studio-themed” addition to the Orangewood School is a state-of-the-art schoolhouse, designed to achieve ...
Three winning projects were selected for the DALI Award 2012, presented at the Light+Building trade show in Frankfurt am Main in April, staged for the fourth time by activity group (AG) DALI.
The first prize went to the project Cinema Lido di Venezia (Italy), lighting design by Erich Kroenberg, submitted by Osram SpA. The jury was ...
3M Architectural Markets made its debut in the lighting market by collaborating with designer Todd Bracher to showcase an innovative, state-of-the-art new lighting effect at this year’s WantedDesign event at Tunnel in the Terminal Stores during New York Design Week. The “Virtual LED,” enabled by 3M technology, was revealed via an ...