Hess AG, one of the internationally established producers of outdoor and architectural lighting, is preparing for an initial public offering in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Hess has combined technology and individual solution expertise with high-end design and high product quality for more than 60 years, and is increasingly ...
Researchers from Berlin have published an 878 megapixel aerial mosaic image of Berlin at night. With one pixel per square meter, the resulting map is the highest resolution image ever published of a city at night. Ecologists from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries and physicists from Freie Universität Berlin used the ...
The California Energy Commission recently updated its Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards, improving what “up to code” means by 25 percent for residential buildings and 30 percent for commercial buildings. The new standards, which take effect January 1, 2014, introduce requirements for photosensors, occupancy sensors and multi-level lighting ...
April 15-18, 2013 Smolenice, Slovak Republic The first International conference on Light Pollution Theory, Modeling and measurements (LPTMM) is specifically oriented toward scientific and astronomical issues. It will address themes concerning
16th – 18th October 2012 San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Noche Zero is an inspirational event about the role of darkness in life, lighting design and the modern city. From October 16-18th, in a world first, astronomers, environmentalists, lighting designers, film-makers, and healthcare professors are meeting in the Atacama Desert ...
LED lighting leader Cree, Inc. reaffirmed its commitment to delivering world-class LED lighting quality, performance and customer service with the introduction of a 10-year limited warranty on nearly all new Cree commercial LED lighting fixtures, including BetaLED technology, TrueWhite technology and Essentia recessed downlights. “Cree ...
Built on 6 acres of an 8-acre site in the southwest side of the Dallas Central Business District, magnificent new Omni Hotel has a very appealing and sophisticated persona. A contemporary reflective-glass exterior and rich native textures inside warmly welcome visitors and guests to an incomparable convention hotel. Hubbell Lighting, a market ...
Sierra magazine has named the University of California, Davis – home of the California Lighting Technology Center – the nation’s “Coolest School” for its integrated efforts to address climate change and operate sustainably. The 5,300-acre campus, internationally acclaimed for its research in environmental sciences, ranked No. 1 among ...
When the park surrounding Los Angeles City Hall reopened after 8 months of repair work, sustainability and energy conservation were among the criteria for its restoration. City Hall Park was cordoned off by chain-link fence last year after police cleared hundreds of Occupy L.A. demonstrators who had camped on the lawn for nearly 2 months. “We ...
Royal Philips Electronics announced that it is lighting up Eden Park, New Zealand’s premier sports field, with energy-efficient lighting. All over the world, highly efficient lighting solutions from Philips turn stadia into iconic “theaters of dreams” while delivering the best possible experience for people in and around the arena. Recently, ...