2012 looks to be a year where we will see some significant changes in the lighting regulatory landscape.
A Bright New Year! 05 January 2012
Durban Debacle 12 December 2011
Despite announcing an agreement Durban has failed to achieve its aims.
International Energy Agency wages war on environment! 13 November 2011
Having saddled us with incandescent lamp ban, the IEA now promotes Nuclear power!
A Measure for Lighting Quality 21 October 2011
Two papers presented at PLDC today bring us close to the “Holy Grail “ of a measurable value for lighting quality.
Manifesto or Propoganda! 03 October 2011
Cree’s “manifesto “ for LED lighting highlights what has gone wrong with LED marketing.
Lost in space 22 July 2011
Have we lost the impetus for technological advancement?
Nuclear campaining by jellyfish! 10 July 2011
In recent weeks jellyfish have been successful in closing two nuclear reactor sites, in Scotland and Japan, also affecting a coal fired generating plant in Israel.
BIM & the Future of Lighting Design 07 July 2011
I recently went to a BIM seminar organised by TMS - an Autodesk systems dealer in Scotland - that was a broad overview of all the Autodesk BIM software packages.Despite the event being an obvious plug-in for the various programs that Autodesk now provide, it did highlight the fact that the construction industry is now moving towards BIM design - something that will affect how all construction professionals will work and operate in the future.
Lamps that will make you glow in the dark! 01 July 2011
There are radioactive materials used in a number of common commercial lamp types, in microscopic quantities. With the ever increasing burden of “Health and Safety” and requirements for labeling products with even the slightest content that may be considered harmful Philips and the ELC ( European lamp Companies Federation) are trying to promote rationalisation and harmonisation of rules that are due to be put in place in the next year.
What is the “Sell By Date” of a nuclear plant? 29 June 2011
In the USA the Government are extending operating licenses for Nuclear plants by 20 years or more.
