By Clarissa Allison | January 13th, 2017 Homeowners have always wanted to bring another time to life. Many of us want our homes to feel like a peaceful getaway echoing a country retreat, or to act as a transport to a different (note: picturesque) period of time. Unlike many design trends, the New Farmhouse style… Read more
Everyone Deserves Clean Energy
By Clarissa Allison | June 24th, 2016 Energy is the crux of many social, economic, and climate problems. Renewable energy sources offer a brighter, more sustainable future. Clean energy technologies are vital to diminishing poverty, increasing rural development, and protecting health, all while promoting the quality of our environment. Its use in rural areas helps… Read more
LED Bulbs – The Smarter Lighting Solution
By Clarissa Allison | November 6th, 2015 Energy experts know that the incandescent bulb has gone the way of the dinosaur. In fact, in 2007, Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act, which requires that all light bulbs sold on the market have a 30 percent increase in efficiency over today’s standard incandescent bulbs… Read more
World Trade Center Tribute In Light
By Clarissa Allison | September 11th, 2015 Tribute in Light was first presented on March 11, 2002, six months after the 9/11 attacks, and has been presented annually by MAS (Municipal Art Society) ever since. Comprising eighty-eight 7,000-watt xenon light bulbs positioned into two 48-foot squares that echo the shape and orientation of the Twin… Read more
LED Lighting In Horticulture
LED’s represent an entirely different technology from the gaseous discharge-type lamps of old used in horticulture. Capabilities like spectral composition control and high light output with little radiant heat make this technology potentially one of the most significant advances in horticultural lighting since the development of high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps. Lighting based on the use… Read more
Dr. Nick Holonyak – Inventor of the Visible Spectrum LED
Nick Holonyak, Jr. was born in Zeigler, Illinois on 3 November 1928. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1950, 1951, and 1954, respectively. As a Texas Instruments Fellow in Semiconductor Physics at the University of Illinois (1953-54), he did graduate work under the direction of John… Read more
Phoenix Stadium’s Superbowl Lighting by Ephesus
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ has installed high performance LED stadium lights from Ephesus Lighting, Inc., the leader in providing LED lighting solutions for sports facilities. According to Amy Casper, CEO of the Syracuse-based company, the facility will be the first NFL venue to illuminate the playing surface exclusively with LED lighting. (via http://www.localsyr.com)… Read more
Tech Lighting: 25 Years of Elegance and Quality
Over the past two and a half decades, Tech Lighting has built a reputation upon design which is timeless, precise engineering and the dependability of its products. Today, it is the industry’s leader in low-voltage lighting systems with a comprehensive collection of beautiful fixtures. At the heart of this is an intense juxtaposition of science… Read more