The following considerations are drawn from successful energy efficient lighting projects using LED T8 lamps, and they would help facility managers and lighting contractors achieve a better ROI (return on investment) for their own ...
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Technology is evolving and so are lighting controls. We have left the age of manual controlled lights and are entering the new age of lighting and lighting controls. And London is on board; in a recent lighting overhaul in London plans have ...
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The true hurdle of solar technology is being able to produce solar cells efficiently and at low cost. The present world technology doesn’t make solar cell production a bargain, but a new prototype by researchers at Stanford University ...
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The next instalment in the Joined up Lighting series is set to look at lighting for circadian systems on 6 July. The study of circadian rythems is particularly relevant to the office sector. Photo courtesy of Riegens The event, ...
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Siemens has announced that it plans to publicly list its Osram subsidiary in the autumn of 2011. The parent company has said it will continue to retain a minority stake in the lighting brand and that it will continue as a long-term ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a technical feasibility assessment of replacing existing high-pressure sodium and low-pressure sodium roadway lighting on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. The goal was to identify ...
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Floriade, Australia's biggest celebration of spring, is held every year for 30 days during September and October. It showcases one million flowers in bloom, set in Canberra's Commonwealth Park and attracting over 400,000 visitors. For ...
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A Midas PRO6 console has been supplied to Abu Dhabi's iconic Heritage Theatre, making it the latest high-profile venue in the Middle East to invest in a Midas console. Chicco Hiranandani, business development manager at Midas's Middle ...
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The 13th Huisgenoot-Skouspel was hosted at Sun City's Superbowl during four days in October. The show, which had been described as the largest Afrikaans music performance of the year, saw a collaboration of 60 artists performing 80 songs in ...
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Luc Peumans from Genk, Belgium-based creative visual design practice, Painting With Light, has designed lighting for the new Ice Age Live show, a vibrant stage adaptation of the 20th Century Fox Ice Age animation movies featuring the same ...
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James River Assembly (JRA) is among the first venues in the United States to take delivery and install one of DiGiCo's new SD5 consoles. Taking advantage of a limited-time 'Trade Up' offer from US distributor Group One Limited - and working ...
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Robert Juliat's Swiss distributor, Lumiere Spectacle LSB SA has been spreading the word about Robert Juliat profiles, spotlights and dimmers with three prestigious Swiss venues adding to their lighting inventories this summer. KKL ...
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UK - Sparks flew when the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay came to Chelmsford recently. In the finale of a day-long series of events (collectively known as Sparks Will Fly: Essex) the action moved to Hyland Park where local sound ...
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Since 1998, Train has been at the forefront of the pop/rock industry with multi-platinum records and several Top 40 hits. Now at the conclusion of the California 37 Tour, the San Francisco-based band has been selling out venues of all sizes ...
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USA - Demonstrating that the show lighting documentation system FocusTrack is not just for the biggest, most complex shows, the system is currently helping lighting designer Neil Austin re-create his Tony Award-winning design for the play ...
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