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Winning ways

Singapore 14th March 2013 Sometimes you start on a project and you have that feeling it is going to be one of those great projects. I spent today a good part of my time working on the concept and design … Continue reading

14. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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13

Singapore 13th March 2013 It’s funny how the number 13 has always had this “unlucky” superstition attached to it. Today is the 13th March 2013. Two 13’s in there for you… I am not really superstitious, though I have had … Continue reading

13. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Progress of work

Singapore 12th March 2013 Back in Singapore again and the first thing on my mind today was a project meeting with my team this morning. I have been away a lot so it was good to go through the projects … Continue reading

12. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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ROI

Perth-Singapore 11th March 2013 Calculating return on investment (ROI) is quite a daunting exercise. Over the last couple of days I have been putting together an ROI for replacing the conventional lighting in a hotel into sustainable lighting solution principally based … Continue reading

11. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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All that Jazz…

Perth 8-9th March 2013 Weekend edition…I got caught up last night in a very enjoyable jazz concert at someone’s home. One of the big things in running your own company is that you don’t really have a time off. You … Continue reading

09. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Myth Busters

Perth 7th March2013 I don’t watch that much TV but occasionally I do and a few days ago I caught a program called Myth Busters in which they tried to debunk a “Myth” as seen in a movie (I believe … Continue reading

07. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Collaborations

Perth 6th March2013 Today my day was all about collaborations. First I had meetings in regards to a project which is collaboration between the city, a property owner/ operator, a sponsoring supplier and finally myself as the lighting designer. The collaboration … Continue reading

07. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Towards zero energy

Perth 5th March2013 As you may have noticed I am a bit more relaxed with my blogging, but yesterday I had a legitimate reason not to blog, it turned out to be a public holiday on arrival here. With all … Continue reading

05. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Generation Y

Kuala Lumpur- Singapore 1st March 2013 First congratulations to our Grace, who this afternoon delivered a healthy baby girl! Well done, and that considering she still came to the office this morning! Now that is dedication for you :). We … Continue reading

01. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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Seeing is believing

Kuala Lumpur 28th February 2013 In Kuala Lumpur today and tomorrow…follow up on one of my previous blogs on doing visual mock ups. We spent the afternoon preparing the site and mock up for our night time testing. While we … Continue reading

01. March 2013 by Martin Klaasen
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