Category Archives for lighting and sustainability
PLDC Day 2
Copenhagen, 1st November 2013 Day 2 started with the Danish minister for climate, energy and building giving a passionate key note opening address about the importance of lighting in the overall country master planning for a sustainable living environment. I … Continue reading
PLDC 2013 – Day 1
Copenhagen, 31st October 2013 It is with create expectation that I started the day, excited to listen to interesting lighting stories, excited to interact with colleagues and friends in the industry. Days like this start at breakfast and end generally … Continue reading
PLDC pre-program day
Copenhagen, 30th October 2013 PLDC is on us! I arrived this morning in Copenhagen under a partly sunny sky, which was quite a nice change from the gale force winds we had over Europe on Monday. Wind blasts up to 12 … Continue reading
Feeling the heat
Singapore, 25th October 2013 A story that caught my attention was about a set of mirrors installed on a mountain top near a small town in Norway to reflect light from the sun onto the village in the valley which … Continue reading
Is solar still viable?
Singapore, 10th September 2013 Today I read an interesting article about the state of solar panel production in China. Under the heading ”Darkness falls on China’s solar dream” the article explores how China’s global domination plan is collapsing with manufacturing … Continue reading
Size does matter
Singapore, 6th September 2013 We are reaching a stage that it becomes harder and harder to actually specify a conventional lighting system, isn’t it? I had an interesting discussion with one of the suppliers today in regards to finding the … Continue reading
The Design Wall
Mumbai 30th August 2013 On my last day in Mumbai I attended the Design Wall, the “pre-quel” to the later in October to be held AceTech Lighting and Green Summit. I had not been able to participate in the event … Continue reading
Light and Air Conditioning
Jakarta 27th August 2013 Back in Jakarta for the day…it’s definitely busy in Indonesia in regards to projects! Now here is a slightly offbeat subject however one that does pop up from time to time. With the LED technology in … Continue reading
Media Facades (again)
Singapore 26th August 2013 It’s time for that subject again… It pops up time and again in our projects and as it happens today I had design discussions for two of my projects that call for one. While media facades … Continue reading
From street light to moon light
Langkawi 22nd August 2013 After two busy days in Jakarta I find myself literally in the middle of the jungle, from one end of the spectrum to the other. Where Jakarta was a cacophony of light (street lights, media facades, … Continue reading
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