Category Archives for lighting and the economy
LED lighting gets Nobel Prize!
Singapore, 7th October 2014 The big and unique news of today is that the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists in Japan and the US for the “invention of blue light emitting diodes”. … Continue reading
Cash flow
Singapore, 2nd October 2014 One of the most crucial parts of running a successful company is the management of your cash-flow, something that has nothing to do with lighting design…well a bit I guess because you are only being paid … Continue reading
LED + LIGHT ASIA 2014
Singapore, 30th September 2014 Over a period of 3 days Marina Bay Sands is hosting the Architectural & Building Services 2014 event which brings together Arch Expo, Led+ Light Asia and International Facility Management Expo in one big event. I … Continue reading
Signed, sealed and delivered
Singapore, 25th September 2014 In projects nothing is perfect and more often than not, certainly in big size projects, there is a discrepancy between design specifications, quantities and that what is finally delivered to site for installation. Add to that … Continue reading
The LED Czars 2014
Singapore, 24th September 2014 I often talk about the LED Cowboys, but way up in their ivory tower the LED Czars are planning and plotting the future of LED while you and I are going about our daily work implementing … Continue reading
The specification game
Singapore, 23rd September 2014 Specifying light fittings for our projects is a critical process that is not necessarily the same for each project that we do. While the thinking and design process maybe the same the execution and the formalities … Continue reading
F1 – Sports and illumination
Singapore, 22nd September 2014 I made it back from Delhi just in time for Singapore’s F1 weekend. It remains something special and specifically as lighting designers we can appreciate the only night race being held under artificial lighting. Exactly because … Continue reading
Light + Design, Delhi 2014
Delhi, 19th September 2014 With thanks to my sponsor ELCOMA and the hosts, the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (or IIID), we started day 1 of the conference proceedings with the introductory keynote address from the director of the National Institute … Continue reading
Travelling
Delhi, 18th September 2014 One may wonder whether the world is still safe to travel…As I am arriving in Delhi to deliver my talk at Light + Design tomorrow the world seems a more and more an insecure place. The … Continue reading
Li-Fi
Singapore, 16th September 2014 I have mentioned it in passing in some previous blogs but Li-Fi is becoming a serious topic of discussion recently. Is Li-Fi the new Wi-Fi? Several lighting magazines have reported about it recently and as I … Continue reading
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