Category Archives for lighting and the economy
NDA
Singapore, 16th August 2012 NDA stands for non-disclosure agreement. It is something we at times need to sign for sensitive or confidential projects. As designers we get involved in projects years ahead of its completion and sometimes the design is … Continue reading
At what cost?
Singapore, 13th August 2012 With last night’s closing ceremony of the London Olympics behind us, we may just stand still at what costs such events come, to the organisers specifically and to the (tax paying) public in general. On a … Continue reading
National (Lighting) Day?
Singapore, 10th August 2012 Did not get to write on Wednesday and yesterday, which was Singapore’s National Day. “Social obligations” kept me busy elsewhere and in between I was not in a mood (nor state) to write something meaningful…Travelling around … Continue reading
The big lighting forgery
Singapore, 6th August 2012 One of the articles that caught my eyes over the weekend carried by Mondo Arc’s online magazine version, was about the big Qatar forgery. I quote from the article. According to a press statement released by … Continue reading
Worlds biggest power failure
Perth, 2nd August 2012 Another one for the record books! All it took was a tripped power transmission line between Agra (home of the famous Taj Mahal) and Unnao in India to trigger a near country wide power failure covering … Continue reading
One on One
Perth, 1st August 2012 The relentless push towards being energy friendly, green and wanting to be seen (also for commercial reasons!) doing the “right” thing is at times taking hilarious proportions. Desperate maintenance managers, chief electrical engineers and the like … Continue reading
Whose fault is it?
Singapore, 24th July 2012 When the end result of a project is not satisfactory, whose fault is it? Who should take responsibility and own up? As professional lighting designer this can be quite a burning question and in the light … Continue reading
LED retrofit
Singapore, 23rd July 2012 While I can sympathise with the huge commercial opportunities in the retrofit market when it comes to LED, I have come to the conclusion that for the moment LED retrofits (in down lights specifically) are not … Continue reading
LED specs
Singapore, 18th July 2012 I find it increasingly difficult to properly specify LED technology. Contrary to the past working with traditional lighting technology when I knew what to look for, getting my hands on specifying the correct LED becomes more … Continue reading
Lighting power budgets
Singapore, 10th July 2012 Today again I had to “climb in the pen” as we say in Dutch, to let of some steam as I had received one of those typical energy consultants directives telling me how much watts per … Continue reading
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