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LED Cowboys

Singapore, 7th May 2012 It was a quiet Monday as many companies have taken the day of for Vesak Day, a Hindi public holiday that was celebrated last Saturday officially. A good time to run a rant on the LED cowboys… … Continue reading

07. May 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: going green, light watch, lighting and the economy, lighting standards | Leave a comment

Pre Light & Build 2012

Singapore, 5th April 2012 The excitement is mounting visibly for this year’s Light & Build at the Messe in Frankfurt (15-20 April). Since the last L&B in 2010 so much technological advances have been made that undoubtedly many exciting new … Continue reading

05. April 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light watch, lighting and the economy, lighting applications, lighting of the future, lighting standards | 1 comment

Going for the numbers

Singapore 20th March 2012 The sustainability subject keeps coming up…Maybe because I am really passionate about it and hence keep thinking (and thus writing) about it. Today I attended a lecture called “Sustainable Design and its Impacts on Bio-diversity” at the … Continue reading

20. March 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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Sustainability

Singapore 19th March 2012 Back in our Singapore office for a few days before jetting off to India again. I spent most of the day with my team going through one project after another to clear out any outstanding design … Continue reading

19. March 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: going green, Light & Learn, lighting design, lighting standards | Leave a comment

Mabuhay

Manila 14th March 2012 After quite a number of years I am back again in the Philippines. It’s been quite a while, but on the back of the WorldBex 2012 exhibition and conference, for which I have been invited as … Continue reading

14. March 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: city beautification, light watch, lighting and culture, lighting standards | Leave a comment

LED and lighting levels

Perth 7th March 2012 We went out tonight to do some spot measurements in a brick factory that is considering doing a full lighting audit to check if they are still complying to the Australian lighting codes. These lighting standards … Continue reading

07. March 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: light watch, lighting applications, lighting design, lighting standards | 1 comment

The power of Watt?

Singapore 1st March 2012 The issues around power loads per area kept popping up again today. The more I get to deal with these so called energy consultants (I am sure they are real) the more I get worked up … Continue reading

01. March 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: going green, light watch, lighting applications, lighting design, lighting standards | 1 comment

A leap of faith

Singapore 29th February 2012 Today is a leap day, one of thise days that only come along once every 4 years, to bring us back in sync with the actual earth’s rotation around the sun. My grandmother (Dutch side) was born … Continue reading

29. February 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Education, light watch, lighting applications, lighting of the future, lighting standards | Leave a comment

See, touch and feel…

Bangkok 24th February 2012 Today I was the guest of WE-EF, one of the top leading brands in exterior lighting. For many years Thomas and Alex had asked me to make the trip and see for myself but busy schedules … Continue reading

25. February 2012 by Martin Klaasen
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bLEEDing away

Singapore 15th February 2012 There is this new craze from companies, corporate institutions and hotel operators who are coming out with these design guidelines to comply with LEED certifications, Green Marks to look like a responsible company. I don’t know … Continue reading

15. February 2012 by Martin Klaasen
Categories: Education, going green, light watch, lighting design, lighting standards | 2 comments

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