2016-01-04
A GBP17.5 million (US $25.75 million) investment by UK Green Investment Bank and Sustainable Development Capital Limited is UK’s largest ever fully-funded LED lighting retrofit project. About 90,000 new lights to be installed across Santander’s entire UK estate of 800 branches and 14 office buildings. The project will generate energy savings of more than 50% and cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 7,000 tonnes annually.
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2015-12-31
Burlington’s waterfront was transformed into a futuristic scene earlier this week by LED bulbs.
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2015-12-31
A state-of-the-art, high-resolution LED video wall manufactured and installed by S|N|A was recently unveiled at 350 Mission Street in San Francisco as part of a digital art show organized by Kilroy Realty Corporation.
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2015-12-30
THE CHALLENGE
In the heart of Taipei and cordoned off from all visitors, stood an abandoned factory that a century ago was a wine-producing facility. Rediscovered in 1997, the Huashan 1914 Creative Park was one of the least known and most well-preserved structures in Taiwan. Half a century later, this space has been partially restored and is home to community arts events and temporary pop-up shops.
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2015-12-29
In Shanghai, one thing that never escapes from your eyes is Shanghai Tower, the iconic landmark of the city. Located in Lujiazui of Pudong, the 632- meter and 121- level tower is China’s tallest and world’s second tallest skyscraper, rises high above the skyline with curved façade and spirals up like a cluster of ivy stretching to reach the sky, symbolizing the dynamic emergence of modern China. To match the great momentum of the tower, Traxon & e:cue provides full lighting solutions to the green tower.
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2015-12-28
Are you ready to say goodbye to 2015?
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2015-12-25
2015 was a very successful year for ThinkLite, concluding with a dramatic energy efficient LED retrofit at One Post Office Square, Boston. This project included the building’s parking garage, breezeway between the office building and adjoining Boston Langham Hotel, as well as the massive and impressive lobby, adorned with holiday cheer within its high glass walls and shimmering marble floors.
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2015-12-25
Customers of Cadenzza, the multi-brand jewellery store, enjoy personal service and an inspiring environment where they can always find something special. An essential part of this experience is the exclusive store design, as exemplified by the Düsseldorf branch of Cadenzza. Displays brilliantly backlit by LED modules from Tridonic are an important element of this look.
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2015-12-24
Nestled at the base of the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains, the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa is a world-class resort destination. They called upon Lunera to bring quality LED lighting to the resort for energy and maintenance cost savings.
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2015-12-23
Qualite’s energy efficient Q-LED System was chosen to be the first LED retrofit project for any California Rec & Park field lighting project. Solari Park officials worked with Qualite Sports Lighting to find an energy efficient and budget-friendly solution to provide much needed lighting for their project. By using their existing poles, Qualite was able to replace the old metal halide fixtures with 22 – 1000w LED fixtures, increasing light levels and reducing energy and maintenance costs.
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2015-12-22
The official Bucharest Christmas Market is a tradition from 2012 taking place in the University Square from end of November throughout December with more than 60 wooden stalls hosted by merchants of handcraft and seasonal foods. To extend the Christmas atmosphere, the market also includes a 15 meter Christmas tree illuminated by 20,000 lights, Santa’s House, daily carollers, concerts, donation of Christmas gifts for the less fortunate while surrounding buildings are illuminated in seasonal colours.
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2015-12-21
The Philippines has recently updated its lamp holders and other luminaire standards, according to a DEKRA press release.
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2015-12-21
As the newest addition to the Barclays Premier League for the 2015 season, AFC Bournemouth demonstrated that its home field will shine brightly on the world stage with the addition of Musco’s state-of-the-art LED lighting solution at Vitality Stadium.
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2015-12-21
Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced that its LED lamps were chosen for their ability to beautifully illuminate fabrics on display at the Maibom Innovation Center, the textile design showcase and collaboration studio of the highly regarded Maibom GmbH Textilvertrieb company.
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2015-12-21
With the Christmas outdoor season in full swing, and requirement to bring city centres alive with increasingly dynamic illuminations, London-based TSL Lighting has purchased a quantity of SGM’s award-winning IP65-rated G-Spots.
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2015-12-21
Paint, acrylic, LEDs, steel, sensors, control, cell phone interface.
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2015-12-18
Technical Direction Company are bringing Sydney-siders their large-format video projection technology to two Must See events this year.
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2015-12-18
St. James Cathedral in Seattle has used Lumenpulse’s innovative, patented Lumentalk technology to upgrade its exterior lighting system to flexible, high-performance LED luminaires with digital control. Lumentalk, a power line communication technology, uses existing electrical infrastructure as a bi-directional carrier for lighting control data, allowing the creation of networkable lighting systems, without the cost and disruption of having to re-wire for data.
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2015-12-17
They are big. They are bright. They made their way down Broadway yesterday for their first appearance of the year. It’s the 2016 numeral delivery at Duffy Square, a skip and a hop away from Times Square in New York City.
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2015-12-17
The Minack open-air theatre in Cornwall, built on a craggy cliff overlooking the sea at Porthcurno, is the last place you would expect to see SGM’s award-winning G-Spot strutting its stuff. Situated just four miles from Land’s End, and constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea, this unique theatre has been staging performances in front of up to 800 people for 85 years.
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2015-12-15
Located on the campus of San Antonio College, the recently expanded and renovated Scobee Education Center showcases San Antonio’s heritage and future as an aerospace hub, as well as the wonders of space and career opportunities in aerospace engineering, science and technology.
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2015-12-15
Inspired by William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, the American Broadway musical West Side story has been successful ever since its production start in the 50s.
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2015-12-14
Earlier this fall, the world was introduced to the first Lewes Light Festival, a celebration of the first Festival of Light in the strong, creative community of Lewes, East Sussex, England. The small town and it’s beautiful, historical architecture were brilliantly transformed into a vibrant, bright beacon extending across the town’s landscape. This event welcomed and inspired visitors from around the world through the use of art, design, technology, and the environment.
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2015-12-10
On December 1, Arts Brookfield debuted a visually stunning installation created by the award-winning design firm Rockwell Group. Luminaries is a reimagined holiday tradition—a spectacular lighting display that follows the glass enclosed topography of the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place in the heart of Lower Manhattan. Built on the season’s traditions of sharing, community, and connection, visitors are immersed in a glowing canopy of 650 custom lanterns embedded with LEDs, each capable of changing color and intensity. The installation will be open to the public from December 2, 2015 to January 10, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
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2015-12-09
Osram announced by raising the share of semiconductor sales from the global general lighting market could help it reduce the total cost of producing chips for LEDs at its new factory to be opened in Malaysia, reported Bloomberg.
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2015-12-09
After years of searching for the right partner to help implement LED lighting across its Asheville, N.C. campus, Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, chose Cree to provide a turnkey solution to achieve the rigorous operational requirements and energy returns necessary to make the switch from traditional lighting possible. The industry-leading LED luminaires installed across the facility are already generating positive results, delivering an anticipated three-year payback with a 1.1M KWH power reduction and savings of up to 40 percent annually.
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2015-12-09
ROHM presents a display of lights in the vicinity of the Head Office building, starting on Thursday, November 26 until Friday, December 25.
Along with the upcoming opening of the new music and performing arts venue "ROHM Theatre Kyoto" in January 2016, the theme of this 17th ROHM Illumination is "Light and Music," with approximately 800,000 lights accompanied by music bringing festive joy to the chilly Kyoto winter.
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2015-12-08
Obscura Digital is the creative and technical collaborator with OPS, having a specific role in developing new strategic techniques for large-scale environmental campaigning in the film RACING EXTINCTION.
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2015-12-08
Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced that its LED lamps have been installed at the new Andrei Duman Gallery in the high end mall—Westfield Topanga outside Los Angeles. Soraa LED lights redefines gallery design by illuminating differentiated space with no clear boundaries and also perfectly illuminates the award-winning images from the accomplished aerial, travel and nature photographer.
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2015-12-07
What was described as one of the significant colonial-era buildings in Hong Kong, the 103-year-old Court of Final Appeal now features a modern and brilliant historical block in Central.
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