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Detailed discussions of lighting related technologies.

Lighting Technology

energie IP

November 9, 2018 Brad Koerner

Energie IP is a Paris-based startup that is developing a building management system (BMS) based on Power-over-Ethernet technology (PoE). PoE holds promise in architectural projects to accomplish three key objectives:  Distribute DC power with inherent IP-connectivity to the thousands of … Continue reading energie IP

Lighting Technology

limbic media

October 19, 2018 Brad Koerner

Limbic Media is a startup based in British Columbia that is developing real time, interactive lighting controls.  Their first product is a sound-activated, predictive control system called “Aurora” with intelligent “AI” learning functions. Beyond their initial product based on audio … Continue reading limbic media

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krasnodar stadium LED display

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Brad Koerner

Check out this amazing LED media display at Krasnodar, a Russian football stadium. A curving display that wraps around the entire stadium and varies in height for an impressive effect. The screen is made by Unilumin and has a total … Continue reading krasnodar stadium LED display

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lightact

July 7, 2018July 6, 2018 Brad Koerner

Lightact is a very interesting lighting and media control system.  There are bunch of features baked into the system that are quite state-of-the-art, such as: Native 3D visualization Control of lighting, video and audio Real time rendering, particle and image … Continue reading lightact

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ip 500 alliance

July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 Brad Koerner

The IP500 Alliance is an interesting standards alliance, focused on creating an open standard for wireless systems in smart buildings. According to their site: The IP500® Alliance is an international industry initiative launched by leading manufacturers, users, and operators. It … Continue reading ip 500 alliance

Lighting Technology

empire state building

July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 Brad Koerner

I found some classic old images on my hard drive of the very first prototyping efforts of converting the Empire State Building to LED lighting, dated from approximately January 2007.  Imagine stepping out of the window of an office onto … Continue reading empire state building

Lighting Technology

LG oled in the national palace museum of korea

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 Brad Koerner

Interesting, via a promotional posting with Dezeen:  LG is supplying linear OLED panels for what appears to be wall washing in a major museum project.  OLED is lambertian, but in a linear configuration, it wouldn’t be the worst wall washer … Continue reading LG oled in the national palace museum of korea

Lighting Technology

lumion

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 Brad Koerner

I met a lighting designer last week who mentioned that he is now using Lumion for some of his presentation work.  Although I personally haven’t used this yet, the software looks quite powerful.  Many of the example renderings are stunning. … Continue reading lumion

Lighting Technology

lumanext

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 Brad Koerner

LumaNext is a New Jersey-based seed-stage startup that is launching a “smart-power” system for managing a standalone DC-based power grid in applications such as retail shops. LumaNext is developing an intelligent “power router” that can manage DC input/output loads from … Continue reading lumanext

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networked lighting control from the 1970’s: epcot center

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017 Brad Koerner

I’m unimpressed by the current hype-bubble surrounding IoT (Internet of Things) as applied to lighting systems.  Anyone who has specified lighting controls, or has crossed over from the theatrical world, knows that all of the super-hyped technologies have existed for … Continue reading networked lighting control from the 1970’s: epcot center

Lighting Technology

nike rise 2.0

May 24, 2017May 23, 2017 Brad Koerner

What happens when you make the playing court a gigantic media screen, and add in precision player tracking? From AKQA, this is actually a couple years old already… Continue reading nike rise 2.0

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lumee duo

March 23, 2017 Brad Koerner

Nothing like a good dose of vanity… Via DPReview – Lumee Duo is an iPhone case with built-in illumination I can imagine that for some serious photographers, this will be quite interesting.  Amazing the brightness and quality LEDs can now achieve … Continue reading lumee duo

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3m daylight redirecting film

March 13, 2017March 15, 2017 Brad Koerner

Via Architect Magazine, a very interesting concept from 3M to help reduce excessive sunlight glare in perimeter offices.  They’ve created a microprismatic window film that steers the light upward, along with a little diffusion to soften any highlights. Surely this … Continue reading 3m daylight redirecting film

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piri

March 3, 2017 Brad Koerner

I’ve already talked about the convergence of lighting, audio and video content systems in modern architectural projects.  Here is a new example, at the discrete scale of small retail. Piri is a new line from Sweden-based Nordic Light that combines … Continue reading piri

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audi’s matrix laser headlights

January 13, 2017 Brad Koerner

Audi continues with it advanced R+D into projection headlights. Interesting – looks like they have a couple different ways to achieve the projection – one a is a digital mirror chip (sounds like Texas Instruments’ DLP tech) and a second … Continue reading audi’s matrix laser headlights

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rohinni: update

December 21, 2016January 3, 2017 Brad Koerner

Looks like Rohinni is making progress.  Congrats to them for their second coverage in FastCompany.  This article teases a bit more detail then what we knew from two years ago: They are apparently developing technologies to more accurately place the … Continue reading rohinni: update

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laser rust removal

December 13, 2016 Brad Koerner

I will be adding this to my personal “Tony Stark’s workshop” wishlist… P-Laser and ESR Laser make industrial grade laser equipment for burning rust, grime, oil, etc. off of metal parts.  A heavy duty use of light…I would suggest some … Continue reading laser rust removal

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plessey semiconductor

December 5, 2016December 2, 2016 Brad Koerner

UK-based Plessey Semiconductor recently released an ultra-low profile LED module series named Orion that appears to combine chip-scale-packages with ultra-compact optics to create LED module assemblies under 1 cm in height, with beam angles as tight at 15 degrees. Its nice … Continue reading plessey semiconductor

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Lensvector

November 22, 2016November 22, 2016 Brad Koerner

Lensvector is a SiliconValley-based startup developing an electronically tuneable liquid-crystal lens system that can change a beam of light from spot to flood without any moving optics. Lensvector is a tech spin-out of Laval University’s Center for Optics, Photonics and … Continue reading Lensvector

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lam partners and nvidia iray

November 8, 2016 Brad Koerner

My former colleagues at Lam Partners are incorporating some impressive rendering capabilities into their lighting design work flows, using NVIDIA’s Iray rendering software integrated into modeling packages like Rhino and 3Ds.  Plus they’ve got some fun new toys like a … Continue reading lam partners and nvidia iray

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