BuildingSmart and Open BIM Network develop BIM standards
BRE and the Open BIM Network join forces to develop standards for building information modelling (BIM)
Havells-Sylvania's vp of sales and marketing leaves
Dave Ribbons, Havells-Sylvania’s vice president for sales and marketing in Europe is leaving the firm at the end of the month
Specialists question validity of LED eye damage study
Lighting specialists question report by the University of Madrid which says LEDs damage retinal cells
Hess sells Vulkan in continued restructuring
Beleaguered German manufacturer sells all of its shares in exterior lighting manufacturer as part of continued restructuring
MHA Lighting teams up with New Zealand firm
MHA Lighting enters partnership with Solar Bright to distribute its products in New Zealand
PhotonStar receives DECC grant
British LED manufacturer gets grant to be bring wireless smart lamp to consumer market
Abacus Lighting sale saves 150 jobs
The sale of Abacus Lighting, shortly after going into administration, has saved 150 jobs
Helvar joins EnOcean Alliance
Lighting controls manufacturer becomes member of energy harvesting and wireless monitoring alliance
People
Mackwell's marketing expert to help promote DALI
Mackwell’s marketing manager becomes co-chair of the DALI marketing working group
A lesson from the history girls
Lighting speaks to Geraldine O’Farrell, senior building services engineer and Caroline Cattini, senior building services engineer and energy manager at English Heritage
Mackwell's marketing expert to help promote DALI
Mackwell’s marketing manager becomes co-chair of the DALI marketing working group
The blind leading the blind
The media response to a recent study into blue light hazard ignores the measures that are already being taken to mitigate the dangers of artificial light exposure argues Ben Cronin
Know-How
One man and his digs
When John Bullock moved into a converted barn, he became the owner of a dated lighting scheme. In the first of a series of articles, he highlights the problems he wants to tackle
App-titude for control
Remote Controlled Lighting’s iDirect has won a Lighting Design Award but why did this iPad app excite LDA judges? Angeline Albert reports
Know-How
Driving a hard bargain
Lighting designers and retailers discuss colour quality and warranties in a roundtable event sponsored by Xicato. Angeline Albert reports
