Philips Lumec, always looking for original ways to promote its industry, found in the international city.people.light award the perfect opportunity to do so. This particular event is in fact an annual competition run in conjunction with Philips. It is an integrated approach to experiencing the urban setting through light and it represents a significant step towards promoting the use of light as an essential component in urban development. It also honours the towns or cities that best demonstrate the added value that lighting can bring to the urban environment [...]
AUTHOR: | CATEGORY: Design
May 17, 2011
City.people.light: an original lighting contest sponsored by Philips
AUTHOR: Pascale Savard | CATEGORY: Sustainable Development
February 1, 2011
Being Green. For Real! – Part 2.1: The Actions
In part 1 of this series on sustainable development, we explained why and how Philips Lumec decided to take action when it comes to responsible environmental practices. In this part 2, we will examine few of the results obtained by our company in this endeavour. Will follow in the next parts of this series the impact on the community and also on the industry itself [...]
AUTHOR: Pascale Savard | CATEGORY: Sustainable Development
November 25, 2010
Do Full Cutoff Luminaires Really Preserve the Night Sky?
Preserving the Night Sky is a noble cause that Philips Lumec has embraced since the early 90’s. And it is in this particular interest that I dare questioning the real efficacy of full cut-off luminaires in preserving the starry firmament. Maybe we should all be thinking about this… [...]
AUTHOR: Pascale Savard | CATEGORY: Sustainable Development
November 10, 2010
Being Green. For Real! – Part 1: The Planning
Sustainable development. You’ve probably seen these two words just about everywhere by now. But sometimes, unfortunately, they’re used as vague advertising artifices more than to describe actual actions and processes undertaken by a company. So I have prepared a three-part article to describe in details what sustainable development is really about, and how Philips Lumec’s commitment translates into reality. [...]
AUTHOR: | CATEGORY: Technologies
October 25, 2010
CBP Magazine Features Philips Lumec LED Installation In Cherokee
Construction Building Products Magazine has picked up a case study we have published recently about an LED upgrade in the town of Cherokee, North Carolina. This lighting project is unique in that it has been undertaken by a sovereign community of Cherokee Indians and it allowed them to successfully reduce their energy usage, lower their [...]
