Lighting Needs Some Bright Ideas Oct 23, 2008
The U.S. spends about $58 billion annually on a wide range of lighting systems, from traffic lights and exit signs to desk lamps and decorative Christmas bulbs. Unlike the incandescent era, next-generation lighting technologies are more narrowly tailored to meet the needs of niche markets. (Forbes -- Business)
Ultraviolet radiation warning on unshaded eco lightbulbs Oct 11, 2008
The warning was directed at those using desk lamps for long periods, such as jewellery makers, and others who might have lights close to their face, such as car mechanics. John O'Hagan, a scientist at the HPA's Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, began tests on the lightbulbs after patient groups - including some people with the photosensitivity skin disease lupus - raised concerns about them. (guardian.co.uk)
* UK issues radiation warning on naked UV eco light bulbs Oct 10, 2008
The warning was directed at those using desk lamps for long periods, such as jewelry makers, and others who might have lights close to their face, such as car mechanics. John OHagan, a scientist at the HPAs Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, began tests on the light bulbs after patient groups X including some people with the photosensitivity skin disease lupus X raised concerns about them. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Energy-Saving Light Bulbs In Uv Rays Alert Oct 10, 2008
People who use reading or desk lamps and those who do close work under the bulbs could be at risk. Patients who have medical conditions that make them sensitive to UV lights may also be affected. (Glasgow Daily Record)
The beauty of a dimmer skyline Sep 23, 2008
For some time now, the commercial real estate industry has been trying to figure out how to engage tenants to be eco-minded at work, whether it's turning off the air conditioning on pleasant days, shutting down computer equipment at night, or swapping out light bulbs for compact fluorescents in their desk lamps - even if they don't see a reduction in their lease payments. These days, the opposite is happening: Tenants are demanding themselves to be greener more than ever before - and want their... (Boston Globe)
New Ways Small Business Can Go Gree... Sep 19, 2008
One way is to shop online for the latest in eco-friendly office products such as LED desk lamps that use 90 percent less power than lamps using incandescent bulbs. Implement new software products like GreenPrint that can eliminate unnecessary pages before printing from the web or Surveyor which automatically powers down all company computers at night. (Suite101.com)
At City Hall, a good use for all that wind Sep 10, 2008
By the end of the week, a handful of computers and desk lamps at Boston City Hall could be powered by wind. Workers have completed the installation of a mini-turbine, called a Skystream, on the roof of the building, said James W. Hunt III, the city's chief of environmental and energy services. (Boston Globe)
Present yourself in a good light Aug 31, 2008
Too often, it shows you're willing to spend $20 at an office-supply store, but the Globe decided to test six designer desk lamps to give you some ideas for sprucing up your workspace. Our test was Neena's Lighting on Central Street in Wellesley. (Boston Globe)
UNH giving students in dorms free light bulbs Aug 22, 2008
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) -- The University of New Hampshire is giving students in dorms free compact fluorescent light bulbs for their desk lamps. The university will distribute more than 1,700 of the light bulbs to eliminate the need for less-efficient incandescent bulbs. (Concord Monitor)
Pimp my Ektorp Aug 11, 2008
To wit: An Ivar shelving unit becomes a home for four degu rodents; a bland Klippan sofa is dressed up with a sassy skirt; a Fniss wastebasket turns into a photographer's light tent; and two desk lamps are transformed into a clever hands-free music stand. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Five things you didn't know about ... protecting your eyes Jul 2, 2008
Eye burn: Artificial sources of UVB rays tanning beds, halogen desk lamps can cause snowblindness, the burning of the cornea. The condition also occurs at high altitudes on highly reflective snow fields. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Small appliances banned from schools, offices to save energy Jun 3, 2008
DELAND -- Some of the creature comforts many Volusia County school employees have come to enjoy in their work spaces -- personal refrigerators, microwaves, coffee pots, desk lamps and fans -- are on their way out to save energy and money. Employees have until June 10 to remove the items, according to a memo Superintendent Margaret Smith sent out last week. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Cheap College Dorm Room Makeovers May 3, 2008
Of course, small desk lamps and clip-on lamps are a favorite of students for reading. Dorm Room Decor Makeovers. (Suite101.com)
Energizer to donate $100,000 on The Ellen Degeneres Show Apr 17, 2008
Energizer is also giving away Light on Demand desk lamps to the entire audience. The Ellen Degeneres Show airs at 1 p.m. weekdays on KSDK Channel 5. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Local schools go lights-out for Earth Hour Mar 29, 2008
The students said the day was relevant to them and most of them will turn off their TVs, computers and desk lamps for an hour tonight. Im going to invite friends over to sit and talk. (St. Catharines Standard)
Mummified dinosaur unearthed in N. Dakota Mar 20, 2008
Dakota was moved to the museum early last month and is currently surrounded by precariously perched desk lamps and a machine to suck up dust. State paleontologist John Hoganson, of the North Dakota Geological Survey, said it will take a year, maybe more, to uncover it. (CNN)
Rooms inspired by famous Pittsburghers Mar 8, 2008
Every item, from the reclaimed wood flooring and organic bedding to the curly rattan Ibolili desk lamps and 3form resin panel "windows" are eco-friendly. Even the artwork speaks to sustainability, having been created by local artist John Yothers of the South Hills. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
City hopes to turn food scraps, yard clippings into electricity Feb 26, 2008
(A microturbine will be installed this spring on the roof of City Hall as a demonstration project to power a half-dozen computers and desk lamps. . (Boston Globe)
Product Shots that Pop: It's Not About the Pixels Feb 22, 2008
You can purchase special adjustable lights on stands or you can use a couple of good desk lamps or halogen lamps anything that provides a strong even light source is a good choice. If you use standard household style globes to light your subject you will find that tungsten globes typically throw a yellow/pink colorcast and fluorescent globes throw a yellow/green or blue/green light on your subject. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Types of Light Fixtures Jan 24, 2008
Portables This term is used to cover a wide variety of lighting options from inexpensive clamp on lights to expensive Tiffany desk lamps. Basically, any light that is easily moved is considered a portable. (Suite101.com)
Winds too fickle for windmill at Boston City Hall Jan 14, 2008
That will generate about enough energy for a half-dozen computers and desk lamps for municipal workers. Also, Menino is scheduled to announce today that the city school department is studying six school sites as possible locations for wind turbines, based on their locations atop windy hills or at the gusty harbor front. (Boston Globe)
Rainy Day Blues Nov 6, 2007
Different lights have different LUX outputs related to the distances at which patients sit relative to the light, Cane said, noting for example that some models can be used as desk lamps while others can be worn as visors. Dawn simulators have also come in vogue as the newest type of treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder, Carter said. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Switch on to cool lighting Oct 31, 2007
Now available with the warm glow of an incandescent, compacts can be purchased in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, from chandeliers to wall lights, track-lighting systems and mini bulbs for desk lamps. Compact fluorescents you can even buy bulbs shaped like a traditional incandescent at your local supermarket. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Creating space| Oct 13, 2007
"You can also use a mix of lights such as downlighters, standing and desk lamps which will brighten up the room and bounce different waves of light off different surfaces.". The optimum use of furniture is also a good way to create space. (iAfrica.com)
State penitentiary meets all required standards for accreditation Oct 11, 2007
n Lights in some older buildings do not send out the required 20 foot-candles of light, but Wilson said prison staff is working to put desk lamps in cells to remedy that problem. n One older cell block has too high of a decibel level at night, Wilson said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Kelly: We need to address 'Net danger Oct 7, 2007
We have no problem accepting safeguards on all manner of common tools for our lives, from automobiles to desk lamps. When are we going to face up to the dangers of the Internet. (NorthJersey.com, NJ)
Cleaning 'green' is peachy keen Sep 28, 2007
Desk lamps and lighting fixtures cost so much less than what most expected to pay, that lines formed at the parking lot where customers picked their purchases from the back of a truck belonging to event vendor Techniart. "We had a great turn out," said company employee Jay Hallden, who calculated that altogether more than 250 customers took advantage of the program's offers. (East Hartford Gazette, CT)
Stanford turns to students to save energy Sep 25, 2007
The new program encourages students to use the bulbs in their desk lamps, too. -- Don Kazak. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Illusion of space| Sep 12, 2007
For this, you can also use a mix of lights such as downlighters or standing and desk lamps which will brighten up the room and bounce different waves of light off different surfaces. The optimum use of furniture is also a good way to create space. (iAfrica.com)
Campus store offers variety Sep 6, 2007
Other items, such as laundry hampers, clothes hangers and desk lamps, cater to students living in the dorms. "We offer the students as they're moving in some things for their dorms so they have an option if they don't have a way to go off campus. Plus, if they've got campus points on their Mocs card, that may be their only way to get something," Buckles said. (The University Echo, TN)
Dormatic change -- Today's freshmen spare no expense to deck out their rooms Aug 26, 2007
Both girls' mothers, who have known each other since seventh grade at Oak Avenue Middle School in Temple City, said they had been buying and stockpiling items like extra-long twin sheets, desk lamps, and bath mats since high school finished in June ... - Check first whether items such as mirrors, desk lamps, window coverings, wastebaskets and bookcases will be included in your dorm room or university apartment. (North County Times)
Dorm-decor savvy more evident Aug 11, 2007
Target: To find the dorm-related items, you'll have to search for "dorm." You'll find everything from desk lamps with your school name on them to mirrors, seating and bookshelves. Details: target. (AZCentral -- Home)
Eco University Aug 4, 2007
The students walk through buildings with clipboards, writing down the amount of electricity used by everything from servers to desk lamps. They also note the buildings' size, the types of mechanical systems they have, and other features that could give them an idea of what in the buildings is consuming electricity. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Send kids to college with a few basics Jul 28, 2007
Floor lamps, desk lamps, Christmas lights to set the mood, that night light with My Little Ponies on it that you ve had since you were 6 bring them all. Just be careful about the bulb types my college in particular doesn t allow halogen lamps. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Pelosis Green House Costs Cash, Carries Risk Jun 26, 2007
Replacing all desk lamps within her Capitol jurisdiction with energy efficient bulbs is a part of the slogan-happy Speakers agenda to Green the Capitol as well as make the country energy independent by Independence Day ... Included in the Greening of the Capitol Initiative report was a lengthy list of proposals to reduce energy consumption inside House office buildings, like increasing transit benefits for House employees, specifying low-volatile organic compound paint, furniture... (Townhall.com)
Green is local Jun 12, 2007
Lawmakers want Capitol to go green - Yahoo. Secondary Navigation. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Lawmakers Want Capitol to Go Green -AP Jun 11, 2007
House workers have taken the immediate step of converting 2,000 desk lamps to more efficient compact fluorescent lamps. Within six months the remaining 10,000 desk lamps will switch to CFLs, saving the House $245,000 a year in electric power costs. (Guardian Unlimited)
Buckhead shop likes to reflect personalities May 30, 2007
As Buchwald states, "Our showroom reeks of contemporary!" There's a pale purple neon chandelier; geometric wall fixtures; sleek halogen desk lamps; lightweight mobiles that look like waterfalls, spilling over with tiny white lights ... In between are table and desk lamps; bath and kitchen lighting; and lights to showcase your art collection. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Coal plant sullies 'Green the Capitol' push Apr 25, 2007
But, surrounded by boxes of energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs she wants to install in 12,000 desk lamps, she became conspicuously vague when asked about the pair of towering smokestacks four blocks away. The Capitol Power Plant, operated by Congress, is the only coal-burning plant in the District of Columbia and is a major source of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and soot in a city that has repeatedly been found in violation of the Clean Air Act. (Boston Globe)
Building boom Apr 22, 2007
Similar upgrades are planned for residence halls built when clock radios and desk lamps were about the only appliances students expected to plug into the walls. We have made those facilities much more usable for the delivery of instruction to students, said Philip Harris, UW's vice president for administration. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Pelosi, Boxer work to make Capitol greener Apr 21, 2007
Conservation measures include converting desk lamps and overhead lighting to energy-efficient fluorescents. Beard also recommended that the House adopt sustainable practices, including buying only energy-efficient appliances and environmentally friendly building products. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Pelosi Vows to Turn Capitol Green Apr 20, 2007
The plan recommended immediately switching 2,000 desk lamps in House office buildings to compact fluorescent lamps, and changing the remaining 12,000 desk lamps within six months. Other recommendations included buying all electricity from renewable sources, purchasing more energy-efficient business products and furnishings that contain recycled products or wood certified as coming from sustainable forests. (Newsmax)
Munch goes to The Library Apr 19, 2007
Each table is lit with one of those old-fashioned green-shaded desk lamps found in libraries, and the menus are cleverly pasted into the front jackets of collegiate textbooks. This touch could inadvertently serve as a harbinger for a pair out on a date: a bad one and you'll stoop so low as to thumb through "Human Resources Management Vol. 7," so as to ignore the droning across from you. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Rifkin turns new page in long career Apr 14, 2007
Cheyenne's 7,000-foot-square office space -- soon to be relabeled with Rifkin-Eberts signage -- is a metrosexual men's lodge, with exposed brick walls adorned with paintings from Rifkin's art collection, stained-glass desk lamps, leather club chairs and pool table. Eberts has decorated his office with streamlined white leather couches and black-and-white photographs, one of which is the torso of an obese man. (Variety)
Teenager Bedroom Idea Apr 9, 2007
Yellow/white bulbs are ideal for small desk lamps to illuminate the work area. Be creative with the decorative touches and ask the question: What is this object saying by their design and color. (Suite101.com)
Lighting key to 'pulling a space together' Mar 11, 2007
lighting, such as track, recessed, and chandeliers, typically illuminates a wide area, while task lighting, such as desk lamps or pendants, helps you do specific chores like reading or cooking. Accent lighting adds interest to architectural features or artwork. (Boston Globe)
Blurring lines Feb 24, 2007
In 1986, a two-and-a-half-minute animation involving desk lamps gave the cinematic world a glimpse of just how close computer-generated (CG) images could come to mimicking real life ... The Oscar-nominated short showing two desk lamps kicking a small rubber ball across a workstation broke new ground on several fronts. (The Age, Australia -- Technology)
