Demographic experts say the Earth’s population, about 7 billion now, could reach 10 billion by 2050. And Mattos, who grew up in Brazil, may have a better idea than most what the future will look like. His hometown is Sao Paulo, the planet’s seventh largest city. Its population is about 11 million — or more like 22 million, if you count the entire urban area anchored by the city.
But Mattos, a University of Georgia engineering graduate student, hopes he can help chart a way around the problem of vanishing agricultural land and find a way to feed the world’s billions — so-called vertical farming, growing crops indoors in tall buildings using artificial light.
But so far, the energy costs are too high — 25 percent to 35 percent of the entire cost of production — to make vertical farming economically feasible, he said.
Mattos hopes to cut those costs with a lighting system that combines LEDs and a computerized feedback system, and now he has a $30,000 scholarship to Silicon Valley’s Singularity University that could help him develop the idea into a commercially viable application.
Mattos’ idea, and the research he’s already done on it, helped him win a contest to become this year’s UGA representative to the summer course at Singularity. He’ll be one of 80 bright students from around the world who will gather at Singularity for 10 weeks beginning June 16.
The university aims to find solutions for the big problems of the future — like feeding the world’s people, maintaining water quality and keeping people safe.
The students will work on projects together, and will meet with technology industry leaders and investors.
“The most important thing is the networking,” said Mattos, who has already formed a company in hopes of marketing the lighting system he’s developing.
He’s been working on his idea in a laboratory at UGA’s Bioconversion Research and Education Center on Whitehall Road, where UGA scientists have been working for years to find ways of converting plant material into energy fuels such as diesel or ethanol.
Mattos is using algae in his first experiments, but eventually his lighting system will be applied to bigger crop plants.
His idea is simple in concept, but complex in application.
He puts little vials of algae suspended in water into chambers lit by LEDs, short for light-emitting diodes.
He varies how frequently each sample receives tiny doses of light, and also the color of light — blue, green or red. As the algae in the little vials begins to grow, the plants absorb more of the red and blue light. But as the algae grows and reproduces, the vials become more opaque and the algae begins to use more green light for photosynthesis.
Mattos is trying to figure out the optimum light conditions for the growth cycle. When he does that, he will use that information to build a kind of feedback system.
Sensors constantly measure how efficiently the plants are using the light, and can switch the colors and frequency of light exposure depending on how efficiently the algae is using the light.
2012年5月30日星期三
Importer: Customs 'Waitingfour Years' For Bulb Ruling
A BAHAMIAN renewal energy services provider yesterday remained adamant it will not pay a 35 per cent import duty on LED lights, saying Customs had been waiting four years for advice on how to clasify them.
The Customs Department had previously told Tribune Business it was seeking a World Customs Organisation (WCO) decision on the appropriate import tariff for light bulbs and fixtures, after it had again found itself in conflict with Bahamian renewable energy solutions provider, Integrated Security Services (ISS).
]Philip Holdom, ISS executive manager, said yesterday: "Customs has been waiting for a response from the WCO for over fours years on this issue. I believe that as an autonomous sovereign nation it is within our power to use common sense in interpreting the Tariff Code correctly.
"This is not as complicated as they are making it out to be. ISS will not pay the 35 per cent duty for an LED light that is duty free, so as not to encourage this abuse of government power and dissolution of trust between commerce and the Customs Department."
Mr Holdom told Tribune Business last week that the Customs Department was holding up on a shipment of LED lights, having "arbitrarily" reclassified them as fixtures.
Mr Holdom said that due to a portion of the LED light shipment coming in under the Hotel Encouragement Act, Customs was subsequently forced to acknowledge them as duty free.
"We did not initially submit the shipment as under the Hotel Encouragement Act because of our assumption that the duty-free tariff code for LED lights still had meaning, Mr Holdom said.
He added that he was now being required to separate approximately 30 LED lights that would not be considered to be under the Hotel Encouragement Act, and would be charged at 35 per cent duty.
"ISS has expended over $5,000 of its own resources in this current unnecessary battle with the Customs Department, and over $15,000 two years ago over the same nonsense," Mr Holdom said.
Customs Comptroller, Charles Turner, in a recent interview told Tribune Business that Customs was having difficulties with the classification of bulbs and fixtures, and had sought the advice of the World Customs Organsiation's classification committee, so as not to appear biased in its decision.
Mr Turner told Tribune Business: "There is a question as to what is a bulb and what is a fixture. We are not the technical experts, but we wrote to the World Customs Organisations classification committee as to what is a bulb and what is a fixture.
"We don't want to show any bias in making our decision, which is why we wrote to them. We have some other persons in this same situation. We have written to them on those as well. It appears that they are having some problems with the classification as well. Usually they are quick with their decisions, but when they do have concerns they have to have further consultation. At times they to have challenges with these things. We will stand by their ruling."
The Customs Department had previously told Tribune Business it was seeking a World Customs Organisation (WCO) decision on the appropriate import tariff for light bulbs and fixtures, after it had again found itself in conflict with Bahamian renewable energy solutions provider, Integrated Security Services (ISS).
]Philip Holdom, ISS executive manager, said yesterday: "Customs has been waiting for a response from the WCO for over fours years on this issue. I believe that as an autonomous sovereign nation it is within our power to use common sense in interpreting the Tariff Code correctly.
"This is not as complicated as they are making it out to be. ISS will not pay the 35 per cent duty for an LED light that is duty free, so as not to encourage this abuse of government power and dissolution of trust between commerce and the Customs Department."
Mr Holdom told Tribune Business last week that the Customs Department was holding up on a shipment of LED lights, having "arbitrarily" reclassified them as fixtures.
Mr Holdom said that due to a portion of the LED light shipment coming in under the Hotel Encouragement Act, Customs was subsequently forced to acknowledge them as duty free.
"We did not initially submit the shipment as under the Hotel Encouragement Act because of our assumption that the duty-free tariff code for LED lights still had meaning, Mr Holdom said.
He added that he was now being required to separate approximately 30 LED lights that would not be considered to be under the Hotel Encouragement Act, and would be charged at 35 per cent duty.
"ISS has expended over $5,000 of its own resources in this current unnecessary battle with the Customs Department, and over $15,000 two years ago over the same nonsense," Mr Holdom said.
Customs Comptroller, Charles Turner, in a recent interview told Tribune Business that Customs was having difficulties with the classification of bulbs and fixtures, and had sought the advice of the World Customs Organsiation's classification committee, so as not to appear biased in its decision.
Mr Turner told Tribune Business: "There is a question as to what is a bulb and what is a fixture. We are not the technical experts, but we wrote to the World Customs Organisations classification committee as to what is a bulb and what is a fixture.
"We don't want to show any bias in making our decision, which is why we wrote to them. We have some other persons in this same situation. We have written to them on those as well. It appears that they are having some problems with the classification as well. Usually they are quick with their decisions, but when they do have concerns they have to have further consultation. At times they to have challenges with these things. We will stand by their ruling."
2012年5月29日星期二
Designer Unveils Wooden Light Bulb
Without a doubt, one of my favorite parts of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair is always the Designboom Mart, a colorful, commerce-minded exhibition of 30-plus designers from across the globe testing out their new designs on the market for the very first time. And by testing out, I mean selling. (Interesting side story: Takeshi Miyakawa, the Brooklyn-based designer who provided a light installation for the exhibition, wasarrested during NY Design Week for suspicious, light installation-related activities).
This year’s Designboom Mart was particularly ripe with quirky goodies including shipping pallet coasters from Spanish firm Labyrinth and upcycled milk crate stools from New Jersey-based Combo Colab. I managed to score myself perhaps the least eco-friendly, most ridiculous thing for sale: tortilla chip-shaped, nacho cheese-scented memo notes from South Korea’s Peco Mart. I just couldn’t resist.
Another popular item at Designmart seemed to be cute wooden popsicles from Johnny Herrmann, the alter ego of Italian designer Mauro Savoldi. In addition to wooden popsicles, Savoldi is responsible for the 4 Watt Wooden Lamp, a collection of 50 incandescent-shaped lamps handmade from a variety of woods including pine, beech, and alder. The clever — and completely non-functional — wooden bulbs were shown as an installation (and for sale) at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair.
Savoldi’s 4 Watt Wooden Lamp concept got me thinking: what if there really was such a thing as a working light bulb made from wood? Impossible, you say?
As I found out this week, no, it’s most certainly not as Osaka-born designer Ryosuke Fukusada’s Wooden Light Bulb prototype has positively been blowing up around the interwebs, delighting and mystifying some while prompting others to double-check the batteries in their smoke detectors.
The Wooden Light Bulb — to be clear, it did not show as part of ICFF/NY Design Week — is actually an LED bulb completely encased in a super-thin wooden shell that Fukusada created using a traditional Japanese craft technique called Rokuro. The fixture’s incandescent-shaped body is chipped so thin — it does, however, appear to be solid like Savoldi’s wooden bulbs when turned off — that when the lamp is switched on, it does indeed glow from within. Magical!
Boasting an aluminum base, the Wooden Light Bulb is totally safe (although probably not that practical for actual lighting purposes) as LEDs, unlike incandescents, produce a very small amount of heat. So not to worry folks, the bulb isn’t a nightmarish, dangling fireball in disguise.
In addition to being energy-efficient and crazy beautiful, the Wooden Light Bulb is also deeply symbolic:
“The traditional craft technique is the real value behind the bulb. More than just a lamp, the bulb means to preserve cultural heritage and man’s timeless link to his true roots, nature. It was wood that gave light and heat to the oldest of civilizations. This lovely illuminant contrivance is perhaps symbolic of that golden age.”
Again, the Wooden Light Bulb is still in the prototype stages, although according to Fukusada’s website it’s being further developed so perhaps someday you’ll be able to own one yourself (I can picture Starbucks stores snatching these up by the truckload). For now, you’ll just have to settle for this.
This year’s Designboom Mart was particularly ripe with quirky goodies including shipping pallet coasters from Spanish firm Labyrinth and upcycled milk crate stools from New Jersey-based Combo Colab. I managed to score myself perhaps the least eco-friendly, most ridiculous thing for sale: tortilla chip-shaped, nacho cheese-scented memo notes from South Korea’s Peco Mart. I just couldn’t resist.
Another popular item at Designmart seemed to be cute wooden popsicles from Johnny Herrmann, the alter ego of Italian designer Mauro Savoldi. In addition to wooden popsicles, Savoldi is responsible for the 4 Watt Wooden Lamp, a collection of 50 incandescent-shaped lamps handmade from a variety of woods including pine, beech, and alder. The clever — and completely non-functional — wooden bulbs were shown as an installation (and for sale) at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair.
Savoldi’s 4 Watt Wooden Lamp concept got me thinking: what if there really was such a thing as a working light bulb made from wood? Impossible, you say?
As I found out this week, no, it’s most certainly not as Osaka-born designer Ryosuke Fukusada’s Wooden Light Bulb prototype has positively been blowing up around the interwebs, delighting and mystifying some while prompting others to double-check the batteries in their smoke detectors.
The Wooden Light Bulb — to be clear, it did not show as part of ICFF/NY Design Week — is actually an LED bulb completely encased in a super-thin wooden shell that Fukusada created using a traditional Japanese craft technique called Rokuro. The fixture’s incandescent-shaped body is chipped so thin — it does, however, appear to be solid like Savoldi’s wooden bulbs when turned off — that when the lamp is switched on, it does indeed glow from within. Magical!
Boasting an aluminum base, the Wooden Light Bulb is totally safe (although probably not that practical for actual lighting purposes) as LEDs, unlike incandescents, produce a very small amount of heat. So not to worry folks, the bulb isn’t a nightmarish, dangling fireball in disguise.
In addition to being energy-efficient and crazy beautiful, the Wooden Light Bulb is also deeply symbolic:
“The traditional craft technique is the real value behind the bulb. More than just a lamp, the bulb means to preserve cultural heritage and man’s timeless link to his true roots, nature. It was wood that gave light and heat to the oldest of civilizations. This lovely illuminant contrivance is perhaps symbolic of that golden age.”
Again, the Wooden Light Bulb is still in the prototype stages, although according to Fukusada’s website it’s being further developed so perhaps someday you’ll be able to own one yourself (I can picture Starbucks stores snatching these up by the truckload). For now, you’ll just have to settle for this.
2012年5月28日星期一
Community development grants
Applications are now open for Community Development Grants of up to $2,000. Not-for-profit community groups are encouraged to apply for funding to assist in delivering projects and activities that will enhance the well-being and quality of life of borough residents. Applications close Friday June 29. Refer to council’s website for details.
Celebrating our volunteers
The work of our fabulous volunteers has been duly celebrated at a special evening held in their honour on Tuesday May 22, as part of National Volunteer Week. The generosity, patience, commitment and hard work of our local volunteers are very much appreciated, and forms part of the incredible spirit of this community. Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale would not be the same without them and again, we sincerely thank them.
Expressions of our youth
Take a moment to enjoy some fabulous photography taken by local young people as part of the National Youth Week art project Me, You and Us – Expressions of Youth. Our natural environment is a key feature of all works, currently on display at various sites around the borough, including the front of council offices.
Sea of Words
If you haven’t participated in any of the Sea of Words programming yet, you’re not too late. There are still a couple of activities coming up including a barbeque with food writer Bob Hart, and screenings as part of the Bellarine Lighthouse Films Winter Program. The full event program is available on council’s website.
Help celebrate National Reconciliation Week
Join together in reconciliation by celebrating and recognising our unique Aboriginal Australian culture at Point Lonsdale Primary School hall, Saturday June 2, 2–4pm. There will be a range of free fun and cultural activities for the family to participate in, as organised by the Queenscliffe Reconciliation Mob.
There’s no need to hibernate
The cold weather may be setting in but that doesn’t mean you’re stuck indoors. Stock up on winter woollies at a local fashion boutique and get out and about. There are plenty of things to do including local markets, the Queenscliffe Bricks LEGO display, film screenings, art exhibitions and live entertainment. Refer to the event listings on council’s website for more information.
Congratulations to the Vue Grand
The Vue Grand has been recognised as one of Victoria’s premier wedding venues at the recent Australian Bridal Industry Academy Awards. Well done to the Vue Grand team.
What do you think of the new energy efficient street lights?
Energy efficient compact fluorescent globes are being trialled in selected street lights in Mercer Street Queenscliff, between Symonds and King streets, and Glaneuse Road Point Lonsdale. The globes utilise as much as 52 per cent less electricity than the standard mercury vapour lights. Tell us what you think. Please send comments via email or in writing to the sustainability officer at Borough of Queenscliffe, PO Box 93, Queenscliff VIC 3225.
Local community insurance concerns
We welcome the response by Mr Paul Northey, general manager of RACV insurance, who has offered to meet with council to discuss the range of concerns raised by members of the community regarding increases in insurance premiums. This meeting will be designed to clarify the factors that RACV take into account when assessing risk and determining premiums, particularly for coastal properties.
Botanic Gardens Project Control Group
The Project Control Group for the development of the Botanic Gardens, at the former Queenscliff High School site, has been finalised. The group has a really good combination of skills and interests, which will add great value to the direction of the project.
The community members are Sue Wasterval, Joe Rutecki, Susan Salter, Mia Cooke and Fay Agterhuis. The two councillors appointed are Cr Merriman and Cr Davies, with Cr Merriman appointed chair. Two council officers will also be represented.
Celebrating our volunteers
The work of our fabulous volunteers has been duly celebrated at a special evening held in their honour on Tuesday May 22, as part of National Volunteer Week. The generosity, patience, commitment and hard work of our local volunteers are very much appreciated, and forms part of the incredible spirit of this community. Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale would not be the same without them and again, we sincerely thank them.
Expressions of our youth
Take a moment to enjoy some fabulous photography taken by local young people as part of the National Youth Week art project Me, You and Us – Expressions of Youth. Our natural environment is a key feature of all works, currently on display at various sites around the borough, including the front of council offices.
Sea of Words
If you haven’t participated in any of the Sea of Words programming yet, you’re not too late. There are still a couple of activities coming up including a barbeque with food writer Bob Hart, and screenings as part of the Bellarine Lighthouse Films Winter Program. The full event program is available on council’s website.
Help celebrate National Reconciliation Week
Join together in reconciliation by celebrating and recognising our unique Aboriginal Australian culture at Point Lonsdale Primary School hall, Saturday June 2, 2–4pm. There will be a range of free fun and cultural activities for the family to participate in, as organised by the Queenscliffe Reconciliation Mob.
There’s no need to hibernate
The cold weather may be setting in but that doesn’t mean you’re stuck indoors. Stock up on winter woollies at a local fashion boutique and get out and about. There are plenty of things to do including local markets, the Queenscliffe Bricks LEGO display, film screenings, art exhibitions and live entertainment. Refer to the event listings on council’s website for more information.
Congratulations to the Vue Grand
The Vue Grand has been recognised as one of Victoria’s premier wedding venues at the recent Australian Bridal Industry Academy Awards. Well done to the Vue Grand team.
What do you think of the new energy efficient street lights?
Energy efficient compact fluorescent globes are being trialled in selected street lights in Mercer Street Queenscliff, between Symonds and King streets, and Glaneuse Road Point Lonsdale. The globes utilise as much as 52 per cent less electricity than the standard mercury vapour lights. Tell us what you think. Please send comments via email or in writing to the sustainability officer at Borough of Queenscliffe, PO Box 93, Queenscliff VIC 3225.
Local community insurance concerns
We welcome the response by Mr Paul Northey, general manager of RACV insurance, who has offered to meet with council to discuss the range of concerns raised by members of the community regarding increases in insurance premiums. This meeting will be designed to clarify the factors that RACV take into account when assessing risk and determining premiums, particularly for coastal properties.
Botanic Gardens Project Control Group
The Project Control Group for the development of the Botanic Gardens, at the former Queenscliff High School site, has been finalised. The group has a really good combination of skills and interests, which will add great value to the direction of the project.
The community members are Sue Wasterval, Joe Rutecki, Susan Salter, Mia Cooke and Fay Agterhuis. The two councillors appointed are Cr Merriman and Cr Davies, with Cr Merriman appointed chair. Two council officers will also be represented.
2012年5月27日星期日
Webber Wins Monaco Grand Prix
Still, the procession was tight, with the top four finishers within 1.3 seconds of each other. Webber finished only 0.6 seconds from Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes and 0.9 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso in a Ferrari.
Had it not been for a penalty that he received for causing an accident at the previous race in Spain two weeks ago, Michael Schumacher would most likely have won his sixth Monaco Grand Prix, and written history yet again. Instead, after the 43-year-old German scored his fourth pole position in the principality on Saturday, 18 years after his first pole here, he was bumped back to sixth position to start at a race where leading from the beginning usually means finishing in the lead as well.
For a brief time, then, it looked as if the Monaco Grand Prix, the 70th in this city-state, would be a historic edition — although it already was, with Schumacher’s extraordinary exploit. Then, Sunday, before the start of the race, all the ingredients were there on the grid for another glitzy, glamorous affair, with the attending stars and V.I.P.’s including Eric Clapton, Antonio Banderas and Ron Howard.
But once the race began, and Webber had inherited the pole position, there was little more excitement and the script went as it often does, with the pole man leading from start to finish, with the exception of the disorder that followed the pit stop period near the halfway point of the 78-lap race.
There was a moment where it looked as if Webber’s teammate, Sebastian Vettel, who won the race last year, might pull off a feat as he started ninth and managed to run for 45 laps on the same set of tires, delaying his pit stop longer than any of the other drivers.
But he could never build up enough distance to return from the pits in the lead again, and instead, he slotted his car into fourth, just behind those of Webber, Rosberg and Alonso.
“He was doing some pretty quick lap times, and it was hard for us to keep going,” Webber said of his teammate. “Once Seb pitted, I could put my concentration back to Nico.”
For much of the race, rain was predicted and the skies were overcast, and the spectators and also the drivers lower down the pack hoped that the rain would come and change the order as drivers made pit stops for rain tires or skidded off a wet track.
It was never to be. Webber drove an impeccable race on the series’ most difficult track, where overtaking is virtually impossible and where a driver must have nerves of steel to not make an error and end up running into the barriers along the side of the track.
When a light rain began to fall from the edge of a deluge just a few kilometers away, Webber simply slowed down and held the others behind him.
“At other tracks you don’t need to back off like that,” Webber said of his reaction to the light rain. “But it required me to really control the race.”
The only real excitement of the race was during the crazy start, when Schumacher tried to squeeze his car past the Lotus of Romain Grosjean to move up the pack from his sixth place. At the same time Grosjean and Alonso touched, and Grosjean failed to see Schumacher. The rear wheel of the Lotus struck the German’s Mercedes and Grosjean spun around, causing chaos that knocked out two other cars.
Had it not been for a penalty that he received for causing an accident at the previous race in Spain two weeks ago, Michael Schumacher would most likely have won his sixth Monaco Grand Prix, and written history yet again. Instead, after the 43-year-old German scored his fourth pole position in the principality on Saturday, 18 years after his first pole here, he was bumped back to sixth position to start at a race where leading from the beginning usually means finishing in the lead as well.
For a brief time, then, it looked as if the Monaco Grand Prix, the 70th in this city-state, would be a historic edition — although it already was, with Schumacher’s extraordinary exploit. Then, Sunday, before the start of the race, all the ingredients were there on the grid for another glitzy, glamorous affair, with the attending stars and V.I.P.’s including Eric Clapton, Antonio Banderas and Ron Howard.
But once the race began, and Webber had inherited the pole position, there was little more excitement and the script went as it often does, with the pole man leading from start to finish, with the exception of the disorder that followed the pit stop period near the halfway point of the 78-lap race.
There was a moment where it looked as if Webber’s teammate, Sebastian Vettel, who won the race last year, might pull off a feat as he started ninth and managed to run for 45 laps on the same set of tires, delaying his pit stop longer than any of the other drivers.
But he could never build up enough distance to return from the pits in the lead again, and instead, he slotted his car into fourth, just behind those of Webber, Rosberg and Alonso.
“He was doing some pretty quick lap times, and it was hard for us to keep going,” Webber said of his teammate. “Once Seb pitted, I could put my concentration back to Nico.”
For much of the race, rain was predicted and the skies were overcast, and the spectators and also the drivers lower down the pack hoped that the rain would come and change the order as drivers made pit stops for rain tires or skidded off a wet track.
It was never to be. Webber drove an impeccable race on the series’ most difficult track, where overtaking is virtually impossible and where a driver must have nerves of steel to not make an error and end up running into the barriers along the side of the track.
When a light rain began to fall from the edge of a deluge just a few kilometers away, Webber simply slowed down and held the others behind him.
“At other tracks you don’t need to back off like that,” Webber said of his reaction to the light rain. “But it required me to really control the race.”
The only real excitement of the race was during the crazy start, when Schumacher tried to squeeze his car past the Lotus of Romain Grosjean to move up the pack from his sixth place. At the same time Grosjean and Alonso touched, and Grosjean failed to see Schumacher. The rear wheel of the Lotus struck the German’s Mercedes and Grosjean spun around, causing chaos that knocked out two other cars.
2012年5月24日星期四
Toshiba to light up the Mona Lisa with LED and extend partnership with Louvre to interior lighting
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has reached a basic agreement with the Louvre Museum to replace part of the interior lighting of the Louvre with its own LED lighting. This is Phase 2 of a renovation project that Toshiba Corporation and the Louvre Museum have pursued in partnership since 2010. This next project phase will see renovation of LED lighting in important interior spaces of the museum. It includes specific exhibit lighting for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa , and for the Red Rooms, which display famous masterpieces such as Jacques-Louis David's Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine , as well as the Napoleon Hall, the Louvre's main entrance.
As part of the project, a dedicated lighting system will be installed for the Mona Lisa, and the Red Rooms' ceiling fixtures will be converted to LED by the end of May 2013. Lighting in the Napoleon Hall is expected be converted to LED by the first half of 2014.
Under a partnership agreement with the Louvre , Toshiba has already lit up parts of the Louvre's exterior, including I.M. Pei's Pyramid. The implementation of the second phase of the project is testament to the successful collaboration between Toshiba and the Louvre Museum in balancing environmental and aesthetic considerations during the exterior lighting renovation phase.
Part of the LED lighting replacement work, which included the Pyramid, Pyramidion and the Colbert Pavilion, was completed last December, and installation of LED lighting for the whole of Cour Napoleon, the first phase of lighting renovation, was completed on May 12. It has taken approximately two years, since the project commenced in June 2010, for all the lighting in the Cour Napoleon to be converted to LED. Renovation of LED lighting in the Cour Carre is also scheduled to complete in 2013.
Through the renovation of exterior lighting, Toshiba and the Louvre Museum is reducing power consumption by 73% without compromising the visual beauty of the museum. The renovation process involved repeated consultations with the Historical Monuments Committee and the Architecture and Heritage Service. This partnership has pursued artistic integrity in the LED lighting from every conceivable perspective: the shape of the fixtures, illumination brightness, color tone and installation angle, to achieve a lighting finish that respects the scenery of Paris. The fusion of French artistry with Japanese technology that Toshiba has promoted has been realized ultimately through numerous innovations. Toshiba will continue to refine its technical skills in the pursuit of the potential of LED lighting.
Since April 2010 Toshiba Corporation has undertaken new lighting projects on a global scale as part of its approach to creating a new lighting culture in harmony with people and the environment. Toshiba perceives this project as an important exemplar of how to extend the longevity and sustain the aesthetic integrity of world heritage sites. As one of the world's foremost eco-conscious companies, Toshiba will further enhance its technical capabilities through experience gained at the Louvre, while contributing to global culture and the mitigation of environmental burdens. Outline of Partnership Agreement for Phase 2 of the Louvre Museum LED Lighting
As part of the project, a dedicated lighting system will be installed for the Mona Lisa, and the Red Rooms' ceiling fixtures will be converted to LED by the end of May 2013. Lighting in the Napoleon Hall is expected be converted to LED by the first half of 2014.
Under a partnership agreement with the Louvre , Toshiba has already lit up parts of the Louvre's exterior, including I.M. Pei's Pyramid. The implementation of the second phase of the project is testament to the successful collaboration between Toshiba and the Louvre Museum in balancing environmental and aesthetic considerations during the exterior lighting renovation phase.
Part of the LED lighting replacement work, which included the Pyramid, Pyramidion and the Colbert Pavilion, was completed last December, and installation of LED lighting for the whole of Cour Napoleon, the first phase of lighting renovation, was completed on May 12. It has taken approximately two years, since the project commenced in June 2010, for all the lighting in the Cour Napoleon to be converted to LED. Renovation of LED lighting in the Cour Carre is also scheduled to complete in 2013.
Through the renovation of exterior lighting, Toshiba and the Louvre Museum is reducing power consumption by 73% without compromising the visual beauty of the museum. The renovation process involved repeated consultations with the Historical Monuments Committee and the Architecture and Heritage Service. This partnership has pursued artistic integrity in the LED lighting from every conceivable perspective: the shape of the fixtures, illumination brightness, color tone and installation angle, to achieve a lighting finish that respects the scenery of Paris. The fusion of French artistry with Japanese technology that Toshiba has promoted has been realized ultimately through numerous innovations. Toshiba will continue to refine its technical skills in the pursuit of the potential of LED lighting.
Since April 2010 Toshiba Corporation has undertaken new lighting projects on a global scale as part of its approach to creating a new lighting culture in harmony with people and the environment. Toshiba perceives this project as an important exemplar of how to extend the longevity and sustain the aesthetic integrity of world heritage sites. As one of the world's foremost eco-conscious companies, Toshiba will further enhance its technical capabilities through experience gained at the Louvre, while contributing to global culture and the mitigation of environmental burdens. Outline of Partnership Agreement for Phase 2 of the Louvre Museum LED Lighting
2012年5月23日星期三
Perkins Hall offers sustainable options for events; Open House Saturday
CFL and LED bulbs -- indoors and out -- are the only NEW items at Perkins Hall in the heart of the Historic District in Eureka Springs. Almost everything else is vintage, recycled, re-purposed, up-cycled and unique. Even the building is re-cycled -- a former storage building for a lumber mill, circa 1891.
The public is invited to an Open House at Perkins Hall this Saturday, May 26, from 6 to 9 p.m., at 76 Center St. in Eureka Springs. Live entertainment will be provided by Brick Fields, who is Larry Brick and Rachel Fields.
Four local artists will exhibit their works: Julie Kahn, Kirk Lanier, Paula Jones, Caitlin Cantele. Local food will be provided by Eureka Sweets and Norma, Jean's Cuisine, using local eggs and vegetables from the Eureka Springs Farmers Market. Shannon's Custom Florals will include home-grown flowers.
Autographed copies of "Eureka Springs, Arkansas and the Surrounding Countryside" by Chip Ford will be for sale; 40 percent of proceeds from book sales at the Open House will go to support the natural springs. All guests also are encouraged to make a donation to the Springs Committee.
In addition, guests may enter a drawing for a photograph by Kirk Lanier.
Wine served at the Open House will be from Chateau Aux Arc Vineyards in Altus, committed to sustainable practices and reducing its carbon footprint.
With a theme of "Big events, little footprints," Perkins Hall will open in June for low-impact social events that are easy on the budget and easy on the planet. Sustainable practices will be used to the fullest extent possible for weddings, receptions, birthdays, anniversaries, luncheons, awards dinners, art exhibits, parties, celebrations and social events of all kinds.
In preparation for the opening, hundreds of pieces of stemware, dinnerware, flatware and cloth napkins have been collected from estate sales, garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores and attics of friends.
A bar from a previous restaurant downtown has been installed. Vintage light fixtures have been retrofitted for CFL and LED bulbs.
Furnishings are vintage -- most with original upholstery and some re-purposed with new upholstery.
Two outdoor ponds with running water include fish and lily pads, and frogs have moved in.
Food choices have been selected using local foods to the fullest extent possible. Food waste will be composted to go to the Farmers Market.
A retro turquoise-colored television plays black-and-white Marilyn Monroe movies.
An old wooden porch swing is available for relaxing on the first-level porch. The second-level porch includes a retro glider. Many more unique surprises await guests.
And, of course, recycling bins will be available for guests to recycle any glass bottles or aluminum cans.
The public is invited to an Open House at Perkins Hall this Saturday, May 26, from 6 to 9 p.m., at 76 Center St. in Eureka Springs. Live entertainment will be provided by Brick Fields, who is Larry Brick and Rachel Fields.
Four local artists will exhibit their works: Julie Kahn, Kirk Lanier, Paula Jones, Caitlin Cantele. Local food will be provided by Eureka Sweets and Norma, Jean's Cuisine, using local eggs and vegetables from the Eureka Springs Farmers Market. Shannon's Custom Florals will include home-grown flowers.
Autographed copies of "Eureka Springs, Arkansas and the Surrounding Countryside" by Chip Ford will be for sale; 40 percent of proceeds from book sales at the Open House will go to support the natural springs. All guests also are encouraged to make a donation to the Springs Committee.
In addition, guests may enter a drawing for a photograph by Kirk Lanier.
Wine served at the Open House will be from Chateau Aux Arc Vineyards in Altus, committed to sustainable practices and reducing its carbon footprint.
With a theme of "Big events, little footprints," Perkins Hall will open in June for low-impact social events that are easy on the budget and easy on the planet. Sustainable practices will be used to the fullest extent possible for weddings, receptions, birthdays, anniversaries, luncheons, awards dinners, art exhibits, parties, celebrations and social events of all kinds.
In preparation for the opening, hundreds of pieces of stemware, dinnerware, flatware and cloth napkins have been collected from estate sales, garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores and attics of friends.
A bar from a previous restaurant downtown has been installed. Vintage light fixtures have been retrofitted for CFL and LED bulbs.
Furnishings are vintage -- most with original upholstery and some re-purposed with new upholstery.
Two outdoor ponds with running water include fish and lily pads, and frogs have moved in.
Food choices have been selected using local foods to the fullest extent possible. Food waste will be composted to go to the Farmers Market.
A retro turquoise-colored television plays black-and-white Marilyn Monroe movies.
An old wooden porch swing is available for relaxing on the first-level porch. The second-level porch includes a retro glider. Many more unique surprises await guests.
And, of course, recycling bins will be available for guests to recycle any glass bottles or aluminum cans.
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