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lamps is a reaction analogous to buying up gas guzzling automobiles to drive after the federally mandated requirement improved the performance of gas consumption per mile in newly made cars. It makes no sense. What is even more paradoxical is the fact that the new technology taking hold in the lighting industry promises a dawn of an entirely new era of unlimited options in digitally controlled electronic illumination. This brave new world will provide designers and users with new options of variability and controllability that will allow them the creativity to “Paint with Light” to alter mood, tone, color and variety to a place or space. In addition digitally controlled illumination will integrate with a wide range of associative technologies to enable and enhance, alter and vary the total sensory living experience. Programmed to always present the user in the perfect the illumination with the perfect background of color and sound to present the personality as he or she is, or imagines himself or herself to be. Its only the beginning. ">Before you stockpile enough incandescent bulbs for the next 20 years, RELAX! The consumer incandescent panic attack and personal hoarding of pre-law bulbs was described with great color and example by Penelope Green in her feature article for the New York Times last Thursday May 26, 2011. Ms. Green points out “…as the deadline for the first phase of the legislation looms, light bulb confusion — even profound light bulb anxiety — is roiling the minds of many.” Those of us that manufacture lighting are of course involved and concerned about our compliance and our ability to produce illuminating designs that satisfy both user desires and the federally mandated requirements. The 2012 to 2014 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007(EISA) will not phase out or eliminate incandescent light bulbs but rather require an improvement in efficiency of 30% in an stepped plan over the next three years. Starting with the 100 watt lamp in 2012 and progressively stepping down to 40watt “A” shape general-purpose lamps by 2014 manufacturers will be required to produce lamps with that simply produce 30% more lumens per watt than current incarnations. The second tier of restrictions of the EISA will become effective in 2020 and require general purpose lamps to produce at least 45 lumens per watt. A requirement that is easily achievable for manufacturers with the currently available technology. The exclusions in the law are so numerous that for most of us we will hardly notice the change. Bulbs that produce 310 to 2600 lumens of light are included in the mandate but bulbs that are outside that performance envelope are exempt from the law. Also exempt are several classes of specialty lamps including: reflector flood, 3-way, decorative candelabra, appliance, rough service, colored, and the old fashioned looking carbon filament lamps. In a way the consumer hoarding of lamps is a reaction analogous to buying up gas guzzling automobiles to drive after the federally mandated requirement improved the performance of gas consumption per mile in newly made cars. It makes no sense. What is even more paradoxical is the fact that the new technology taking hold in the lighting industry promises a dawn of an entirely new era of unlimited options in digitally controlled electronic illumination. This brave new world will provide designers and users with new options of variability and controllability that will allow them the creativity to “Paint with Light” to alter mood, tone, color and variety to a place or space. In addition digitally controlled illumination will integrate with a wide range of associative technologies to enable and enhance, alter and vary the total sensory living experience. Programmed to always present the user in the perfect the illumination with the perfect background of color and sound to present the personality as he or she is, or imagines himself or herself to be. Its only the beginning.
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