The prizegiving ceremony of the 2011 Auroralia Awards is now on YouTube. BLISS leading partner St. Helens received third prize for their 2011 St Helens College Redevelopment Scheme.
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Auroralia Award 2011: BLISS lead partner St. Helens wins third prize
For the third successive year, the Auroralia Award - organised jointly by LUCI and Schréder - rewards the best sustainable urban lighting initiatives. Following lively discussions, the panel of independent judges composed of representatives from specialised press chose to give an award to Arraiolos (Portugal), Nivelles (Belgium) and St. Helens (UK), as well as a special mention for Remchingen (Germany).
Vallodolid wins city.people.light award 2011
The city of Valladolid in Spain has been awarded the first prize in the 2011 city.people.light awards, the annual global competition organized by Philips and the Lighting Urban Community International (LUCI) to reward projects which demonstrate the contribution lighting can make to the well-being of those who live, work or visit a city or town.
The award was presented to Mr. Javier León de la Riva, Mayor of the city of Valladolid the city's ‘Rivers of Light' project at a ceremony during the Annual General Assembly of LUCI in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The ‘Rivers of Light' project connects different areas of the centre of Valladolid, creating a new night vision of the city, which has had a big impact on citizens. Valladolid's most important historic monuments and squares have been brought to life with light: some dressed in a new, more comfortable and elegant light, whilst others have suddenly emerged from the darkness.
Rotterdam in the Netherlands, received the second prize for Broken Light by Rudolf Teunissen. The Japanese city of Kanazawa had a different mission with its third prize-winning submission to the 2011 city.people.light awards - creating a lighting sequence that represented the history and culture of Kanazawa.
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BLISS* conference on energy-saving public lighting
Even though light efficiency and energy saving are currently more vividly debated than ever, all speakers at the conference of June 23th at the Arenberg Scientific Park in Leuven agreed that there is more to light and - more specifically - street lighting than figures, charts and statistics alone.
EU invites opinions on the health effects of artificial light
The European Commission, in consultation with the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR), is inviting stakeholders to contribute to a public consultation on the pre-consultation opinion on health effects of artificial light.
Energy savings in public lighting
PLUS (Public Lighting Strategies for Sustainable Urban Spaces), an EU INTERREG IV C project led by the City of Eindhoven which brings together LUCI and 10 other cities, was publicly presented on the 4th of February 2011 during the LUCI City under Microscope in Tallinn (Estonia).
PLUS: capitalizing on sustainable lighting
Led by the City of Eindhoven (Netherlands), the PLUS project was submitted to EU authorities in 2010. It proposes to bring together a dozen cities around a shared goal: to capitalize on local and regional lighting approaches in order to maximize the contribution of public lighting to sustainable development.
Auroralia Award 2011 open for entries
Every year, the Auroralia Award, created in 2009 on the initiative of LUCI and Schréder, rewards three cities that have implemented a system of exterior lighting that minimises the environmental footprint in the most noticeable, exemplary and original way. An independent jury of experts from the international press specialising in urban lighting, town planning and sustainable development will apply the minimisation of the environmental footprint and of the environmental impact of the lighting project as the main selection criterion.
Signature of the LUCI Charter on Urban Lighting signed
On September 15 during the Annual General Meeting of LUCI (Lighting Urban Community International) the first international charter on sustainable urban lighting was signed.
Centennial bulb celebrates 110 anniversary on June 18
In the American city Livermore (California) the longest burning light bulb in history will celebrate its 110th birthday on June 18. The bulb was first installed in June 1901 in the fire department hose cart house on L Street.
Malaga, a lighting to discover…under the microscope!
Malaga (Spain) is always looking for a harmonious way to reconcile a lifestyle consisting of an active nightlife, with efficient lighting management. "Our goal is to improve the efficiency of existing lighting," explains Jaime Briales, Director of Lighting for the City of Malaga (population 600,000), who mentions the investment of four million euros in the installation of stabilizers and voltage dividers at almost all lighting control points.
Ghent presents second lighting master plan
The City of Ghent presented the second phase of its lighting master plan to a record City under Microscope audience of nearly 150 participants in February 2010.
LUCI Charter on Urban Lighting
After meetings in Leipzig and Ghent, LUCI cities held a third meeting in Frankfurt on April 15th to finalise the 'LUCI Charter on Urban Lighting'.This document marks the commitment of network members to sustainable development. It will be signed during the next Annual General Meeting (15-19 September 2010) in Chartres, France.
Glasgow, the new city President of LUCI from 2010 year-end
LUCI's Annual General Meeting in Chartres also marked the first change of presidency since the creation of the association in 2002 and the implementation of a rotating presidency every two years.
LED lighting to be installed on the Eindhoven Airport taxiway
Fanatical spotters at Eindhoven Airport may well have already noticed the work being carried out on the taxiway lighting. Technicians are replacing the conventional halogen lighting with LED lighting.
city.people.light award 2010
The 2010 city.people.light prize was awarded during the Annual General Meeting of LUCI (Lighting Urban Community International), in Chartres, France. This award is an initiative by Philips and LUCI.
Auroralia Award 2010
Organised by Schréder and LUCI for the first time in 2009, the Auroralia award aims to reward three cities that have implemented an exterior lighting system that minimizes the ecological footprint in the most noticeable, exemplary and original way.
City under Microscope in Tallinn
The City of Tallinn (Estonia), the 2011 European Capital of Culture, will host the LUCI City under Microscope from the 2nd to the 5th of February 2011. Within the two days of the City under Microscope, Tallinn proposes a conference including expert lectures and reports along with less formal tours of the city.
Winners of the Russian Lighting Design 2010 competition
The 2010 Russian Lighting Design award winners were announced on 9th November during the Interlight Moscow exhibition. The Russian Lighting Design competition is organized annually by VNISI (Russian Lighting Research Institute), OST-West Partners and the Russian Designers Association.
Green Walk
On the square in front of the station in Eindhoven 75 light fittings have been suspended between two guy lines at a height of 8 metres and over a distance of approximately 78 metres. The light fittings contain both white and green LEDs.
Har Hollands' light design at Strijp-S
Together with the adjacent pipe bay, the grand 'Hoge Rug' (literally: 'Arched Back') buildings form the backbone of Strijp-S, both in its original function of factory site and its role in the future urban development of the area.
A world first for InnosportLab De Tongelreep
To elite swimmers, the smallest improvement in performance can make the difference between becoming a champion or not. In recent years technology has been increasingly and successfully used to improve performance. The OptiTrainer is a good example of a technological resource: advanced electronic and visual training support for swimmers with real-time feedback on the performance.
'Led's sport' finale
The new light installation at the Dommeldal-Zuid sports park in Eindhoven was used for the first time on Thursday 2 September 2010. Three football fields belonging to VV Gestel, eleven outdoor tennis courts belonging to ETV Volley, and the orientation lighting on the site itself have been fitted with LED lighting.
Eindhoven is seeking ground-breaking lighting solutions
Eindhoven is seeking ground-breaking lighting solutions to be piloted in a dedicated new district with a sustainable, functional, aesthetic and above all interactive urban lighting.
Budapest wins Auroralia Award 2010
The winners of the Auroralia award were announced in Lyon on the evening of 8th December during the Lyon Light Festival 2010.
EU supports sustainable lighting through the PLUS project
PLUS (Public Lighting Strategies for Sustainable Urban Spaces), an EU INTERREG IV C project led by the City of Eindhoven which brings together LUCI and 10 other cities, was publicly presented on the 4th of February 2011 during the LUCI City under Microscope in Tallinn (Estonia).
Energy savings in public lighting
Which advice should BLISS give to local authorities today? The Intermunicipal Association Interleuven would like to invite you for an international seminar on energy savings in public lighting. It is important for local authorities to know which are the best currently available energy-saving lighting schemes.
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