{"id":269,"date":"2015-01-01T12:01:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T17:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designinglight.com\/?p=269"},"modified":"2014-12-29T22:46:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T03:46:18","slug":"happy-international-year-of-light-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designinglight.com\/?p=269","title":{"rendered":"Happy International Year of Light 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United Nations has proclaimed that 2015 is the International Year of Light and Light Based Technologies<\/a>, also referred to as IYL 2015.\u00a0\u00a02015 is the anniversary of quite a few notable discoveries about light.\u00a0 The UN resolution recognizes “the works on optics by Ibn Al-Haytham in 1015, the notion of light as a wave proposed by Fresnel in 1815, the electromagnetic theory of light propagation proposed by Maxwell in 1865, Einstein\u2019s theory of the photoelectric effect in 1905 and of the embedding of light in cosmology through general relativity in 1915, the discovery of the cosmic microwave background by Penzias and Wilson, and Kao\u2019s achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication, both in 1965.”<\/p>\n

By focusing on the topic of light science and its applications, the UN\u00a0hopes to raise global awareness about\u00a0how light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health.\u00a0It’s an exciting idea, and I hope that we see a lot of activity surrounding light and lighting design in the profession, allied professions, and the media.\u00a0 It’s a great opportunity for the IALD, IES, manufacturers, etc. to raise their profile, raise the profile of lighting design, and educate people about the advantages of well designed lighting. \u00a0Unfortunately, as of today very few activities have been announced and none of them are activities or events related to lighting in the built environment (not counting annual events, such as LightFair, that would happen anyway). \u00a0 \u00a0If you have any contacts within these organizations, urge them to take advantage of this special year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The United Nations has proclaimed that 2015 is the International Year of Light and Light Based Technologies, also referred to as IYL 2015.\u00a0\u00a02015 is the anniversary of quite a few notable discoveries about light.\u00a0 The UN resolution recognizes “the works on optics by Ibn Al-Haytham in 1015, the notion of light as a wave proposed … Continue reading Happy International Year of Light 2015<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[21,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-lighting-profession"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gZSw-4l","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":847,"url":"https:\/\/designinglight.com\/?p=847","url_meta":{"origin":269,"position":0},"title":"International Day of Light 2018","author":"Jason Livingston","date":"May 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, May 16th, is the International Day of Light 2018. \u00a0It began in 2015 when the U.N. declared \u00a0The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. \u00a0Today, the International Day of Light is a global initiative that provides an annual focal point for the continued appreciation of light and the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Education"","block_context":{"text":"Education","link":"https:\/\/designinglight.com\/?cat=21"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1133,"url":"https:\/\/designinglight.com\/?p=1133","url_meta":{"origin":269,"position":1},"title":"Celebrating International Day of Light","author":"Jason Livingston","date":"May 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This Saturday, May 16th, is the International Day of Light, a UN backed global initiative that provides an annual focal point for the continued appreciation of light and the role it plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Education"","block_context":{"text":"Education","link":"https:\/\/designinglight.com\/?cat=21"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1009,"url":"https:\/\/designinglight.com\/?p=1009","url_meta":{"origin":269,"position":2},"title":"White House to Relax Energy Efficiency Rules for Light Bulbs – The New York Times","author":"Jason Livingston","date":"September 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"In 2007 Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) with the goal of increasing energy efficiency across the economy. \u00a0Part of EISA has affected the lighting industry in the form of mandated efficacy of light sources. \u00a0The initial efficacy rules targeted A-Lamps (standard household light bulbs) and set\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Codes"","block_context":{"text":"Codes","link":"https:\/\/designinglight.com\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":510,"url":"https:\/\/designinglight.com\/?p=510","url_meta":{"origin":269,"position":3},"title":"LPDs, As Low As We Should Go","author":"Jason Livingston","date":"October 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"ASHRAE has released a series of changes to Standard 90.1 in preparation for the 2016 update. \u00a0Among those changes is the further tightening of LPDs (click here) in all space and building types. \u00a0In my opinion, these changes should be rejected by the lighting community. 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