The new Philips headquarters building, once the Color Kinetics facility, is showcasing its commitment to uphold “green principles” utilizing energy efficient LED lighting technology and construction.  The 50,000 square foot Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions corporate building in Burlington, Massachusetts was unveiled just before Christmas.  Philips considers this new building both a testing ground for LED luminaries and their potential impact on conservation efforts and a showcase for the future of lighting around the World. 

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The body of 22 year old Kirk Reiser was found on Friday after a week of searching, raising the number of avalanche related deaths this season to six.  Reiser was hiking with a friend outside of Paradise, Washington toward Camp Muir when bad weather forced them to turn back about halfway to their destination.  On the return back, Reiser set off an avalanche that swept him down the mountain where he disappeared. 

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Well, even the Royals are getting into the act of “being green.”  In an effort to be more energy efficient, Buckingham Palace is getting updated with an LED chandelier and other LED light fixtures.  Bespoke Lighting and LEDtronics has undertaken the project of introducing LED lighting into London’s greatest home per the request of The Royal Household. It is their hope that the new lighting in the palace will reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs.

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Bookshelves will come to life at the new Amsterdam Public Library thanks to the innovated designers at LEDexpert.  The library, which officially opened its doors in July of this year, is the largest in Europe and now it just may be the most trend setting.  LEDexpert, working with light designers at Arup Lighting, designed an illuminated book shelf that does not take up much more room, would be energy efficient and would meet thermal restrictions.  The results were three different luminaries for various sized bookshelves all of which utilize multiple LEDs to achieve a soft, ambient light that is both pleasing and helpful to the eye in the new building. The LED light source is mounted to the front of the bookshelves vertically and cast just the right amount of supplemental light to shelving.

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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree isn’t the only thing getting an LED make-over this year (read LED Bulbs Illuminate Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree).  The Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. has been outfitted with thousands of low-voltage LED lights for the Zoolights show.  The great thing about this LED light installation, created by Carpenter Decorating and Mosca Design, is that the entryway (see picture) is powered by an experimental 12-VDC hydrogen fuel-cell system.  The park and the LED light designers hope that this innovative installation will show just how serious they are about sustainable energy systems and alternative lighting. 

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