Efficiency activities of the CIE
Efficiency activities of the CIE
The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) wants to place more emphasis on lighting and has instructed its Division 7 to set up a reporter function covering "lighting energy efficiency and environmental issues".
One good example of CIE lighting efficiency activities is a new technical committee, "Energy Aspects of Lighting", that was formed after the CIE's Melbourne Meeting. Under the chairmanship of Mr Derek Carruthers (University of Western Australia), the Technical Committee TC 3-24 is studying the interaction between daylighting, electric lighting and energy use. According to the committee, it will "act as a focus for the collation of international research in this area".
The committee members from Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, UK, and USA are planning to publish a report "giving guidance on measures which may be taken to improve energy efficiency without compromising lighting quality". Special attention will be paid to lighting controls and evaluating the use of daylighting.
For updates on CIE activities on lighting efficiency, see: CIE-IAEEL workshop in Delhi (IAEEL 3-4/95),
CIE: with an eye on global lighting (IAEEL 1/96),
Report from the CIE 1995 Session in Delhi, including a summary of the Session's proceedings (on the IAEEL web site)
For information, contact:
CIE Central Bureau
Kegelgasse 27, A-1030 Wien, Austria
Tel +43 1 714 3187
Fax +43 1 713 0838
CIE information can also be obtained via the Internet. A CIE home page is on WWW and can be reached via http://www.hike.te.chiba-u.ac.jp/ikeda/CIE/home.html