I’ve been corresponding with Mike Shulman, Principal Engineer, Lighting at UL in Fremont California. My discussion focussed on a number of topics but let’s look at visibility in smoke. I asked for Mike’s comment on this statement: A PLM exit sign does not work in smoke conditions and smoke is a foreseeable circumstance. Mike’s response: […]
Having been in Toronto last week it was great to walk through Union Station a number of times and see Ecoglo’s photoluminescent exit signs throughout – 2,400 installed so far with more to come as redevelopment continues. It was an easy choice for the facility’s operations team. It’s not that often that you can make […]
I’ve seen some pretty good somersaults in my time from some real experts but when I read the Lighting Council’s latest Illuminations newsletter I was impressed. It described a private dinner with Minister Craig Laundy whose ministry is responsible for the Australian Building Codes Board. I wonder whether Minister Laundy spotted the quick flip the […]
I read in the Manufacturers’ Monthly that Lighting Council Australia is relaunching Exit Cycle, a recycling program to improve “the recycling rates of emergency and exit lights.” This looks like some progress as now at least there’s acknowledgement that a problem exists. The article states that “there are approximately 30 million emergency and exit lights” […]
Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying “half the truth is often a great lie”. I think the “great” referred to the size of the lie rather than the quality but you do see a lot of effort going into constructing a pretty good lie hidden behind a little bit of fact. The Lighting Cartel in […]
Outdoor stairways are difficult and expensive to light and traditional emergency lighting is particularly problematic. Ongoing maintenance issues drive up operating costs so that’s where Ecoglo’s emergency visibility products can build a failsafe code compliant solution. It’s Ecoglo’s durability in outdoor conditions that really makes the difference. Ecoglo’s engineers are continually approached to create emergency […]
I’ve had a number of reports about the pressure being applied to building surveyors, certifiers and fire engineers by the lighting cartel in Australia. It appears that they don’t like photoluminescent exit signs which are compliant building code solutions in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan! The activity seems so orchestrated that you’ve got […]
The Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Montreal is an architectural gem with over 400 rooms and suites – not to mention excellent views of the gardens and city. To make sure that the hotel’s exit signs will operate in any blackout the Bonaventure has installed Ecoglo’s revolutionary hybrid PL exit signs which combine state of the […]
After extensive consultation with market participants the board of the Photoluminescent Lighting Council has ratified 3 standards relating to photoluminescent exit signs. Although primarily written for Australia and New Zealand the standards have been structured so that they can be easily adapted to any performance based building code. Download the standards at: http://www.plcouncil.com.au/