By: Bryan S. Rogers, Kerrwil Publications Limited Tapping daylighting’s potential for office buildings has been receiving renewed attention on both sides of the Atlantic. Part of the reason, of course, is the potential for energy savings. But much research has been done recently into the proper daylighting techniques for worker comfort and illuminating offices with [...]

FP 1A trip to the movie theatre is full of expectations. Once the movie reel rolls, the world of fantasy begins. Famous Players Movie Theatres in Canada is making sure that that experience doesn’t necessarily start when the reel begins to roll, but the moment you walk through the door – and even before that. [...]

By: Galina Zbrizher I have observed differences between the Lighting Communities of the East and West, which I would like to share with the readers of Lighting Magazine so we can learn from each other. The Canadian Lighting Community should partake in the excitement of interesting projects that have recently been completed, under construction or [...]

By: Joseph Bigo, Lazord, a 350 square metre (3776 square foot) site, was to be developed as a unique speciality store devoted to perfumes, cosmetics and small accessories. Located in an upscale shopping centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the client asked us to develop a strong design and merchandising concept which would clearly differentiate [...]

  By: Patricia McClintock A new Canadian Pacific Hotel built in the Laurentians is the last “chateau” of this century Patricia McClintock & Associes Inc., a hospitality interior design firm based in Montreal, was given the challenge of planning and designing all the interiors of the new 317 room Chateau Mont-Tremblant, built by Intrawest and [...]

By: Galina Zbrizher The newly built 16,000 square metre Campus Centre of the British Columbia Institute of Technology (architect: Architectura, Waisman, Dewar, Grout, Carter Inc.; electrical consultant: M.D. Stanley Engineering) is an eight-storey building that consists of street level retail, a conference/seminar centre, offices, and over 40 classrooms and teaching spaces, including state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. [...]

Retrofitting With A Power Miser When you’ve earned a reputation as an industry leader, you work hard to keep it. If you’re a utility, that reputation is built on low-cost, high-output generation and transmission of power. Now translate that into an office retrofit. If you’re Utilicorp Networks Canada, you want the most energy-efficient lighting system [...]