The Department of Energy’s Bright Tomorrow Lighting (L Prize) Competition has received a letter of intent from GE Lighting for its entry of a 60W LED replacement lamp. GE is working with Cree to develop a lamp that meets the strict L Prize requirements incorporating Cree’s TrueWhite technology. The L Prize is the first government sponsored technology competition designed to encourage manufacturers to develop high-quality, high-efficiency, solid-state lighting products as an alternative to 60W incandescent lamps, the most commonly used lamp in the United States. The competition has already received an entry from Philips Lighting, and testing is underway. For more information about the L Prize competition visit lightingprize.org.
Elizabeth Donoff is Editor-at-Large of Architectural Lighting (AL). She served as Editor-in-Chief from 2006 to 2017. She joined the editorial team in 2003 and is a leading voice in the lighting community speaking at industry events such as Lightfair and the International Association of Lighting Designers Annual Enlighten Conference, and has twice served as a judge for the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section’s (IESNYC) Lumen Award program. In 2009, she received the Brilliance Award from the IESNYC for dedicated service and contribution to the New York City lighting community. Over the past 11 years, under her editorial direction, Architectural Lighting has received a number of prestigious B2B journalism awards. In 2017, Architectural Lighting was a Top Ten Finalist for Magazine of the Year from the American Society of Business Publication Editors' AZBEE Awards. In 2016, Donoff received the Jesse H. Neal Award for her Editor’s Comments in the category of Best Commentary/Blog, and in 2015, AL received a Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Media Brand (Overall Editorial Excellence).Prior to her entry into design journalism, Donoff worked in New York City architectural offices including FXFowle where she was part of the project teams for the Reuters Building at Three Times Square and the New York Times Headquarters. She is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Me., and she earned her Master of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.
