Paul James
Editorial comment February 2009

So it looks like the proverbial really is hitting the fan. No sooner had my last editorial piece warned that manufacturers needed to adapt to survive the credit crunch, news filtered through that Fitzgerald had gone bump and then the economic climate turned even chillier than first thought post-Christmas.
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Paul James
Editorial comment Dec / Jan 2008/9

So there I was lying on a beach in the Maldives towards the end of my honeymoon blissfully unaware that the world was entering financial meltdown! The first I knew about it was a few hours after landing at Heathrow and watching the news for the first time in three weeks! more...

Paul James
Editorial comment Apr / May 2008

Between 1965 and 1999, energy consumption in Greater London increased overall by around 16 per cent, despite a net fall in population of seven per cent. more...

Food for Thought
Issue 53 February / March 2010

Henrietta Lynch visits the global restaurant chain Nandos who have shown the environmental and commercial benefits of eco-lighting. more...

Paul James - Editorial Comment
Issue 53 February / March 2010

2009 was a very turbulent year for many sectors in the building services industry and the lighting profession was no different. But now that the dust is beginning to settle after the economic fallout we should recognise that the industry is in a unique position to prosper whilst following its energy saving principles. more...

Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago

Going Green on the Web
Issue 52 Dec/Jan 2009-10

The PLDA has come up with a web-based sustainable lighting initiative. Henrietta Lynch investigates. more...

Paul James - Editorial Comment
Issue 52 Dec / Jan 2009-10

Welcome to this year’s annual LED round-up issue of mondo*arc. As a testament to the popularity of this light source, you will see that this is our biggest issue ever. In these pages you will find some of the best (and largest) LED projects of the year as well as incisive comment about the latest technology developments in solid state lighting. more...

More Revision For Efficiency
Issue 51 Oct / Nov 2009

Henrietta Lynch looks at the latest revision to Part L, due to be implemented in 2010, calling for greater lighting efficiencies more...

Paul James - Editorial Comment
Issue 51 Oct / Nov 2009

Our 50th issue and the accompanying survey of 50 Lighting Design practices certainly generated hundreds of responses from all over the world and, much to my relief and gratitude, only two were objections (and those were by designers who misunderstood the format of the survey and assumed it was a Top 50, wondering why they weren’t included). more...

Paul James - Editorial Comment
Issue 50 Aug / Sep 2009

Welcome to the 50th issue and, as it happens, 10th anniversary of mondo*arc magazine. It seems hardly possible that we began this journey in 1999. more...