February 2005
Regular Features
Product news
Features
Sibaya - fit for a king
Sibaya Casino at Umhlanga, just north of Durban, is Sun International's latest leisure venture. Flaming Beacon, an Australian firm, was responsible for the lighting design and the result is impressive
Lighting the Coca Cola Dome
Otto Horlacher explains some of the difficulties that lighting specialists face when lighting a dome
Making sense of ballasts
Tom Ribarich outlines some simple tests designed to check the performance and reliability of an electronic ballast
T8 upgraded to save energy
In an innovative and bold move, Voltex, in conjunction with Eskom DSM and leading ballast manufacturers, is about to convert all its T8 fluorescent luminaires from standard switch-start ballasts to electronic ballasts
Electronic control gear - the new generation
Lighting in Design interviewed Hans Peter Birkhofer of Osram and asked him what we could expect of EGC in the future
Multi-lamp electronic control for modern light sources
Multi-lamp ECS is able to recognise lamps and adjust its parameters accordingly. Dr Fred Haseman of BAG electronics GmbH explains how this remarkable technology works
Local manufacturers abroad
Regent Lighting designs and manufactures a number of products for export
Lighting a collection of valuable artefacts
Greg Segal recently completed the lighting for an exhibition of Netsuke miniature carvings at the SA Jewish Museum in Cape Town
California African-American Museum
This museum, illuminated by Gallegos Lighting Design, offers a variety of rotating exhibits by African-American artists
