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Taming fire was humankind’s first and most critical step toward its mastery of the material world. About 400,000 years ago, our ancestors learned to harness the flame, setting us on the...

Kiel Moe, assistant professor of architectural technology at Harvard University, specializes in architecture and energy issues. “As fuel prices fluctuate,” he says, “you’re...

Lisa Heschong, a California architect with the Heschong Mahone Group, which specializes in research on building performance, doesn’t think much of firelight: “The use of fire for...

One of the oldest proclamations in Western literature—maybe the very oldest, depending on how you see things—is “Let there be light.” And for most of human history, whether...

Fiber-optic cables can be used to pipe and enhance sunlight into homes. Money is saved. The English rejoice.

Waste extends far beyond what winds up in the landfill. The International Dark-Sky Association leads the charge against light pollution.

So you’ve finally made the move from incandescent to CFLs only to learn that you’re well behind the LED wave. Get ready to switch again.

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel; this trio of design luminaries tells us precisely how it will work.