Craig DiLouie

A new LRC study investigated the effectiveness of Apple’s Night Shift screen setting for lessening the impacts of nighttime iPad use on melatonin suppression, a marker of the circadian system. The study found changing screen color alone is insufficient for limiting the impact of portable electronic devices used at night, and that screen brightness should also be reduced.

The lighting industry continues to undergo historic change marked by extraordinary trends enabled by rapid adoption of LED lighting. Connectivity and networked control, the Internet of Things, lighting and health, restrictive energy codes, and rebates are all driving change. For electrical contractors that compete based on lighting expertise, this presents the challenge of reviewing one’s skillsets and learning what needs learning to remain competitive. In this informative roundtable, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR talked to six lighting industry experts to find out what impact these trends are having and where they’re going.

Philips Gardco’s PureForm LED site and area luminaires offers medium- and large-pole-mounted area luminaires, a wall sconce, bollard, and post top defined by performance and a sleek, cohesive aesthetic.

This article describes considerations and techniques for designing book stack lighting, based on the Illuminating Engineering Society’s (IES) RP-4-13, Recommended Practice for Library Lighting.

The Illuminating Engineering Society’s (IES) 2018 Research Symposium, themed, “Light and Human Health,” will be held April 8-10, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta and SimTigrate Design Lab in Atlanta, GA. Registration is now open.

The sponsors of the Lighting for Tomorrow product design competition, which recognizes the most advanced energy-saving residential lighting products, will hold a workshop instead of a competition in 2018. Click to learn why.

Lumu Power by Lumu is a color temperature, illuminance, ambient and flash exposure meter that plugs into iOS devices (iOS 8+) that have a Lightning connector.

Construction spending for nonresidential buildings is projected to increase 4% this year and continue at that pace of growth through 2019, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast. Click to see the numbers.

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) concluded the year with a score of 52.9, capping three straight months of growth in design billings.