Craig DiLouie

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index for current conditions slid by more than 20 points from the near-term high of 76.5 reached in March of this year. As recently as last month, the current conditions index topped 60 but fell 7.2 points to reach July’s value of 53.3. Most of the change came from a larger [...]

Below is my contribution to the July issue of tED Magazine on the topic of change in the lighting industry. Reprinted with permission. At this year’s Strategies in Light conference in Anaheim, California, two notable speakers talked about how LED technology is disrupting the traditional lighting industry. tED caught up with them to ask how [...]

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress that would make permanent a key energy efficiency tax incentive for owners and designers of energy efficient buildings while expanding its benefits to designers of hospitals, schools, tribal community facilities and other non-profits. H.R. 3507, introduced by Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), [...]

IOTA’s ILB-CP10-HE-SD is a UL-Listed self-testing emergency LED driver for field and factory installations. IOTA’s ILB-CP10-HE-SD Emergency LED Driver combines patented Constant Power illumination with automatic self-testing technology for optimal Life-Safety egress performance. The ILB-CP10-HE-SD provides automatic monthly and annual testing of the system battery and load performance to help ensure proper operation. If system [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society recently published a list of the 2017 Illumination Awards of Merit and International Awards. See the list of Merit Awards here. See the list of International Awards here. In the fall, IES will announce the final winners.

The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast projects annual growth in the 3.5% to 4% range for the remainder of 2017 as well as for 2018, with a slower growing commercial/industrial market, and an institutional sector facing several challenges. While some slowdown in the commercial sector was anticipated for 2017 and 2018, it was expected to be [...]

LIGHTFAIR has issued a call for speakers for 2018. The submissions process launched July 11 and closes August 11 (they sent out the announcement July 26). Click here to submit a proposal.

tED Magazine recently published two online articles about how electrical distributors can up their lighting game in a competitive marketplace. Namely, through partnerships, relationships and adding value throughout the procurement process, from “show don’t tell” product introductions to negotiating the best price to ensuring good service. Read part 1 here. Read part 2 here.

Sling by Hubbell Outdoor Lighting is a slender, versatile and energy-efficient small wall and flood luminaire available in four lumen outputs and two sizes. Suitable applications include building entrances, perimeter lighting for schools, apartment buildings and commercial applications. The luminaire ranges from 21W to 80W with output up to 8,000 lumens and efficacy up to [...]