Craig DiLouie

Submissions are now being accepted for the IES’ 2017 Illumination Awards program via the Illumination Awards portal. The deadline is February 17, 2017. The entry fee is $125 per project. Click here to submit a project.

An article recently published in LUX reflects on the role of lighting design in Building Information Modelling (BIM), which is evolving past a 3D construction modeling system to include all services, including lighting. This opens the possibility for BIM to become a new collaborative tool for design teams. From LUX: Typically, the lighting design for [...]

Below is my lighting column published in the January issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. The majority of LED lamps and luminaires feature an electronic driver that performs the same basic function as a fluorescent ballast. The driver converts AC supply voltage to DC and drives current to the LED source. In the traditional [...]

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy DOE’s LED Lighting Facts® program has come out with a handy new tool for lighting designers and specifiers, which can make their job a whole lot easier. The LED Lighting Facts Specification [...]

Vode Lighting’s ZipThree Wall Mount 707 is a bi-directional ceiling wash and wall-grazing luminaire. The luminaire delivers up to 2,691 lumens/ft and 137 lumens/W at 84 CRI while maintaining a minimal design aesthetic. It is compatible with industry-standard dimming protocols and available in 2700K, 3000K, 3500K and 4000K color temperatures. As a bi-directional fixture, the [...]

The first of the construction forecasts are rolling in. ConstructConnect did a fairly good analysis of the economic factors driving construction spending and produced a forecast. They’re forecasting growth in put-in-place construction spending in every market in 2017 except industrial/manufacturing, for which they’re predicting a significant decline. Overall, they’re forecasting 5.5% in nonresidential construction spending [...]

UK-based lighting publication LUX is becoming a must-read magazine for me along with LD+A. The magazine recently awarded 2016 Person of the Year to Professor Russell Foster. Foster’s team at Oxford University discovered the eye’s third type of photosensitive cell, which connects to the circadian system. This discovery created the possibility of practical circadian lighting. [...]

SeventhWave will host a webinar on LED outdoor lighting on January 18, from 1-2 PM CT. It will be presented by Crystal McDonald, Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy. High-performance LED outdoor lighting technologies offer up to 50+% energy savings compared to traditional technologies in addition to maintenance and other benefits. This webinar will highlight [...]

Coming off a modest increase after two consecutive months of contraction, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) recorded another small increase in demand for design services. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate 9- to 12-month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) [...]