Craig DiLouie

The bipartisan infrastructure deal that passed the Senate on August 10 includes several key provisions that will help modernize the built environment.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a pre-publication Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) pertaining to definitions for General Service Lamps (GSL).

The Dodge Momentum Index fell to 155.8 (2000=100) in July, a 6% decline from the revised June reading of 164.9. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.

Solais’s Scatto 48V track system builds on the success of the contemporary LC Lucie trackhead family by offering a low-voltage version adapted for Scatto compatibility.

Building owners and managers have a number of options to address acoustic comfort, from vinyl or cork flooring to noise-reducing shades or soundproof blinds to sound-absorbing panels. Lighting manufacturers developed their own solution: acoustic luminaires.

Manufacturer Signify engaged a range of construction and electrical industry professionals, ranging from lighting designers to architects, to share their insights about light and lighting design in its “Pioneers of Light” series.

The prevalence of LED lighting has brought greater attention to the issue of discomfort produced by glare. At what luminance does glare become intolerable?

Pent-up demand from the pandemic is creating a general spending surge that is helping to improve the outlook on construction spending over the next two years, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

In this featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur and inventor, interview Ali Ahmadian, president and CEO of Heliospectra, about how controlled light spectrum “communicates” with plants to help them grow.