Craig DiLouie

The IOTA IIS 750 is a 750W emergency lighting inverter that combines popular IOTA inverter design features with unique 3-zone emergency performance capability.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Erik Milz, VP, Product Management, Cree Lighting on the topic of outdoor lighting for an article I’m writing for the December issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Transcript follows.

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?