Craig DiLouie

“Where the Light Is: Home Lighting Trends” is a major feature article I wrote for the March issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. The 2008 housing-market crash ended the home construction boom. A steady recovery began in 2012, and it continues today, bolstering the U.S. economy. Historically, residential construction averages 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic [...]

Lumenpulse Inc., a manufacturer of specification-grade LED lighting solutions, recently announced it has acquired Fluxwerx Illumination Inc., a privately owned pure-play specification-grade LED lighting solutions provider based in British Columbia, Canada, for a total initial consideration of $60 million. Founded in 2011, Fluxwerx is a manufacturer of LED luminaires, with several innovations including the company’s [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society has announced a call for speakers for the Society’s 2016 Annual Conference to be held from October 23 – 25 in Orlando, Florida at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel. The theme for this year’s event is Connected Light. The IES is seeking subject matter experts from diverse disciplines to present [...]

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 The topic of droop comes up quite a bit when discussing LED lighting R&D. But exactly what is droop, and why do we care about it? Simply put, droop is a phenomenon [...]

2nd Ave Lighting recently unveiled the Anillo Ellipse 5 Light Cascading Pendant. This modern sophisticated system features adjustable elements of ambient light, including five elliptic spectral halos that appear to rotate in space and create an impressive visual effect. Supported by cables, this grouping of Solar Black-finished solid steel rings reveal Crystal and Contrail Mist [...]

No, this no April Fool’s joke. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reported that three of its professors have developed a light-recycling filament technology that may result in incandescent lamps becoming as efficient as LED lamps. Lab research has already achieved a threefold improvement in incandescent lamp efficiency, with even greater potential. Count me interested. [...]

Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI) has released its first-ever “The Big 95” list, highlighting the 95 most acclaimed b2b / trade publications. The Big 95 list includes titles from United States, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The lineup reflects data from the first 12 years of the [...]

The TALQ Consortium, developing a global standard for interfaces to manage outdoor lighting networks, has made a significant step towards the official rollout of the TALQ Certification Program. During the first TALQ plug test in Valencia, Spain, the specially developed Test Tool – to be used to test outdoor lighting products for TALQ-compliance – was [...]

According to BriteSwitch, LLC, two-thirds of the United States is covered by an active commercial lighting rebate program. Key trends include: Incentives for tubular LED (TLED) replacement lamps became added to programs last year. This year, the number of TLED programs increased 28%, but the average rebate per lamp dropped 33% (to $7.95 per lamp) [...]