Craig DiLouie

Energy + Environment

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Publishes Article on Power Over Ethernet

Good article by Susan Bloom about Power over Ethernet electrical distribution in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. It’s well suited to LED lighting. Will this be the future of power distribution? Some contractors may see it more as a threat than an opportunity. Power over Ethernet (PoE) is any of several standardized or ad-hoc systems that pass electrical [...]

Codes + Standards

Lighting Changes Proposed for ASHRAE/IES Energy Standard

Twenty-three addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, are now open for public comment until October 4, 2015. Among the addenda open for public comment is addendum ch, which proposes a new set of interior lighting power densities (LPD) limits for both building area and space by space compliance [...]

Construction + Economy

Strong Conditions Persist for Architecture Billings Index

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is reflecting healthy and sustained demand for design services in nearly all nonresidential project types. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the July ABI [...]

Lighting Design

Brodrick on New Method for Evaluating Color Rendition

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 Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has just published an important technical memorandum, TM-30-15, which outlines a new system for evaluating the color rendition of light sources. It was developed by an IES [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: O by Prudential

Prudential recently designed a new cofiguration of the P4000, one of the company’s bestselling luminaires: a new doughnut shape called O, available in 14 premium colors with no set-up fee. The ring of light can be surface-mounted or suspended by straight aircraft cables with top-swivel stems. Click here to learn more.

Construction + Economy

Current Business Conditions Index Retreats in August Following July Surge

After improving by more than 20 points in July, NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America declined by 15 points in August to settle at 52.5. Meanwhile, the EBCI for future North American conditions held steady at 55, following a modest improvement in July. Thirty-five percent of panelists expect business [...]

Research

LRC Proposes New Value Metrics in Lighting

A brief article I wrote for tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. In Value Metrics for Better Lighting (SPIE Press), Mark S. Rea, PhD, professor and director for the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, proposes a new solution to an old problem in the lighting industry. The industry, he says, has traditionally focused on [...]

Events

LIGHTFAIR International 2017 Will Take Place in Philadelphia

LIGHTFAIR International (LFI), the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, returns to Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2017 for its 28th-annual staging May 7—11. Produced annually alternately on the east and west coasts, LFI was last staged at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2013. LFI’s 2017 return to Philadelphia will [...]

Events

LEDucation 10 Issues Call for Speakers

LEDucation is a terrific LED-focused event in New York City. The March 3-4, 2016 event will mark its 10th anniversary. LEDucation is now inviting industry professionals to share their knowledge as a speaker. The submission deadline is November 15, 2015. Click here and use the online form to submit your proposal for LEDucation 10.

Products + Technology

Product Monday: New LED Outdoor Luminaires by Visa

Scope, Sass and Passage are LED outdoor luminaires designed to complement modern and transitional architecture from mounting over window mullions to glass facades. The luminaires are built from recyclable materials and designed with LED sources ranging from 3000K to 4000K and dimmable down to 10%. IP65 rating, made in the USA, 5-year warranty. Click here [...]

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