Craig DiLouie

Acuity Brands’ Carlisle, Penn. manufacturing and distribution center has achieved zero landfill status, as certified by Link International, a California-based full-service waste and recyclable commodities company. This is the second Acuity Brands manufacturing and distribution site to operate as a zero landfill plant. Waste generated by the Carlisle plant is now recycled or composted. Zero [...]

Light and plants expert Tessa Pocock, Ph.D., recently joined the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as a senior research scientist, leading the development of a new plant physiology lighting program. Her research focuses on plant photosynthesis, and plant development and regulation by light for traditional greenhouse crops and the emerging field of [...]

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published an article about the growing importance of social media in business. I couldn’t agree more. When it comes to new media and technology that gets its start in the consumer sector, in business, we sometimes associate these media and technologies with their consumer applications. But they’re just tools for communication. And [...]

ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, incorporates 110 addenda, reflecting changes made through the public review process. Appendix F gives brief descriptions and publication dates of the addenda to 90.1-2010 reflected in this new edition. “While many things have changed since the first version of Standard 90 was published in [...]

The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST), a program of the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, recently released a new publication to aid owners and facility managers of multifamily affordable and rental housing in selecting LED lighting products. The publication, The Lighting Field Guide: Upgrading to LEDs for Multifamily Housing, [...]

Cree’s VG Series Parking Garage Luminaire is designed to deliver optimal, low-glare illumination by intelligently eliminating direct view of the LEDs with an innovative optical system. The VG Series helps create a pleasing appearance while delivering high-performance lighting. With typical parking garages operating 24/7, managing energy costs is critical for facility managers and owners. The [...]

Manufacturer Vode recently published an interesting article on its blog, identifying three ways lighting can affect mood. “One of the most challenging – and oftentimes frustrating – aspects of architecture is trying to grasp the mood or message that your client is trying to convey. For example, how would you go about lighting an art [...]

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NEMA’s T5 lamp shipments index sustained a recent growth trend by posting its fourth consecutive quarterly increase during 2013Q2. The index grew by 2.6% compared to the previous quarter and 13.3% on a year-over-year (y/y) basis. Shipments of T8 lamps during 2013Q2 retreated from a near record high posted in 2013Q1, decreasing by 5.3%. Still, [...]