Craig DiLouie

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, [...]

Launched by Exponation, LLC, the LED Specifier Summit is happening November 21, 2013, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers. This new one-day event will offer education in LED lighting products and practices and will be geared toward architects, lighting designers, engineers, interior designers and other specifiers of commercial and architectural LED lighting. Speakers include [...]

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) will “Chase the Dark” across the globe on November 14, 2013, with a series of temporary lighting installations demonstrating the power of light in urban communities. Three new cities will participate in this coordinated, global event: Sydney, Australia; Toronto, ON Canada; and Atlanta, GA USA. UK-based lighting manufacturer [...]

Bruck Lighting’s Cyrus is a hand-blown German Artisan glass pendant featuring clear crystal glass or an internal opaque lacquering for a white or black exterior. A gold or silver leaf flake interior produces a dramatic warm or cool glow.

A new market research report published by Lighting Solution Development reveals a large and rapidly expanding market for horticultural grow lights to legal, commercial marijuana growers. As of October, 2013, 20 states plus the District of Columbia have varying degrees of decriminalization for marijuana, including legal commercial growing. Two states, Colorado and Washington, have legalized [...]

On its blog, Hubbell recently published a primer on color quality by Chris Bailey, Director of company’s Lighting Solutions Center. It begins: “When it comes to color and light, everyone has an opinion. We use correlated color temperature (CCT) to describe the apparent color of a light source or how “warm” or “cool” the light [...]