Craig DiLouie

The California Public Utilities Commission recently published a fact sheet regarding the success of the state’s 2010-2011 energy efficiency program by sector (lighting, HVAC, commercial, and residential), as outlined in the CPUC’s recently released report, 2010-2011 Energy Efficiency Annual Progress and Evaluation Report. (If the print on the fact sheet is too small, click here [...]

Lighting choices can affect how we perceive spaces, even the colors of objects and surfaces. As a result, lamp color characteristics are a critical factor in a wide range of spaces, from high-end retail, where merchandise must be presented as vibrant and in its true colors, to offices, where good lighting renders faces naturally and [...]

Below is an article I wrote about Zhaga, originally published in the October 2012 issue of TED: In a traditional light fixture, lamps, auxiliary components such as ballasts, and the fixture itself connect using standard interfaces, providing three key benefits. Manufacturers can specialize in what they do best—lamp, ballast/transformer or fixture design, facilitating product development. [...]

Litecontrol fixtures have been approved for fit and finish in the recently released Armstrong TechZone Ceiling Systems WoodWorks and MetalWorks Panels. Litecontrol’s Mod 66TZ offers 6” wide individual and continuous linear fluorescent recessed lighting fixtures for TechZone ceilings from the Mod family. These fixtures are available for use in WoodWorks and MetalWorks approved finishes Black, [...]

Another amazing project from the folks at Focus Lighting … As the entry piece at the Boffo Show House, Focus Lighting’s interactive installation – “Cloud” – unifies the four Show House experiences by ushering guests in with a veil of ever-changing color overhead. The LED nodes illuminating the 200 tubes and uplighting the ceiling above [...]

Outstanding Women in Business were honored from across the State of Colorado during the 14th Annual Denver Business Journal event earlier in 2012. Colorado Lighting Inc. Chief Executive Officer Norma Frank took top honors in the Large Business Owner category. A Colorado native, Frank established her family business in 1977. At the time, the lighting [...]

Soraa recently announced that as of November 1, the company’s full spectrum GaN on GaNTM LED MR16 lamps became available through Ushio group companies and its subsidiaries in Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Europe. Ushio, the largest distributor of MR16 lamps in Japan, is selling Soraa’s LED MR16 lamps under the [...]

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced the opening of the fifth public comment period for the proposed update to its LEED green building program. The comment period, which will close on December 10, enables the building community to view the most recent draft of the rating systems and provide comments where any substantive [...]

The Quality LED Floodlighting (QLF) Series features a simple, geometric architectural design that complements the company’s Quality LED Area & Site and Wall Mount product families. Optical distributions range from a tight spot to a wide architectural flood, making the luminaire well suited for a wide range of applications such as accent, landscape, facade, wall [...]