Craig DiLouie

Peerless Lighting’s Mino is a suite of three direct ambient 2×2 LED luminaires–Recessed, Surface and Pendant–that deliver quality illumination, modern design and energy efficiency. Designed to be kind to the eyes, the Peerless Mino product’s advanced optics diffuse and evenly distribute soft, uniform light resulting in comfortable, glare-free and productivity-enhancing illumination. The luminaires in the [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society has launched a new blog-format website designed to educate the public about good lighting. The site, produced by IES and written by myself and industry writer Susan Bloom, contains numerous short posts about lighting basics and how to apply good lighting practices in the home. Check it out here.

Originally published in TED Magazine, April 2012. More than $5 billion in commercial lighting rebates are offered in nearly eighty percent of the United States, according to Leendert Jan Enthoven, president of Briteswitch, LLC, a firm that locates, optimizes and does all the paperwork to obtain rebates, incentives and grants for commercial end-users. In 2012, [...]

The Department of Energy Office of Hearings and Appeals has granted Halco Lighting Technologies a two-year exemption relief for certain T8 fluorescent lamps from the efficiency regulations that went into effect on July 14, 2012, according to the company. This decision permits Halco to continue to manufacture its 700 Series T8 general service fluorescent lamps [...]

From FMI: “Economic forecasting is a tricky business even in normal times, and the current national and global economy is anything but normal. Nonetheless, FMI’s forecast calls for more slow growth for the construction industry. Despite the constant confusion of news from Europe and uncertainty and inaction in the U.S. Congress, there are some positive [...]

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has called upon Congress and the White House to rise above partisanship to find common ground to avoid the “fiscal cliff” threatening our nation’s economy, solvency, defense, and vital operations. “Clearly, there are strong and legitimate differences of opinion among our nation’s elected officials on tax policy, spending levels, [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy has completed Series 15 of testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting CALiPER program. A summary of the results is now available for download on the DOE SSL website here. Report 15 of testing analyzes the performance of a group of 10 LED floodlights that mirrors the broad range of conventional [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a report that looks at the direct and indirect material and process inputs to fabricate, ship, operate, and dispose of LED lamps, compared with incandescent lamps and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). LED Manufacturing and Performance is the second part of a larger DOE project to assess the [...]

Solid State Luminaires recently unveiled TERRASCAPE, a durable landscape accent light with sealed 15° spot, 25° narrow flood, 40° flood and 60° wide flood distribution and 3000K or 4000K color temperatures. TERRASCAPE features a 45° positive dual aiming lock system (180° rotation). The housing is constructed of marine grade, die-cast aluminum for long lasting performance.