Craig DiLouie

For the third straight month, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has gone up. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate 9- to 12-month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the April ABI rating was 48.4, up from a reading of [...]

Increases in stimulus-funded projects and growing demand for single family construction helped boost monthly construction employment in 29 states between March and April, according to a new analysis of federal employment figures released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Despite the recent gains, 46 states and the District of Columbia lost construction jobs over [...]

Check out the amazing creations of Moritz Waldemeyer, whose work fuses technology, art, fashion, design—and light.

“Lights of Philadelphia 2010: A Lighting Odyssey” has been rescheduled to Wednesday, September 22 and Thursday, September 23, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Click here to learn more.

Columbia’s Bi-Level Luminaire is ideally suited for stairwells and other low-occupancy areas such as storerooms, restrooms and parking structures. The luminaire utilizes two 4-ft. T8 lamps controlled by a PIR occupancy sensor to provide design light levels during times of occupancy while adjusting levels down to acceptable minimums when the space is unoccupied. Click here [...]

Light is radiant energy that travels in waves composed of vibrating electric and magnetic fields. Light waves have both frequency and length; the ranges of frequency and wavelength differentiate light from other forms of radiant energy such as heat and radio waves. These properties are expressed on the electromagnetic spectrum. Certain light waves comprise a [...]

The Board of Directors of Litecontrol recently elected Brian M. Golden as President and Chief Executive Officer. Golden joined Litecontrol in 2004 as Vice President, Sales before moving into the role of Vice President, Sales & Marketing in 2007, and being named to the Litecontrol Board of Trustees in 2008. Golden replaces Veda Ferlazzo Clark.

Lutron has announced its associate membership in the Electronic Security Association (ESA). The ESA is the largest professional trade association in the United States whose purpose is to represent, promote and enhance the growth and professional development of the electronic life safety, security and integrated systems industry. In cooperation with a federation of state associations, [...]

The AIA and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top 10 examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The COTE Top Ten Green Projects program, now in its 14th year, celebrates projects that are the result of a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems [...]