Craig DiLouie

Education + Resources

Lighting Control Pros Blog Launches

Lighting Control Pros, developed by two lighting control integrators at www.lightingcontrolpros.com, is a new blog dedicated to residential lighting controls. Integrators and other visitors can comment on products and reviews, and help out other professionals in the forum. The creators also began running a Youtube show called Lighting Control Pros TV which is filmed each [...]

Codes + Standards

Charlie Trout Answers Lighting-Related NEC Questions at Electrical Contractor Website

Fellow Electrical Contractor Magazine columnist Charlie Trout, a well-known expert on the National Electrical Code (NEC), devoted his entire December 2009 column to answering lighting-related code questions. Check it out here.

Awards, Lighting Design

IES Illumination Awards Submissions Due February 12

I have just received a notice that submissions are now being accepted online for the 2010 IES Illumination Awards. The catch is the deadline is Friday, February 12, 2010. Better hurry! Visit the submission site now to submit your project.

Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

Sea Gull Lighting Introduces New Full-Line Catalog

Sea Gull Lighting Products LLC, manufacturer of decorative and functional lighting products, has introduced a new 600-page catalog detailing its full-line of indoor, outdoor LED and ENERGY STAR® qualified lighting fixtures and ceiling fans. Click here to visit Sea Gull’s website and request the new catalog.

LED + SSL

Zumtobel Lighting Launches New LED Website

Zumtobel Lighting, Inc. recently announced the launch of a new website devoted to their LED products at www.zumtobel-led.com. The new site explains Zumtobel’s approach to LED technology, introduces Zumtobel’s GENIUS, ATM and SMOOTH technologies, and provides information on new LED products including BASYS, SLOTLIGHT, 2LIGHT MINI and CAREENA. Zumtobel aims to use LEDs as a [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Day-Brite’s 1×1 SofTrace Recessed Luminaire

Day-Brite Lighting has added a 1-ft. x 1-ft. variation to its SofTrace family of recessed lighting products. The 1×1 features soft, sweeping side diffusers with a ribbed or perforated center section, and is available with compact fluorescent or LED sources. Both grid and drywall applications are supported. Learn more about this product here.

Lighting Industry

LightNOW Announces Top 10 List of Most Popular Stories of 2009

Below are the top 10 most popular stories published on the LightNOW blog in 2009, based on numbers of reads per story by you, our readers! IDA AND IES PUBLISH OUTDOOR MODEL LIGHTING ORDINANCE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW NEW DRAFT OF ASHRAE 189.1 GREEN BUILDING STANDARD AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IESNY ANNOUNCES 2009 LUMEN AWARDS WINNERS [...]

Energy + Environment, Products + Technology

New Gadgets Help Consumers Track Home Energy Use

According to the Department of Energy, monitoring electricity can help consumers reduce energy consumption by up to 15%. Now Oregon Scientific has announced two new products designed to help consumers monitor energy usage and save energy in the home: The Advanced Wireless Appliance Manager monitors power consumption, carbon emissions and real-time costs for up to [...]

Controls

Controls Friday: Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine Publishes Roundtable on Lighting Energy Efficiency

Acting on behalf of my client the Lighting Controls Association as its education director, I was pleased to participate in a roundtable on sustainability and lighting efficiency published by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine. Joining me were Jody Good, LC, LEED AP, Principal Lighting and Theatre Designer for Spectrum Engineers Inc.; Siva Haran, PE, LC, LEED AP, [...]

Construction + Economy, Controls

Lighting Controls Association Publishes 2010 Construction Forecast

The United States suffered its worst recession in 70 years following the collapse of the housing market. The good news is some economists believe the economy began to recover in Q309 after hitting bottom in the second quarter. The residential construction market is expected to recover, and the Federal stimulus has generated some growth in [...]

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