Craig DiLouie

I’m old enough to remember when Lightfair toppled Lighting World, and I’ve had the pleasure of attending almost every show since then. As a special addition for its 20th anniversary, Lightfair recognized the 12 exhibitors that have consistently exhibited since its inception. The 20-year exhibitors honored are: Alanod GMBH & Co., KG. OSRAM SYLVANIA A.L.P. [...]

The LIGHTFAIR 2009 exhibit hall opened to an anticipated record-breaking number of attendees—with numbers topping more than 22,000 pre-registered and expected to walk the show floor. The lighting industry’s premier annual event for architectural and commercial lighting, Lightfair International 2009 boasted a redesigned trade show floor, dramatic decor and an educational conference larger in size [...]

The 2008 GE Edison Award was presented to James R. Benya of Benya Lighting Design, Michael Neils and Juan José Villatoro of M. Neils Engineering, Inc., and James E. Christensen of the City of Sacramento, for lighting the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California. GE Consumer & Industrial presented a personalized Steuben crystal award for [...]

Starfire Lighting, Inc., a manufacturer of architectural and custom lighting products for commercial, institutional, hospitality and residential applications, has announced its new VersaLux Quick-Ship Program, which combines fast delivery and aggressive pricing. Customers receive products within two weeks, guaranteed. VersaLux Recessed Luminaires MR16 Series VA Accent Fixture- Open Aperture Series VS Downlight Fixture- Splay Trim [...]

Énergie Lighting brings the best of international luminaire design to the U.S. One of the company’s new introductions, Flying Surface designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, offers luminous rectilinear forms, which can be mounted in striking patterns on ceilings and walls, or suspended from adjustable cables. The luminaire emits soft, uniform illumination while inspiring creative [...]

“If someone really wanted to do a green household, they could use dimmers, they could use occupancy sensors to turn off the lights in case they forgot to. Control of the light is really the most energy efficient way to gain benefit.” –Howard Brandston LightNOW says: Amen, brother! Click here to read this interview with [...]

More evidence that the housing market may be bottoming out, although the continuing credit crunch and a decline in permits are worrisome for future growth. Characteristic volatility in the multifamily sector pushed nationwide housing starts down 10.8% in March as production of single-family homes remained unchanged, according to the Department of Commerce. Overall starts fell [...]

The number of newly built, single-family homes on the market declined for a 23rd consecutive month in March as builders focused on winnowing down their inventories of unsold units, according to the Department of Commerce. Inventory shrank to 311,000 units, which is a 10.7-month supply at the current sales pace. Further, new home sales in [...]

Is the market at or near bottom? Good news is always welcome these days. While still deep in negative territory, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose five points in April to the highest level since October 2008, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index [...]