Craig DiLouie

My contribution to the Lighting Controls Association’s website in January takes aim at cybersecurity concerns when specifying networked lighting systems, and provides eight tips on things to look at and address for enhanced security.

My lighting column for the January issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR talked about why and how electrical contractors should talk to IT departments when working on projects involving installation of networked lighting controls.

This is the second of a two-part article addressing advances in light sources and light quality, authored by Matthew Blakeley, Vice President – Product and Business Development for Focal Point as an exclusive contribution to LightNOW. This article highlights recent research, which provides a baseline definition of a quality light source that’s preferred by humans, independent of cultural background and familiarity with the habitual built environment.

This is the first of a two-part article addressing advances in light sources and light quality, authored by Matthew Blakeley, Vice President – Product and Business Development for Focal Point as an exclusive contribution to LightNOW. This first article focuses on the evolution of light sources and measurement tools that can accurately describe the quality of the color rendition in a space.

Meteor Lighting’s Whiz 2.0 updates the Whiz to make the company’s flagship product sleeker, more compact, and with an enhanced architectural appearance.

Check out this crazy test of an actual 20,000W incandescent lamp.

In the late nineteenth century, scientists experimenting with sunlight and filters discovered that a narrow portion of the visible light spectrum (400-405 nanometers) could be used to kill bacteria. Recently, advances in LED technology made this concept practical, resulting in commercialization.

The Richard Kelly Grant was established by the New York Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society in 1980. Originally conceived as a scholarship program and later opened to young persons working in lighting in North America, the Grant is administered by the New York Section under the auspices of the IES.

With the growing trend toward more human-centric designs in the commercial marketplace, Focal Point is providing the architecture and design community a tool to better understand how technology allows the quality of light to be tailored to human preference.