Craig DiLouie

Lighting systems have historically been designed for visual performance and comfort, but science tells us light plays a major role in synchronizing the human circadian system. The growing understanding of the relationship bet...

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, plug and process loads account for one-third of commercial building energy consumption. Plug loads, such as computers, printers and task lighting, draw power from standard alternati...

A virtual digital assistant is software that can perform tasks for consumers such as looking up information on the internet, playing media and buying products online. It uses speech recognition technology to respond to voice...

Networked lighting controls are intelligent (computing-based) and programmable systems in which devices communicate to enact control strategies. Each control point in the network has a unique address, which can be assigned co...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) recently published the report “2015 U.S. Lighting Market Characterization,” an excellent resource for lighting market analysis and business planning. One thing is clear: The lighting market...

Enabled by rapid adoption of LED technology, the lighting industry continues to undergo historic change. Connectivity and networked control, the internet of things (IoT), lighting and health, restrictive energy codes, and reb...

In September 2017, the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) published “Energy Savings from Networked Lighting Control Systems.” The report analyzes the energy-savings potential of networked lighting control systems. Based on aggrega...

In 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued new energy standards for general-service fluorescent lamps. These standards identify lamp categories and impose minimum efficacies expressed in lumens per watt. Primarily af...

At the 2017 Strategies in Light conference, Dan Ryan of Acuity Brands Lighting examined lighting disruption posed by LED technology and the internet of things (IoT). He said a good starting point to predicting what will happe...

The lighting industry continues to explore the potential for lighting solutions to benefit and optimize human health. Studies indicate light has physiological effects that go beyond vision. In recent years, the industry has f...

At the 2017 Strategies in Light conference, Robert F. Karlicek, Jr., spoke about creative destruction in the lighting industry brought on by LED technology and the internet of things (IoT). Karlicek is a professor and directo...

Networked lighting controls are intelligent and programmable systems in which devices communicate to enact control strategies. Despite the extraordinary potential of these systems, adoption has been inhibited by difficulty in...