Craig DiLouie

In about three-fourths of the United States, utilities or energy-efficiency organizations offer a commercial lighting rebate program, according to rebate fulfillment firm BriteSwitch, which recently compiled its 2022 North...

Sometimes, the customer isn’t exactly sure what they want. Field-adjustable (also called field-selectable) lamps and luminaires reduce guesswork for electrical contractors by allowing lighting performance to be dialed in...

Lighting control devices and systems enable the right amount and color of light to be produced where and when it is needed, while potentially producing useful operating data. Combinations of inputs (manual, time, occupancy...

The essence of lighting design is layering, or introducing general, task and accent lighting to a space. In a conference room, we might have downlights for general, a pendant over the table for task, wall washers and the...

Commercial buildings in the United States are getting larger and increasingly include energy-saving features such as LED lighting, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2018 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption...

In March 2021, the Illuminating Engineering Society published, “Beyond 2030: What Do You See?” https://bit.ly/3zrHZkg. In it, industry experts imagine the state of the lighting industry in 2030 and beyond, challenges it faces...

Per a change in the 2020 National Electrical Code effective Jan. 1, 2022, 0–10V (Class 2) dimming wire insulation colors have changed to eliminate use of any reserved colors, notably gray. The National Electrical...

Globally, energy codes are recognized as one of the most cost-effective policy tools for promoting energy efficiency in buildings. In the United States, the latest codes and standards overall require a minimum 37% higher...

A new National Lighting Bureau (NLB) program seeks to give electrical contractors greater confidence and transparency with warranties covering the LED products they recommend, specify and install. The Trusted Warranty...

The lighting supply chain, like many industries, is largely globalized and vulnerable to macroeconomic shocks, such as tariffs and the COVID-19 pandemic. These disruptions highlighted vulnerabilities for manufacturers. In the...

The lighting industry underwent a major technological shift with the LED revolution. Despite the product challenges of the early years, the electrical contracting community absorbed the change handily. Today, LED illumination...

The trend toward lower or no partitions in open offices, intended as a way to foster collaboration, has a price: more exposure to noise. In 2019, flooring company Interface Inc. surveyed more than 2,000 office workers in the...