Craig DiLouie

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...

Many states use the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as the basis for their commercial building energy code, which regulates the energy-efficient design of new construction and renovations. Regarding lighting...

The outlook in 2021 for commercial lighting rebates is strong, with three-fourths of the United States covered by a rebate program incentivizing energy-efficient lighting and controls. In review, rebates are offered by...

Luminaire-level lighting control (LLLC) has attracted significant interest among building owners and utilities as a simple path to maximize energy cost-savings from LED lighting installation. A study conducted by the...

In the past decade, change has become nearly constant in the traditionally staid lighting industry. To learn more about this, read what professionals in the field have to say. In your “Forces of Change” podcast for the...

Lighting control systems are increasingly tasked to share information and integrate functionality with other building systems. Potential benefits of such integration include maximizing energy savings, sharing data for...

Throughout the age of alternating current, few imagined that direct current would reemerge as a viable primary power distribution option at the grid, community or building level. DC and hybrid AC/DC microgrids, however, have...

Before the LED became a successful illuminator, its first major application was as an indicator, such as in exit signs. However, lumen depreciation is a significant failure mode for LEDs, which raises the question whether...

The electrical contracting community experienced significant economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic but is somewhat optimistic about 2021. That is one key finding from the 2020 Commercial/Industrial/Institutional (CII)...

The COVID-19 pandemic is driving interest in broader applications of germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) lamps to disinfect building spaces. The challenge with GUV is that it is harmful to human health as well as viruses and...

Commercial lighting rebates remain a popular, enduring incentive for nonresidential upgrades. The majority of rebates are prescriptive, offering a cash rebate per installed product from a utility or energy-efficiency...

From ensuring that merchandise looks vibrant in a retail store to including proper flesh tones in an office space, color quality is a key specification characteristic for light sources. For electrical contractors...