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...
More people are getting “turned on” by sculptural lighting and other niche lighting products. According to Etsy’s 2021 trends report, the online marketplace last year recorded a 27% increase in searches for sculptural or...
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...
While yesterday’s bridge lights illuminated road surfaces for safe traffic, today they can be color-changing, dynamic and even synchronized. As federal infrastructure funding makes more bridge lighting projects likely in the...
Americans spend more time inside buildings than some whale species spend underwater, according to Rich Corsi, dean of engineering and computer science at Portland State University. Imagine that. According to the Environmental...
Humans may be spending more time indoors, but our bodies’ response to natural lighting cycles remains the same. A report by market research firm Guidehouse Insights projects rapid growth in the human-centric lighting (HCL)...
As the market increasingly embraces the fact that better light quality can deliver greater employee satisfaction and higher sales, electrical contractors have become more involved in the process of lighting design for their...
Nashville, the “Music City,” has plenty to offer visitors. Part of the Nashville experience is catching a show at the Grand Ole Opry, popping into one of the city’s honky-tonks, dancing in the street—a different type of...
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...
Despite a global pandemic, weeks of wildfires and the ongoing challenges of serving as an international travel hub, Oregon’s Portland International Airport is several years into a project to update and expand its facility...
Some lighting systems are better than others for people with glaucoma, according to a May 2021 study published in BMC Ophthalmology. South Korean researchers conducted visual acuity, black-and-white contrast sensitivity and...
Passengers traveling through Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station used to gaze up at a traditional, split-flap mechanical sign, while the whirring and clacking sounds of the updating train and platform information echoed around...
Our eyesight begins a slow decline starting at around age 30. By 80, the amount of light we take in has reduced to one-fifth of what we do at age 20. The construction industry is paying attention. Lighting professionals and...
The source of light pollution and its solutions have changed as outdoor lighting technology advances. While the effort to preserve the night’s dark skies and prevent light spillage into neighboring property has been underway...
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...
Until recently, contractors installing LEDs didn’t need to focus on the design—considering how the lighting will perform within a specific location and whether it matches the customer’s expectations. But electrical contractor...
In many areas of the United States—especially Arizona and Florida—healthcare has become the leading industry. This trend will balloon as 78 million baby boomers move into their retirement years. Developing healthcare lighting...
First impressions are everything in the hospitality industry, and lighting is a big part of those impressions. “That can make or break an ambience,” said Doreen Le May Madden, owner and principle designer of Lux Lighting...
Athletes might say that when it comes to stadium lighting, they just want to be able to see the ball in play; most spectators probably feel the same. Having clean, well-planned lighting has been, and still is, the primary...
Modeled after the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta was built in 1889. Its gold dome glittered during the day, but at night, the building and dome lost much of its luster. Even...
