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Craig DiLouie

Construction + Economy

Survey: General Contractors Pessimistic about 2021

Construction employment increased by 51,000 jobs in December, with gains for nonresidential as well as residential contractors, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data. Association officials, however, cautioned that its latest survey shows widespread pessimism among contractors about the volume of work available in 2021.

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Outdoor Direct/Indirect Luminaires by Meteor

Meteor’s Lance series is a range of high-performing direct/indirect outdoor wall mounted luminaires that deliver up to 10,000 lumens combined, with W+RGB color changing capabilities.

Awards

LIT Announces Winners of LIT Lighting Design Awards 2020

The LIT Lighting Design Awards was created to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting product designers and lighting implementers. LIT Awards was envisioned to celebrate creativity and innovation in the fields of lighting products and applications.

Construction + Economy

AIA Condemns Capitol Hill Violence

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently issued a statement by Peter Exley, FAIA & Robert Ivy, FAIA condemning the violence at Capitol Hill on January 6. Their statement follows.

Events

Javits Center Confirms for 2021 LIGHTFAIR

The Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City has confirmed its commitment to stage the October LIGHTFAIR 2021 trade show and conference after the announcement by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo that the facility will be used as a COVID-19 vaccination center.

Lighting Industry

Acuity Brands Issues 2020 State of Energy Management Report

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently released its second annual State of Energy Management report, which offers the insights and trends identified by more than 240 energy, facility, and sustainability leaders during an unprecedented year.

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Build Your Own Acorn by Evluma

Evluma’s Build-Your-Own Acorn is a decorative streetlight replacement solution that includes the customer’s choice of acorn globe, finial and capital fitter. This solution is designed for utilities, municipalities, facilities and property managers looking to upgrade their existing decorative lighting from HID to LED and features the OmniMax LED lamp as its light source.

Craig’s Lighting Articles, Lighting Industry

Roundtable: Lighting in the COVID Era

To get a picture of how the lighting industry is now being affected by the pandemic, I talked to five industry leaders.

Construction + Economy

Architecture Billings Lose Ground in November

Architecture firm billing activity contracted once again in November 2020 after two months of a slowing decline, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Craig’s Lighting Articles, Research

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Publishes 2020 CII Lighting Trends Survey

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) Lighting Trends Survey, conducted by ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR in October among the magazine’s Subscriber Research Panel. The survey and article were my contribution to the magazine’s December 2020 issue.

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Nearshoring America
Lightovation – Dallas Market Center
Lightapalooza
LEDucation 2025
LightFair 2025
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