Craig DiLouie

With continuous illumination, integrated controls, multiple lens options and single or row mounting, Columbia Lighting’s MultiPurpose Linear is adaptable to numerous applications.

My contribution to the July issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR talks about trends in lighting rebates.

NAILD’s Get a Grip on Lighting podcast recently interviewed John Davenport, Chief Scientist at Energy Focus, about the health effects of lighting.

My contribution to the Lighting Controls Association website in July covered major control changes in the 2018 version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which was published in 2017.

In February, the Department of Energy determined that ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2016 would increase energy savings, making it the new national energy reference standard. States have until February 2020 to adopt a commercial building energy code at least as stringent as 90.1-2016, or justify why they can’t comply.

Eaton’s Shaper 1400 and Shaper 1800 series of architectural pendants offer decorative, mix and match color options as standard, making it easier to meet lighting design requirements while staying on budget. The architectural LED luminaires are also available in custom color options.

Architecture firm billings slowed in June but remained positive for the ninth consecutive month, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

I recently had the opportunity to interview Alfred LaSpina, LED Product Group Marketing Manager, and Aaron Ganick, Global Head of Smart Business, LEDVANCE. The topic: connected TLED-based lighting.

Yesterday, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) testified on behalf of its member companies who would be materially affected by additional 25 percent tariffs proposed by the Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), supplementing the existing tariffs on more than 100 electrical and medical imaging products and inputs imported from China.