The Lighting Sales Question – “Are You My Customer?”
Lighting is an important product category for most electrical distributors.
The Updated 2021 International Energy Conservation Code is Available: Includes Model Codes for Lighting
The International Code Council (ICC) recently updated the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which includes model codes for lighting.
LRC Releases Free, Open Access Horticulture Luminaire Calculator
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a free, easy-to-use online tool that will assist growers to evaluate the performance, efficiency, and economics of a wide variety of horticultural luminaires…
Guidance for Net-Zero K-12 and Office Buildings
A net-zero building consumes the same or less energy from external sources than it produces itself, using a combination of energy efficiency and renewable energy production.
How to Get Precision Tunable White Lighting
Human centric lighting puts people at the center of lighting design. It considers both the visual and non-visual effects of light from a physiological and psychological perspective and extends the scope of lighting beyond the traditional architectural design approach, which focuses on aesthetics, visibility and safety.
Emergency Lighting Principles: Safety and Security on the Path of Egress
Most of us take light for granted. It has become so ubiquitous and cheap to use that we don’t really stop to think about emergencies. Thankfully most buildings are required by law since 1974 to be equipped with emergency lighting that automatically activates during power failures to facilitate our exit.
DELTA Study Evaluates Residential Sensors
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) recently published a new DELTA report evaluating new sensor-controlled LED corridor lighting installed in a multifamily residential building in Albany, New York.
Best Practices: California’s Title 24 and Electric Signs
Government-mandated policies such as California’s Building Code, Title 24 have been instrumental in identifying new ways to reduce energy consumption. Title 24 requires that, by 2030, all new nonresidential construction must meet zero net energy requirements, which means a building cannot emit more energy than it produces…
