One of the best and most efficient ways to reduce energy is to control light levels when appropriate, and turn off lights when room are unoccupied. By installing lighting controls, you have the ability to turn lights off and dim lights, which reduces watts consumed, the HVAC load, and allows...

With approximately 40% of the average facility’s electrical load dedicated to lighting, the benefit of increasing lighting system efficiency is clear. However, the process of choosing the best lighting control system for your building is rarely easy. A recent issue of Buildings magazine...

Continuing our discussion on finding the best LED products on the market, there are a few key points to keep in mind when evaluating fixture quality and efficiency. While some of these products perform quite well, others may leave something to be desired. The following are seven key questions...

Signed into law by President Bush, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) created new energy-efficiency standards for 40W to 100W incandescent general-service lamps. On January 1 of this year, 100W lamps were required to become at least 28% more efficient – or be...

As a lighting manufacturer, we understand that there is more to clean energy than electric cars and solar panels. The need to reduce emissions from buildings, for example, has been well established. We recently read in the December issue of Electrical Contractor magazine that, according to a...

Solid-state lighting is proving to provide more benefits than just being energy efficient.  LD+A magazine’s October 2011 issue shed some light on research being conducted at the National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction involving the creation of an...