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Acuity Brands Lighting

Today’s Sensors Bring New Savings to Light

Occupancy sensors are quickly becoming a regulatory requirement in many commercial spaces, thanks to evolving energy codes seeking to wring out kilowatt-hours of energy savings anywhere it’s possible.

Alcon Lighting, Inc.

The Intrinsic Value of Decorative Lighting in Commercial Spaces

Recently, my wife and I had the “pleasure” of visiting a relatively new hospital complex. For almost a year, I watched the 5-story edifice being built as I traveled up and down Highway 49 in Northwest Arkansas.

Shat-R-Shield, Inc.

Protective Coatings Bring Multiple Benefits to LEDs

Tube lamps have been a go-to for decades and, while the latest LED fixtures often incorporate integrated lighting elements – in other words, no separate lamps – millions of troffer fixtures initially designed for fluorescent technology are still in service around the globe.

Arlington Fittings for PVC Jacketed MC Cable

Klein Tools, Inc.

Today’s Hard Hats Offer Options for Contractors (and Cavers)

I became aware of the importance of hard hats as a teenager, when friends invited me to join their school’s caving club. It was a Catholic school, and one of the religious brothers who taught there would lead club members through mapped caves once or twice a month.

Signify

Network Connections: Wired, Wireless … and Something On the Lighter Side

Wired Ethernet and wireless connections represent the two primary methods for connecting devices to a network in modern computing. Each has distinct features, advantages, and disadvantages.

LEDVANCE LLC

Shedding Some Light on Full-Spectrum LEDs

As someone who’s tracked LED lighting since its early days as a commercially available technology, my own experience with the products has evolved. I live in an older house with overhead lighting only in the kitchen and bathrooms, so this has mostly meant experimenting with LED bulbs (or “lamps,” in lighting designer lingo) in the 14 or 15 table fixtures scattered around my home.