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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.

Sperry Instruments Inc.

Digital Multimeters vs. Electrical Testers: A Professional's Guide

For electrical professionals, tools aren't just tools—they're the lifeline to efficiency, safety, and accuracy. Among the army of instruments available, two stand out for their ubiquity and utility: the digital multimeter (DMM) and the electrical tester. But what sets them apart? Let's dive in.

Halco Lighting Technologies

Downlights Go on a Diet with LED Technology

The beauty of recessed can downlights is their seeming sleekness. They barely interrupt the ceiling plane, which can be an especially big bonus in homes with lower ceiling heights and in clean-lined contemporary room plans.

Spring Is In the Air and EPCO Has Your AC Whips!

Chalfant Mfg Co

Bringing Cable Distribution Down to Earth (Or, at Least, the Floor)

Think of cable distribution for either power or data, and you might first picture overhead racks, either solid or ladder-style, loaded with wiring, with dropdown channels for access to the equipment being served below

Atkore International

Intermediate Metal Conduit: A Practical Guide for Electrical Contractors

As you know intimately, conduits are tubing systems that safeguard and guide wiring within a building or structure. Three types you've likely used —Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC), Rigid Metal Conduit (RMC), and Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT)— are steel-based conduits, each with its unique attributes.

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.