Massachusetts-based DesignLights Consortium (DLC) has announced that the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) newly released 2024 P100 Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service – a key document guiding the purchase of products for federal and other public entities – now requires specific types of outdoor lighting to be qualified by the DLC’s LUNA program….
ETi Solid State Lighting Inc. (ETi) has announced its latest collection – a comprehensive line of Outdoor LED lighting products, meticulously crafted to enhance safety, security, and functionality in outdoor spaces. Featuring eight cutting-edge product lines, each engineered with precision and passion, this collection represents a diverse range of outdoor lighting solutions to meet the unique…
Designed to perform in areas with hazardous vapor and gases, the HAZFFLED LED floodlight is certified for Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, D and has a temperature rating of T4A or higher, depending on the model. The HAZFFLED floodlight is available in five wattages—everything from 30W to 200W—for use in countless applications…
January 2, 2024 Appleton Retromaster™ luminaires convert legacy incandescent and HPS lighting fixtures in C1D2 locations to LED without need to rerun wires or cut conduit Emerson has introduced the Appleton™ Retromaster™ Series of LED luminaires, the fastest, most cost-effective upgrade path for converting legacy Appleton incandescent and HPS (High-Pressure Sodium) lighting fixtures installed in…
Fariyal Khanbabi, Dialight December 5, 2023 As a contractor, specifying LED lighting can add tremendous value for your client in terms of long-term ROI and total cost of ownership. In a competitive construction market and tight economy, clients are looking for both the right price and the right partner—a contractor who’s concerned about their long-term…
November 29, 2023 Background Cooper Lighting’s customer is a leading aerospace manufacturer that produces the fuselage and other major components for airliners. The company’s headquarters is in Wichita, Kansas, known as the “Air Capital of the World” due to the predominance of aerospace manufacturers in the area. Challenge This aerospace manufacturer was looking to retrofit…
November 15, 2023 David Gordon Warehousing is core to a distributor’s value proposition. Customers expect distributors to carry inventory. The 2023 NAED PAR report (2022 data) stated that, on average, 72% of distributor sales emanate from their warehouse. Given the importance of a warehouse to distributors, managing costs and reducing errors is critical to profitability….
Unclear domestic content rules are stalling implementation of clean energy projects funded by Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and CHIPS Act The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) today, led a coalition of trade associations, including the American Public Power Association (APPA), Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED),…
While some areas in construction have slowed, one area that is going strong is the Industrial sector — especially with the funds available for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provides billions of dollars in incentives, grants, and loans to support new infrastructure investments in the areas of clean energy, transportation, and the environment. For…
Back in 2012, it may have been hard to believe that a small lighting maintenance and retrofit contractor in Raleigh, N.C. could become a comprehensive resource in the commercial lighting industry, but Lightserve Corporation has had a meteoritic rise over the past decade due to strategic acquisitions. By acquiring companies with various strengths such as…
As previously noted by US Lighting Trends, MaxLite has relocated its corporate headquarters to a new facility in Pine Brook, N.J., which includes a first for the company: a state-of-the-art training center and showroom featuring MaxLite’s energy-efficient luminaires and c-Max Network lighting controls system. The new facility is located at 340 Changebridge Road in the…
Of course lighting professionals know what lumen depreciation is and how it works, but there are some subtle factors affecting those calculations that aren’t often top of mind. A new article by CREE details the critical considerations to take into account when specifying a job. We are sharing the insights below. WHY LUMEN DEPRECIATION IS…
The Biden Administration launched several federal initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the energy efficiency of buildings, with two specifically designed to encourage state and local governments to update their building energy codes. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), embedded in two recent pieces of massive legislation was some $1.2…
Saylite, a CORE portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners, has acquired Vantage Lighting, a manufacturer of specification-grade LED lighting products.
