Lighting is so often treated as a “bolt-on” component of building design with architects or building owners coming to a lighting consultant after the blue prints are all but printed. This approach assumes lighting is just a matter of picking out fixtures. However, lighting designers know lighting is so much more. Lighting in a space […]

Light is the link between our bodies and the solar day. We evolved under the sun for millions of years and are closely attuned to the daily light/dark cycle of the sun. This is our circadian rhythm. Modern technology is catching up to the sun. Between recent advancements in LEDs and controls, we now have […]

The very first LEDs were invented in the early 1960s and LED lighting has come a long way since the 1990s when it entered the commercial market as a viable alternative to incandescent and fluorescent light. Those early LEDs had problems with flickering and prompted stereotypes of bright blue light that still exist today. Today’s […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Commercial Construction & Renovation magazine. See the original post here. Above: “We redesigned Graham’s and gallery-quality lighting was at the top of my list. After upgrading, our selling floors now pop with color! Subtle pinstripes, patters and textures come alive, as if to say, ‘Try me! Buy me! Take me home!’” […]

Merchandise that looks good sells better, and nowhere is that truer than in a supermarket’s fresh departments. Store lighting is one of the most important elements of a bricks-and-mortar retail operation. How a supermarket is illuminated makes an immediate impression on customers. The lighting provides basic illumination, acts as a wayfinding tool, sets the mood […]

The “right” light—it’s what everyone wants, but what is it? The right light for a space is light that delivers in three areas: the right amount of light at the right location for the right amount of time. Just as “one-size-fits-all” clothing really fits no one, the right light for one project will be different […]

One of these rainbows is beautiful like a dream and one is an ugly nightmare. (Right photo courtesy of Energy.gov). Rainbows in nature are beautiful things and seeing them in the sky can be a soul-stirring event. Looking up in a room and seeing a row of lights that should be a uniform shade of […]

Above: Use the slider to see the difference a metal halide lamp and Amerlux’s high color quality LEDs.  As any physicist can tell you, color is made of three things: hue, saturation and lightness. But rendering color well with lights requires more than just understanding these elements. Amerlux’s customers have all kinds of color needs […]

For centuries, artificial lighting has been focused on providing illumination for tasks. While that is still the main purpose, the next frontier in modern lighting is light that makes us healthier and more productive. Called human-centric lighting, this lighting style maximizes natural light whenever possible and mandates that artificial light should be designed around human […]

There are three basic kinds of lighting at work in a space: ambient (general) lighting, task lighting and accent lighting. The optimal way to illuminate a space depends on the room’s function in the overall floor plan. Before designing the lighting scheme, ask the client questions like “what will you use this room for?” and […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Progressive Grocer. See the original post here. A recent study by the Retail Feedback Group had some bad news for grocers: Shopper satisfaction with supermarkets drops between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Ratings were down in several categories, including quality/freshness, cleanliness and value for money. Since these are the prime shopping […]

You’ve read it thousands of times on lighting products you’ve specified: “DLC Listed” and “DLC Approved.” But what does it really mean? What is the DLC? The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) is a nonprofit organization that certifies LED light sources meet certain standards. The DLC provides for the commercial and industrial markets what the EPA’s Energy […]

The math behind an LED upgrade equals big profits and savings for supermarkets explains Bill Plageman, Amerlux’s vice president of marketing and product management, in a recent article in Supermarket Perimeter. Supermarkets Amerlux has worked with in the past, generally see a 20 percent boost in sales after improving product lighting. That’s on top of […]

“Merchandise that looks good sells better, and nowhere is that truer than with fresh foods,” says Bill Plageman, Amerlux’s vice president of marketing and product management, in a recent article in Supermarket Perimeter. He explained how upgrading to high quality lighting is one of the rare things supermarkets can do to both reduce expenses and […]

Linear LED Saves Time, Money for Architects, Design-Build Firms, Contractors Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today it has been granted U.S. patent protection for intellectual property incorporated into its Quick-Line linear lighting that makes design and installation easy. Amerlux’s Quick-Line, which entered the marketplace in 2018, is a LED [...]