Few setbacks can disrupt the flow of a project like lengthy delays and added costs. Both, regrettably, are frequent side-effects of customized lighting solutions. Made-to-measure solutions predictably take longer to manufacture than standard products because each component must be made to an exact specification to accommodate the project adequately. This keeps architects and lighting [...]

During the economic boom following the Civil War, a block-long stretch of cast iron-framed buildings on Louisville’s Main Street—famously known as Whiskey Row—became the hub of Bourbon Country and big business in Kentucky. A block from the Ohio River, the West Main Street Historic District was originally the city’s business thoroughfare and once home to […]

The job of a firefighter is simple: help fight off fires or aid with other types of 911 emergency responses—no matter where the danger may be. “Think about it: We go into some the nastiest areas of the nastiest places we could be in,” says a longtime member of a county fire department in South […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in International Facility Management Association’s FMJ magazine. See the original story here. Lighting has always been among the most prominent features in a dynamic work environment. Studies show that certain types of lighting can fundamentally impact employees’ mental and physical health. But thwarting surface bacteria, viruses and [...]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Electrical Line Magazine. See the original story here. What’s the best way for companies to reopen their offices and protect their most valuable resources—their staff? Today, corporate leadership and boardrooms are in dire search of the answers to that very question as their employees’ comfort level and their company’s […]

When Carlos Alonso-Niemeyer, principal at Reflex Lighting in Boston, opened an email sent earlier that day, he could not help but smile and forward the memo to friends and colleagues. The email was from Myoungkeun Kim, director at Fish Lab Design, a city architectural design-build firm specializing in residential, commercial and institutional projects. And the […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Power Systems Design magazine. See the original post here. The “lighting revolution” is old news now. Building automation is the new bedrock-shifting event unfolding within the building world now, and it too is being spurred by advancements in LED technology and controls. The premise that lighting should be independent of other […]

Peace-of-Mind ActiveClean™ Kills Viruses, Bacteria on Surfaces OAKLAND, N.J. – May 26, 2021 – Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, launched today an innovative, UV-free lighting solution that kills viruses, bacteria and other microbes on surfaces while providing crisp, white, comfortable illumination and meeting international standards for continual and [...]

When a large corporate office installed a groundbreaking, germ-zapping LED technology called antimicrobial lighting inside their always-busy breakroom, researchers, of course, anticipated seeing some reductions in surface contamination. But they were astonished when they saw a 92.4% reduction on five of the room’s most germ-infested surfaces—toaster, refrigerator, sink, water cooler and trash [...]

How do you effectively transition from being in front of your clients 60% of the time to prospecting and closing all your sales 100% virtually? That’s the question Sara Bishop, Amerlux’s longtime executive director of sales for its Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, asked herself when the COVID pandemic arrived, and its social distancing restrictions abruptly […]

Your hotel is your guests’ home away from home, their remote oasis—as long as it is perceived as being clean and sanitized. Even before Covid-19 upended the hospitality industry, research shows that hotel guests are willing to pay more per stay for a clean hotel environment. About 86% of surveyed consumers say sanitation and cleanliness are the top things […]

In California, the historic Beverly Hilton Hotel found itself in the national spotlight once more, courtesy of new cleaning personnel they hired on the spot: a three-foot-tall robot named Kennedy. His job? Shine UV light in spaces cleaned by human colleagues and ensure a new defense line against lurking, invisible infectious threats. The Greater Boston Food Bank […]

Light is more than just something you see. With the right strategy and proper set of fixtures and controls, it tells a story, a timeline, a series of what-ifs. It’s the centerpiece of the perfect wedding day, gives a village character, reduces light pollution, and makes the office, an overnight hotel stay and a layover […]

When Samaritan Hospital, part of St. Peter’s Health Partners in Troy, NY, tested antimicrobial lighting effectiveness at reducing surface contamination in an active trauma room in its emergency department, they reported an exponential decrease. So, too, did Bayfront Health St. Petersburgh, a hospital in Florida. Researchers there reported that a similar set of LED disinfecting lights [...]

Compact Solace Downlights Offer Flexibility for Inflexible Spaces OAKLAND, N.J. – February 18, 2021 – Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today that it has released a new set of architectural-grade, ultra-shallow downlights that solves a design and installation pain point: super-tight plenum space. Solace is an extremely shallow, spec-grade plenum [...]