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Posted on the: June 1, 2021

How LED Lighting is Driving a Revolution: Connected Buildings

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[...]

Posted on the: December 8, 2020

5 Reasons You Should Invest in a Building Automation System

Remember the old days, just a few years back, when the lighting “revolution” everyone talked about was the transition from traditional lighting systems to LEDs? That’s old news now. There’s a new revolution unfolding within the building world now—and it too is being spurred by advancements in LED technology: Building[...]

Posted on the: November 16, 2020

Tunable Lighting: How to Improve Student Performance Like a Switch

Tunable Lighting: How to Improve Student Performance Like a Switch Picture this: A frustrated schoolteacher, struggling to get their students’ attention, turns the classroom lights off to calm her students. Later, the same teacher flickers the lights to get the class’s attention and let them know it’s time to start[...]

Posted on the: November 11, 2020

Amerlux’s People-First Lighting Solution Wins Product Innovation Award

Architectural SSL Applauds Aerus Pendant Fixture OAKLAND, N.J. – Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today that its new Aerus lighting solution has been recognized as one of the most innovative solutions in the industry, according to Architectural SSL magazine. The Architectural SSL Product Innovation Awards (PIA) recognizes innovative LED and[...]

Posted on the: October 6, 2020

How to Ramp Up Workplace Productivity With Lighting and Controls

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FacilityManagement.net. See the original post here. When it comes to designing and constructing an office’s electrical lighting system, facility managers must realize that lighting is no longer about seeing or being decorative. Today, lighting is also about feeling, which directly impacts employees’ health, morale[...]

Posted on the: September 16, 2020

Why Acoustic Lighting Matters Like Crazy to Office Productivity

The Mayo Clinic reports that glare and uncomfortable bright light are the two leading causes of eyestrain today, which hinders workplace productivity. However, an improved lighting design can yield a 23% gain in productivity, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. These findings should come as no surprise. In recent[...]

Posted on the: September 1, 2020

Amerlux Tabs New Rep for Northern New Jersey Market

SLS Brings NYC Design Community Closer to Lighting Manufacturer OAKLAND, N.J. – Sept. 1, 2020 – Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today that it has selected Specification Lighting Sales (SLS) as its new rep for its interior product line in the Northern New Jersey market. SLS is a[...]

Posted on the: June 23, 2020

Does Retail Lighting Really Help Sales? Three Examples Say Yes.

American photographer Aaron Rose famously said: “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” Nothing better accentuates the importance of lighting for a retail store than Rose’s quote. Lighting sets the stage in retail. How it’s angled, where it’s placed, it’s color temperature, its intensity and color[...]

Posted on the: May 15, 2020

How Lighting Ramps Up Office Productivity

The lighting design of an office can have a huge impact on people’s mood, cognitive function and overall health—all of which have a significant impact on their work productivity. But facilitating peak productivity among employees with the “right” light requires more than investing in an LED tunable white lighting system,[...]

Posted on the: April 8, 2020

How Poor Office Space Lighting Hurts Productivity

Americans, on average, spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A good portion of that time is at work—and reportedly in discomfort. A study by the American Society of Interior Design says 68 percent of employees complain about the lighting situation in[...]