Interior

Posted on the: August 30, 2021

CASE STUDY: How Amerlux Beautifully Showcases the Old Forester Distillery in a New Light

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[...]

Posted on the: August 3, 2021

6 Reasons Why Firehouses Pick ActiveCLEAN Lighting to Protect Firefighters

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[...]

Posted on the: July 26, 2021

A New Light: How to Use LEDs to Better Protect Your Workforce

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,[...]

Posted on the: June 1, 2021

How Indirect Linear Lighting Cast a New Boston Tea Shop Under Its Best Light

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[...]

Posted on the: March 25, 2021

6 Different Environments Where Antimicrobial Lighting Saved The Day

When a large corporate office installed a new, around-the-clock germ-zapping LED technology called antimicrobial lighting inside their always-busy breakroom, researchers anticipated seeing reductions in surface contamination. But they were astonished by how much they saw. The room experienced a 92.4% reduction on five of its most germ-infested surfaces—toaster, refrigerator, sink, water cooler[...]

Posted on the: March 16, 2021

How Antimicrobial Lighting Technology Helps Create a Cleaner Hotel Environment

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[...]

Posted on the: March 3, 2021

The One Amazing Thing Antimicrobial Lighting Can Do That UV Can't

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.[...]

Posted on the: March 1, 2021

10 Interior and Exterior Architectural Projects Perfected by Lighting

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[...]

Posted on the: February 19, 2021

Get Well Soon: Why Healthcare Systems Feel Better with Antimicrobial Lighting

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[...]

Posted on the: February 18, 2021

Amerlux’s Plenum Downlights Make Being Shallow Look Good

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,[...]