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Posted on the: September 4, 2020

Wired vs. Wireless Lighting: What Designers and Architects Must Know

Commercial and instructional buildings are amid a technological revolution. Legacy systems such as fluorescent, incandescent and halogen lighting fixtures are now being replaced with advanced solid-state lighting fixtures, also called LEDs. Simultaneously, the traditional analog controls that ran these legacy lighting systems are being swapped with digital controls that work[...]

Posted on the: September 2, 2020

5 LED Lighting Control Strategies That Cut Energy Costs

When you think of things that go together, what comes to mind? Maybe it is spaghetti and meatballs or salt and pepper. Perhaps it is peanut butter and jelly. In our line of work, it is lighting and controls. Every lamp and luminaire require some control device and a strategy[...]

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: July 22, 2020

Lighting Exec: Glare Control, Smaller Profiles Top LED Lighting Trends

There is no denying it, Carlos Alonso-Niemeyer says. A new “buzz word” in lighting is germicidal lighting. “In other words, how do you use light to clean spaces or fight viruses,” the principal at Reflex Lighting, Amerlux’s manufacturer’s rep for the northeast, says. “That’s going to be a trend for[...]

Posted on the: July 21, 2020

What Are the Energy Efficiency Benefits of LED Lighting Controls?

There is a golden rule for saving electricity: The less time your lights are on, the lower your electricity bill will be. Everyone from lighting designers and architects to building owners and facility managers knows this well. That’s why more and more are switching their legacy lighting systems and designs[...]

Posted on the: July 8, 2020

How CCT Influences Shoppers’ Moods and a Retailer’s Atmosphere

There are countless gimmicks retail stores use to lure in shoppers and move merchandise. Discount sales, promotions, advertising posters and coupons top the list. Smart architects and lighting designers know a more effective way to control the shopper’s experience: use a retail space’s lighting to your advantage. Research shows that LED retail lighting impacts[...]

Posted on the: July 7, 2020

How Guest-Centric Lighting Elevates Hotel Experiences

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in LD&A magazine. See the original post here. The hospitality industry is one of the most competitive in the world, with new players like Airbnb only intensifying the challenges. As hotels vie against one another for customers and online approvals, their guest’s overall experience is most often[...]

Posted on the: July 2, 2020

Amerlux Invests Nearly $2 Million in Production Equipment, Efficiency Initiatives

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in EdisonReport. See the original post here. Amerlux recently invested close to $2 million in new production equipment and efficiency initiatives that executives say will help the lighting manufacturer better serve customers by increasing production speed, driving down costs and lead times, and making the company’s[...]

Posted on the: July 1, 2020

Sustainability Solutions: Lighting, Regulations, Forecasting

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Supermarket Perimeter magazine. See the original post here. Regardless of how you define it, sustainability’s importance to the 21st-century food industry cannot be overestimated. And all along the supply chain, companies and organizations are working harder than ever to find solutions to meet their clients’ and their[...]

Posted on the: June 23, 2020

A Year in Review: Amerlux Lights the Way into Building Automation with Delta Electronics at the Helm

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in EdisonReport. See the original post here. By Randy Reid EdisonReport Within the building world, a quiet revolution is unfolding. The premise that lighting should be lighting and independent from other building systems is changing. Amerlux, located in Oakland, N.J., was acquired in 2019 by Delta[...]