The Bernard Block Façade Lighting Control Project was recognized with a Lighting Control Innovation Award of Merit in the 2025 Illumination Awards held by the Illuminating Engineering Society.
Craig DiLouie recently had the opportunity to interview Jim, O’Brien, Electrician and Leviton Contractor Marketing Manager about what’s new in home automation for an upcoming article in Electrical Contractor Magazine.
Controls at Home Theater is programed with five standard scenes: Entertaining, Music listening, Pre-function, Movie Watching and Cleaning.
This month, we explore a wireless, color-precise, and lifestyle-enhancing lighting control solution installed at a private residence in San Francisco. Lighting control design by Electrolight.
PG&E will host a webinar, “Residential Lighting Controls” from 9AM to 12PM Pacific Time on July 6, 2022.
Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently interviewed Michael Smith, Vice President of Sales, Lutron Electronics, for an article about residential smart lighting.
2026 Nonresidential Construction Forecast: Modest Outlook
01/23/2026
This article by the Lighting Controls Academy’s Craig DiLouie reviews 2025 construction spending and key industry economic indicators, with a detailed 2026 forecast by the AIA Consensus Forecast Panel.
Hybrid Lighting Controls: A Symphony of Wired and Wireless Technologies
01/19/2026
This guest post by Cooper Lighting Solutions’ Martin Mercier applauds a new era in “hybrid” lighting control solutions that blend the best strengths of wired and wireless control.
Lutron’s Brent Protzman Talks Lighting as Infrastructure
01/09/2026
In a recent article contributed to LightNOW, Brent Protzman, Director of Product Management at Lutron Electronics, describes lighting’s evolution from utility to infrastructure, with insight in how to design for what’s next in lighting.
Controllability Takes Front Seat in New DLC Technical Requirements
12/18/2025
Conceptual example of the Controls Category results when a listed V6.0/LUNA V2.0 product model number is searched for on the SSL QPL.
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently released Version 6.0 of its Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Technical Requirements, the first major update in over five years, as well as Version 2.0 of Light Usage for Night Applications (LUNA), the DLC program designed to promote responsible outdoor lighting. The updates recognize advances in LED technology while promoting controllability as a strong path to energy savings.
Cut the Cord, Keep the Code: Wireless Paths to Code-Compliant Emergency Egress
12/15/2025
In this extraordinary guest post, Cooper Lighting Solutions’ Martin Mercier describes the codes and options that make up emergency lighting and the role for lighting control systems, including wireless.
A Deep Dive Into Daylight-Responsive Lighting Control
11/19/2025
Based on an updated version of EE201: Daylight-responsive Lighting Control, a course in NEMA Academy, this article describes a process for designing and applying lighting control solutions that utilize daylight-responsive lighting controls.
Wireless Controls As The Backbone Of Commercial Upgrades
11/03/2025
LightNOW recently published a guest post by Tom Shearer, Commercial Business Development Manager, Lutron Electronics, that makes the case for including lighting controls in upgrade projects, powered by wireless communication.
Streamlining Lighting Controls Design: Introducing Design Express
10/09/2025
As lighting control systems become more sophisticated to satisfy increasingly stringent energy codes and evolving project demands, clear documentation has become even more essential. To address this need, the Lighting Controls Academy developed Design Express.
Back to School—with Lighting Controls
09/19/2025
The primary legacy source for general lighting in most school spaces is fluorescent. These can be replaced by LED products for 20 to 60 percent energy savings, greater longevity, controllability, and improved quality of light. A lighting upgrade is the ideal time to install advanced lighting controls to enhance energy savings and flexibility in light levels and color.
Lighting Controls Academy’s Controls Intent Narrative (CIN)/Sequence of Operations (SOO) Templates: Design Express
09/18/2025
In the world of building projects, the Control Intent Narrative (CIN) and Sequence of Operations (SOO) have long been essential and elusive. They define how a lighting control system will function, but too often they arrive late in the process (or not at all), are inconsistent from one project to the next, and are misaligned with energy codes or industry standards. The Lighting Controls Academy set out to change this dynamic with a new resource: Design Express.
