BPS focus on ongoing building performance, setting measurable energy use and emissions targets that often become stricter over time. Understanding local BPS ...

For decades, fluorescent lighting was the standard in most commercial buildings. But over the last decade, digital LED fixtures and control options have transformed the lighting landscape. Intelligent ...

Sentry Switch lighting control devices replace conventional wall switches to enable remote and automatic switching of light fixtures. Recommended for office, industrial, and educational buildings, ...

To achieve the goals of sustainability and high performance, stakeholders in new construction and renovation projects must rein in energy consumption. Interior illumination represents a large fraction ...

Lighting accounts for almost 8% of the world’s energy usage. It makes up around 10-20% of domestic energy bills, with an even ...

From coast to coast, heat records fell like the sweat from our brows this past summer. Globally, the season began with the warmest June in 175 years of recordkeeping. That capped 13 consecutive months ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. This article is more than 3 years old. First floor living ...

The definition of light power density. Today's lighting requirements for buildings. How to calculate LPD. Essentially, light power density (LPD) equates to all of the power consumed by light fixtures, ...

Light + Building, a global trade fair for lighting and building services technology, is set to take place in Frankfurt, Germany, early next month with the motto “Be Electrified – Electrifying Places.