Nonresidential Standards – Indoor Lighting Controls (section 130.1)California Title 24 building energy code version 2025 is going to go into effect starting on January 1, 2026. Every three years, the State of California through the California Energy Commission releases its Building Energy Code updates. The 2025 standards will continue to improve upon the 2022 standards […]
The Death of The Fluorescent Lamp and Other Lighting Legislation Changes
In the high-rise jungle of corporate America during the 1980s and 1990s, fluorescent lamps were king. They ruled every office building for most of the second half of the 20th Century. However, like most legacy lighting technologies of that era, their product market shares have been overtaken by LEDs, and their final death happened by […]
Turtle Safe LED Lights
LED lighting has evolved from strictly saving energy to prevention of light pollution and environment conservation such as protecting coastal habitats like sea turtles and wildlife. Thousands of sea turtles are affected every year because of the electric lighting along beachfront properties around the country. It is our responsibility to minimize one of the major […]
LED Light Beam Types Explained
LEDs have been widely used as the main light source for LED lighting lamps & fixtures. These LEDs have a much smaller footprint and are directional light rays compared to other light sources such as incandescent lamps. They usually comes with primary optics attached but the light distribution pattern is wider than most applications. Since […]