Acuity Brands Healthcare Lighing
Throughout the 2016 election year, healthcare has been a hot controversial topic, but we can all agree it is important and we want to do what we can to help make it better. Acuity Brands offers lighting that does just that. This evidence-based design is yielding promising new findings on the effects of light in […]
An Oldie but a Goodie
Just stumbled on a fun video out there on Youtube that we didn’t even know about! Stop in and see why Rochelle is such a big fan and check out the showroom improvements we’ve made since this video was created.
Engineers Make America Great!
One doesn’t own the Earth, they only borrow it from future generations. The fate our planet depends on the continued “momentum driving the future of cities… of transportation… of energy… of building… of communication and collaboration and so much more” (Built Worlds blog by Rob McManamy). Yet, for years we have heard warnings of impending […]
Chicago Among the First of 20 Cities Tackling Energy Waste in Buildings
According to a recent NEMA Blog, “Buildings use 40 percent of the energy and about 80 percent of the electricity consumed in the United States, and much of that is wasted through the use of inefficient energy systems.” However,”Existing technologies such as lighting systems, energy-efficient motors, variable-frequency drives, integrated building controls, and automation systems can […]
Illinois Plans to use IoT to “Get Smart”
The City of Chicago Technology Plan outlines a roadmap in which leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors work together to build stronger companies and a smarter city, using big data, civic engagement, and technology start-up incubation (Letter from Mayor Rahm Emanuel). The past 18 months have shown significant strides towards realizing this vision. […]
Paramont Go Promo
Paramont EO & Crest Lighting ran a promotion in August that caught the attention of Residential Lighting. The full article is on page 20 of the September issue Thanks for the mention! #ParamontGo
Power to the People, Places, and Things
When we first started talking about how the IoT and electrical supply industry would intersect, it was with a general awareness that on some level the very way we supply power would likely have to evolve. A recent article published in the September 2016 issue of electroindustry, which is in turn based on a new […]