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7 Benefits of Building Automation Controls (BAC)

Building Automation Controls (BAC) can significantly lower maintenance costs and increase productivity for a business in several ways: Overall, Building Automation Controls provide a holistic approach to managing building operations, leading to lower maintenance costs, increased productivity, and improved sustainability for businesses.

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Human Centric Lighting: The Light of Your Life

Designing lighting solutions for today’s commercial environments focuses on people and their need for natural light with what is called Human Centric Lighting (HCL) or Integrative Lighting.  With the right light at the right time, HCL creates a working environment that simulates the changes in natural daylight with its visual, biological, and emotional effects.

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Commercial Lighting Design: More Light Isn’t Always Better

It wasn’t long ago that simply increasing the amount of light was the primary goal of most commercial lighting projects particularly when it came to replacing or upgrading fluorescent and HID lights.  However, the latest generation of LED lights and smart controls have changed the game.  Not only are they more efficient but they are […]

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Understanding Color Temperature

The changing landscape of the lighting industry can throw new things at you very quickly.  Most of us have lived our whole lives only looking at the wattage of an incandescent bulb before we purchase.  The colors of incandescent light remained pretty consistent, but higher wattage meant more light.  With incandescent lights being replaced by […]

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Signs Your Facility Needs a Lighting Upgrade

As a facility manager, whether you are in an industrial manufacturing plant or a corporate office space, one or more of the following could be a sign that an LED Lighting Upgrade or Retrofit is needed soon.  Today’s highly efficient LED lighting options not only provide a Return on Investment while significantly improving the aesthetics, safety, and comfort of your facility. 

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What is Full-Spectrum Lighting?

Full Spectrum Lighting is a term used to describe light that uses all of the different wavelengths of the color spectrum (infrared to ultraviolet).  Natural daylight (sunlight) is considered full spectrum lighting although the range is affected by the time of day, cloud cover, and tilt of the earth.  Full-spectrum is simply a word used […]

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