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Posted on the: September 13, 2018

Making Smart Cities Brilliant

How Amerlux Provides Beacon of Light for Tomorrow The hallmark of a smart city is its connectivity. Networks of sensors connecting to each other and to central decision-making hubs (e.g. town hall) provide the information needed to optimize the city experience for its communities. Exterior lighting is a key part[...]

Posted on the: September 13, 2018

10 Ways Architects and Lighting Designers Can Bring Their Visions to Light

The construction industry is becoming more and more specialized every year. It’s commonplace for specialists like lighting designers to work side-by-side with design architects to help enhance the design’s shapes and colors and improve the overall functionality of the space. This collaboration provides a new dimension of expertise throughout both[...]

Posted on the: September 11, 2018

How to protect birds, enjoy the night sky and save $3 billion with LEDs

Picture this: two pillars of light stretching from the ground up to the heavens, penetrating the nighttime darkness. It’s the annual “Tribute in Light” held in New York City every September 11. It’s a stirring sight and a beautiful memorial to the victims of the 9/11 attacks and the unbreakable[...]

Posted on the: September 4, 2018

Amerlux Extends Line To Design-Build Firms

Made-to-Measure Lighting Maker Adds ‘Value’ With Off-The-Shelf Products Read about Amerlux’s “Value Line” below or download the PDF here Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today it will expand its growing portfolio of products to fast-track to market at a lower cost, specifically catering to the needs of design-build[...]

Posted on the: September 2, 2018

Smart Sites: The Next Wave in Facility Management

Amerlux Brings Smart City Technology to Your Site “Smart city” is a loose term for a city or community that uses sensor data to deliver a responsive infrastructure. In a smart city, sensors can monitor everything from energy usage to traffic flow to occupancy. Using wireless connectivity, cities can control[...]

Posted on the: August 30, 2018

More Speed, Less Expense

Amerlux Provides ‘Value’ for Design-Build Firms Read about Amerlux’s “Value Line” below or download the PDF here When Amerlux opened its doors in 1984, the renowned design-and-manufacture lighting company soon became the market leader for supermarket LED lighting. And then, the company—built on made-to-measure products—created more innovative solutions for boutique[...]

Posted on the: August 13, 2018

Bright Lights, Beautiful City

Amerlux’s game-changing Avista light engine helps city of Portland decrease energy consumption 60%, while preserving vintage streetlamps Project Summary End User: The City of Portland/Bureau of Transportation Project Scope: Upgrade of 6,100 century-old high pressure sodium-lit streetlights in Portland, Ore., to Amerlux’s ‘Avista’ LED light engine in 2017 Agency Reps: Hy-Light Group,[...]

Posted on the: July 18, 2018

How New York City Cut Crime by 39% with LED Streetlighting

The easiest way to reduce crime in your city According to Gallup, four in 10 Americans don’t feel safe walking at night, even near their home.[i] Walking through dark and inconsistently lit areas at night is unsafe and, just as important, it feels unsafe. You could fall prey to a[...]

Posted on the: July 13, 2018

How to Slash Energy Bills, Crime with LED Streetlights

Old, ineffective lighting is expensive. It guzzles down energy like a pig, racking up power bills in the thousands or millions of dollars, while casting inferior quality light on your streets and sidewalks. There’s a solution to this problem—a solution that the cities of Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon have[...]

Posted on the: July 10, 2018

Lighting Controls: The Next Frontier in Facility Management

LEDs have more control options than any light source before them. With the right controls, you can adjust LED lighting any way you can imagine. You can dim LEDs, change their color temperature and control them wirelessly. You can even have them mimic the sun! Until recently, controls tended[...]