Top building products for September 2024

BD+C Editors break down September's top 15 building products, from the Crystal W50i to Armstrong's DesignStackz Ceiling System.

Top building products for July 2024

BD+C Editors break down July's top 15 building products, from Façades by Design to Schweiss Doors's Strap Latch bifold door.

LEDs were nearly half of the installed base of lighting products in the U.S. in 2020

Federal government research shows a huge leap in the penetration of LEDs in the lighting market from 2010 to 2020. In 2010 and 2015, LED installations represented 1% and 8% of overall lighting inventory, respectively.

ProConnect Events

5 more ProConnect events scheduled for 2024, including all-new 'AEC Giants'

SGC Horizon present 7 ProConnect events in 2024.

Lighting | Apr 11, 2016

Lighting experts explore applications for OLED, LiFi, and laser diodes

LEDs still have room for improvement. That may explain why this technology has yet to be challenged competitively by other solid-state products that are either pricier, less efficient, or unavailable commercially.

Lighting | Apr 5, 2016

Lighting requirements for high-rise dwellings proposed for energy standard

The requirements would effectively eliminate incandescent and halogen bulbs.

Lighting | Feb 29, 2016

DOE unveils proposal for new light bulb efficiency standards

Only LEDs meet this efficiency level today.

Lighting | Sep 11, 2015

Lighting and climate zone changes proposed for ASHRAE/IES energy standard

Twenty-three items open for public review through Oct. 4

Green | Jul 7, 2015

Philips sheds new light on growing fresh food indoors

A research center in The Netherlands is testing the latest techniques in urban farming.

Lighting | Jun 17, 2015

LED lighting: Replaceable or disposable?

While first generation LED lighting fixtures were basically your standard incandescent or fluorescent housing retrofitted with LED light boards, manufacturers have now begun designing fixtures around the LEDs, writes SmithGroupJJR's Michael Nowicki.

High-rise Construction | Apr 6, 2015

Melbourne tower will light up depending on weather

The tower will be illuminated by 164-foot-tall beams of LED light based on weather updates from the Bureau of Meteorology.

Photos by Daniel Bche via The Creators Project

Oct 16, 2014

Germany to commemorate Berlin Wall anniversary with 10-mile LED 'balloon' installation

The project, named Lichtgrenze (or Border of Light), makes for a colossal art installation dividing Berlin back to East and West. Eight thousand LED light-filled balloons, each 11 feet high, will line the path.

Whole Foods is among the grocery companies recently using Green Globes certifica

Jul 25, 2014

Grocery stores choosing Green Globes for building sustainability certification

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has announced a wave of Green Globes certifications for new grocery stores, including New Seasons Markets, Whole Foods, Price Chopper, Aldi’s, Harris Teeter, Wegmans, and Publix.