Litetronics Blog

If you’ve ever caught your reflection under fluorescent lights and thought you looked a little bit … off, well, you’re not alone. You may not have heard of the color rendering index (CRI), but chances are you’ve noticed it in action. Different...

Everybody’s had one of those mornings — you run out the door without your car keys, forget your laptop in the office, show up to a site, and can’t remember the name of your contact. When you’re an auditor, these little mistakes aren’t just...

Before wood can be carved into tables, chairs, or your favorite piece of home décor, it first has to be dried to a moisture level of less than 7%. Besides the dry air, shops can fill with dust and debris, and high-impact machinery can rattle...

No two LED light audits are identical, and surprises always seem turn up once your technicians begin their work. But the wrong kinds of surprises could be bad for your business. Maybe it’s because you lack access to important parts of the...

When considering LED lighting installation projects with your customers, the topic of dimming will come up—and if it does not, it should! Dimmed lighting is no longer just for movie theaters, romantic dining, hospitality and cozy residential...

After lumens, contractors and customers’ next questions are often “What is the rated life?” and “How long is the warranty?” That’s because they know how heavily ROI—and the green light on the project—depend on those two variables. Let’s explore...

Typewriters have given way to tablets and phones have morphed into pocket computers. With technology moving at the speed of light, it seems ironic that lighting — especially in industrial buildings — is still catching up with the times. That’s...

The Internet of Things (IoT) emerged on the scene in 2008 with enormous potential to unite building systems, fixtures and devices via an intelligent mesh network that would transform lighting, air quality, energy use and so much more. Sensors...