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El Niño Is Coming for the South: Is Your House Ready to Go Dark?
El Niño Is Coming for the South: Is Your House Ready to Go Dark?
If you grew up anywhere south of the Mason-Dixon line, you know the ritual. The weatherman says the word “ice” one time and suddenly the entire grocery store is out... Read more...
Is Your Kid's Screen Time Making Them Nearsighted?
Is Your Kid's Screen Time Making Them Nearsighted?
Every parent I know has had The Screen Time Fight. You know the one…“five more minutes,” the dramatic sigh, the iPad being pried out of tiny sticky hands like it's... Read more...
How Bad is Light Pollution Really?
How Bad is Light Pollution Really?
Quick question: when was the last time you actually saw the Milky Way? I don't mean a photo from your friend's "spiritual reset" trip to Joshua Tree (with seventeen filters... Read more...
Meet "Olo," the Color No Human Could See Until Now
Meet "Olo," the Color No Human Could See Until Now
Every couple of years, the internet collectively loses its mind over a color. In 2015 it was The Dress (white and gold, and I will die on this hill). Then... Read more...
Dimmer Switches Are Underrated and I Will Stand by That
Dimmer Switches Are Underrated and I Will Stand by That
Here’s something I’ve been sitting with for a while: most of us spend real money on throw pillows, accent walls, and artful little candles, but then we go and flip... Read more...
Does a Happy Light Give You Vitamin D?
Does a Happy Light Give You Vitamin D?
Every fall, the same thing happens. You feel tired, a little low, vaguely like you've been running on 80% battery since September. Someone tells you to get a happy light.... Read more...
Power Grid National Emergency: What It Means for You
Power Grid National Emergency: What It Means for You
On August 27th, the White House declared a national emergency over threats to the U.S. electric grid. If you missed it—and you probably did, because the news cycle is a... Read more...
Are Exit Signs Required by Law? Everything You Need to Know
Are Exit Signs Required by Law? Everything You Need to Know
You've walked past them a thousand times. That little red glowing rectangle above the door that you've never once needed—and hopefully never will. Exit signs are so ubiquitous that they've... Read more...
How Do Motion Activated Lights Work?
How Do Motion Activated Lights Work?
You walk into your garage with both hands full of groceries, and the light just comes on. It’s one of those small things that genuinely makes your day slightly better—and... Read more...
What Are IP Ratings and How to Use Them
What Are IP Ratings and How to Use Them
You're shopping for an outdoor light and you see 'IP65' in the specs. You think, 'That sounds official,' and move on. Same energy as when a doctor says your cholesterol... Read more...
We're Not Going to Pretend the Tariffs Aren't Happening
We're Not Going to Pretend the Tariffs Aren't Happening
You've probably already heard the news. On July 24th, the federal government imposed new tariffs on imports from 60 countries—including most of the places where lighting products are manufactured. If... Read more...
The 5 Electrical Projects That Almost Always End in a Phone Call
The 5 Electrical Projects That Almost Always End in a Phone Call
There’s a very specific kind of confidence that comes from watching two YouTube videos about home electrical work. It’s not real confidence—it’s the kind that gets you three hours in... Read more...
The Robot That Just Replaced Your Excavator Operator (Kind Of)
The Robot That Just Replaced Your Excavator Operator (Kind Of)
For decades, the construction industry's relationship with technology could be summarized as: enthusiastic in brochures, cautious in practice. Every few years there'd be a wave of headlines about how robots... Read more...
Why Your Garage Is Costing You More Than You Think
Why Your Garage Is Costing You More Than You Think
The garage is the average person’s junk drawer. Also, their gym, workshop, storage unit, man cave, and, increasingly, home office annex. We do a lot in there. And yet we... Read more...
California's New Lighting Law That Went Live January 1
California's New Lighting Law That Went Live January 1
So, you're mid-renovation. Maybe you've already picked your tile. You've argued with someone about the backsplash (you were right, by the way). You've got a contractor, a Pinterest board, and... Read more...
Google Just Bet $50 Million on Electricians. Should You?
Google Just Bet $50 Million on Electricians. Should You?
Google knows a thing or two about where the future is going. It's kind of the whole brand. So, when it quietly announced a $50 million commitment to skilled trades... Read more...
Lighting Rebates that Every American Should Know
Lighting Rebates that Every American Should Know
There’s something deeply American about leaving free money on the table. We do it with 401k matches, tax deductions, and apparently, utility rebates. Especially lighting ones. Here’s the thing about... Read more...
Why Your Next Car Has Better Headlights Than Your Kitchen
Why Your Next Car Has Better Headlights Than Your Kitchen
Your car is about to have more sophisticated lighting technology than your entire home. And I mean that in the most technically literal, slightly unhinged way possible. We have 32,768-pixel... Read more...
The U.S. Grid Is 100 Years Old and It Shows
The U.S. Grid Is 100 Years Old and It Shows
Every time the power flickers during a thunderstorm, I do the same thing: glance up at the ceiling, mutter something under my breath, and wonder how a country that put... Read more...
Does Bad Lighting Makes You Eat More?
Does Bad Lighting Makes You Eat More?
You know how every fancy restaurant is inexplicably lit like a confessional booth? Candles flickering, Edison bulbs glowing at roughly the wattage of a dying firefly, and you're basically squinting... Read more...
Lighting Costs Could Change Again. Businesses Have Until July 10 to Speak Up.
Lighting Costs Could Change Again. Businesses Have Until July 10 to Speak Up.
Jump to: How to Submit a Comment  Nobody got into contracting or building to track federal trade policy. But every so often, something moves in Washington that shows up on your... Read more...
What AI Data Centers Are Costing Their Neighbors, Their Grids, and the Climate
What AI Data Centers Are Costing Their Neighbors, Their Grids, and the Climate
AI's most visible breakthroughs happen on screens, but its physical infrastructure is reshaping power grids, watersheds, and neighborhoods in ways most people only notice when the bill arrives. The data... Read more...
Everything that Changed in the 2026 NEC
Everything that Changed in the 2026 NEC
Three years go fast. One day you’re wrapping up a job under the 2023 code, and suddenly the National Fire Protection Association has dropped 39 updates on the industry and... Read more...
What is Calcined Clay and Why is it Finally Going Mainstream?
What is Calcined Clay and Why is it Finally Going Mainstream?
For a material as ordinary as cement, it's been getting an unusually exciting upgrade. Calcined clay cement—long talked about as the “promising” low-carbon swap—has moved from research papers and pilot... Read more...