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Lighting design today is far more advanced than simply choosing fixtures and flipping a switch. Every project, whether it’s a retail space, parking lot, or industrial facility. requires precise planning to meet performance, safety, and energy standards. That’s why Southern Lighting Services uses AGi32, one of the lighting industry’s leading design and calculation tools. It allows our team to visualize, calculate, and verify lighting performance before installation, ensuring each project performs exactly as intended. Designing with Precision AGi32 gives our team the ability to build detailed 3D models of real spaces and simulate how light will behave in them. [...]

September 27, 2024, began like any other day, until Hurricane Helene swept into Western North Carolina. Fed by an earlier rainstorm, the hurricane unleashed staggering rainfall across the mountains, up to 31 inches in places like Yancey County, and triggered more than 2,000 landslides that devastated communities. Rivers crested at record levels; for instance, the French Broad River surged well beyond its previous high from 1916. The storm claimed at least 108 lives in North Carolina and left a trail of catastrophic damage, destroying or damaging hundreds of thousands of homes and infrastructure across the region. Answering the Call Founded in [...]