Sunco Blog - All About LED Lighting!

You know the moment. You’ve just finished a walkthrough, you’ve done your due diligence, and you’re about to bring up lighting controls—dimming systems, occupancy sensors, daylight harvesting, the whole thing. And before you can even get the words out, your client smiles and says it: “We already switched to LEDs a few years ago, so we’re good.” And you smile back. Because you’ve heard...

I’ll be honest with you: the first time I heard someone use the phrase “digital twin” in a construction context, I assumed it was one of those tech buzzwords that consultants love, and job site workers ignore for about five years until it quietly goes away. It did not quietly go away. In fact, if you’re an electrical contractor working on mid-to-large commercial projects,...

If you’ve ever stood in the light bulb aisle holding a box, squinting at “BR30” and “BR40” wondering what that even means, you’re not alone. This is actually one of the most Googled lighting questions, and somehow most of the answers still manage to be confusing. Let me fix that. What Does BR Even Mean? BR stands for Bulged Reflector. The bulge is the...

A typical day in the life of an electrician today looks very different than it did even a decade ago and varies between roles. While the core of the job always remains fairly hands-on, the tools, technology, and expectations have evolved significantly. To get a real picture of what that looks like, we spent some time talking to Mark Webb, a journeyman electrician with 14 years in the trade, currently working on a...

Energy efficiency is one of those topics that sounds great in theory, but in practice, building owners and contractors want to know one thing: does it actually pay off? The answer is yes, but only if you focus on the right upgrades, in the right order, with a clear-eyed look at the numbers. Let's break down the upgrades that consistently deliver real, measurable returns.  Start With Lighting  One...

There’s a number that’s been floating around construction news lately, and I want to talk about it, because depending on who’s saying it, it either sounds like a disaster or barely registers as a shrug.  Single-family housing starts dropped 2.8% in January 2026. They’re down 6.5% compared to this time last year. Permits for new single-family homes just hit their weakest level since last August. And 40% of builders said they cut prices last month—the...