We are still celebrating 35 years of Modular International, Inc.! Enjoy a recent story about the competition from our President and Founder Irwin Kotovsky,


Importance of Task Lighting
It’s time to head back to school! Have you considered how good task lighting can help extend reading and study time? The most important lighting as far as your eyes go, would be task lighting. Lighting for a room is good, but if you’re looking to read something or do something in your hands, task […]

How to Read a Photometric Chart
What are the elements that make up a photometric chart?: Modular International offers a wide variety of LED modules to select from for Modular Multiples®, outdoor lighting and custom engineered lighting fixtures. In this video we will discuss how to read and understand the information displayed on a Photometric chart when selecting the right LED […]
Specifying a Lighting Fixture
How do I specify a lighting fixture?: There are many conditions on the interior of a built environment that require special considerations before you can specify lighting fixtures, but when that time comes, here are a few tips that can help make that decision easier. Modular International was the original developer of the multiple lamp […]

Dan McDowell of LaQuatra Bonci Associates
Modular International has worked on multiple installations with LaQuatra Bonci Associates including the I-579 Cap Project. Dan McDowell started as Landscape Architect with them in 2006. LaQuatra Bonci Associates was established in 1984 by Jack LaQuatra and Fred Bonci. The firm has designed a variety of spaces including intimate garden, public gathering, mixed, and retail […]

Dark Sky Ordinance with Pete Strasser, Technical Director www.DarkSky.org
Pittsburgh may be the largest municipality to put a Dark Sky Ordinance in place. Other communities can point to Pittsburgh and say, it can happen. With the switch to LED, communities are learning they are over lighting. In Tucson, who has had a light ordinance since 1974, they reduced the wattage of street lights which […]

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald Discusses Frankie Pace Park, Part of the I-579 Cap Project
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald talks about the Frankie Pace Park, part of the I-579 Cap Project. The park reconnects the Hill District to downtown Pittsburgh. This is part of the redevelopment of the Lower Hill District and includes a beautiful green space which welcomes families and friends spend time outdoors together. Read more about […]

Women’s Month
Our Director of Marketing Tracy Kosylo, would like to acknowledge all the many women in the various levels of the lighting world, for helping shape our industry to where we are today. Whether they’re a lighting designer, engineer, architect, or on the manufacturing and construction side, they’ve all made names for themselves. She has learned […]

Industry Profile: Minako Koyama
Our Marketing Manager, Tracy Kosylo, sat down with Minako Koyama, an associate at Arc Light Design to discuss her career and who inspired her during her career. Minako has been a lighting designer in the New York City area for over 25 years. She credits her long career to learning by doing and collaborating with industry […]

IES Los Angeles Shares Their Presentation, Specifiers Guide to TM-30
IES Los Angeles shared their presentation, Specifiers Guide To TM-30. This informative webinar addressed the issues lighting designers are facing with trying to obtain the truest color from LED products. Modular International’s light testing lab offers full TM-30 data for every test we run, which means we are well equipped to offer the truest data […]

Lighting News Day 2 at LightFair
Modular International is closing out 2021 with a continued concentration on customization, adaptability, and superior attention to detail. With over 35 years of industry knowledge, it is time we talk about our product development a bit more. Historically known for the development of the original multiple-lamp family of fixtures known as “Modular Multiples®”, Modular International offers a comprehensive […]