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Maybe you heard…………..Chris Brown received the Life Time Achievement Award from EdisonReport at Lightfair this year: Chris and I agree that the best of times is right NOW! It really is the best of times for us. Good friends like…
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TALQ Consortium Smart City Protocol Version 2.0 Undergoing Formal Approval
The TALQ Consortium, which has created a global interface standard and certification scheme for managing smart city applications such as outdoor lighting networks, completed its upgrade to Version 2.0. The consortium based the new version on an easy to integrate…
Micro LED & Mini LED Market Expects Explosive Business Opportunities
Micro LED displays and Mini LED backlight technology have been the focus of spotlight in this year’s exhibitions of consumer electronics and display technology. Major manufacturers including Samsung, Sony, and AUO have showcased related conceptual products. It is also said…
GE Dropped from Dow Jones Industrial Average, Replaced by Walgreens
General Electric Co., an original member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, is being removed from the renowned stock index to be replaced by Walgreens. New CEO John Flannery, who took over in mid-2017, vowed in November to jettison $20…
Hospital Lighting Market to Double by 2026 to $10.4B
According to the publisher, the Hospital Lights Market is accounted for $5.10 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $10.42 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 8.3% from 2017 to 2026. Growing government initiatives for energy efficiency…
Seoul Semiconductor in Unique Position on the Newly-Announced Tariffs on LEDs
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that a 25% tariff is scheduled to be imposed on a wide range of products imported to the US from China, including LEDs. Some 80% of the LED industry relies…
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NAILD Podcast #29 The Lighting Renaissance Man – Bill Attardi
Listen to gripping discussions about hot topics in the lighting industry by tuning into the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast series, the official podcast of NAILD. Produced by NAILD members Michael Colligan of Atlas Lighting and Greg Ehrich of…
Circadian Rhythm Lighting on Aarhus University Hospital
Foundation grants have made it possible to establish a ground-breaking research project about a stimulating patient environment at the neuro intensive care unit in Aarhus, Denmark. It is a unique solution that integrates Circadian Lighting and functional lighting, noise masking,…
Chris Brown: Life Time Achievement Award
Thanks you Randy Reid of EdisonReport for honoring Chris Brown for the Life Time Achievement Award at Lightfair. It was a marvelous night and we had some laughs…..a really fun night.
Gooee’s IoT Test Lab
Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, the test lab is a purpose built 14,000 sq. ft testing facility, designed to test all aspects of the wireless mesh network + develop a suite of test programs to validate cloud and gateway functions,…
See the Avista difference
Avista is the easy-to-install outdoor lighting solution for lowering lighting costs, decreasing light pollution, and improving your efficiency. Make your community safer, smarter and more sustainable with the one lighting solution that will fit right in.
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A.L.P. Adds New Edgelit Panel Equipment
A.L.P. Lighting Components, manufacturer of LED lighting components and fixture kits, has added to its capacity to produce molded edgelit lighting panels. Taking advantage of Rambus closing its Brecksville, OH facility, A.L.P. purchased a 1,650-ton press, molds and other equipment…
Acclaim Announces New Specification Grade Linear One Series Cove and Graze LED Fixtures
Assembled in the USA, modular design linear LED fixtures, in 1- or 4-foot sections for interior or exterior, are available in a wide range of color temperatures, CRI and beam angles with no visible cables for a clutter-free environment. The…
EarthTronics Introduces New LED Troffer Series
EarthTronics launched the company’s new line of contemporary LED Troffers, the LED Troffer Series for healthcare, office, retail and other commercial applications for retrofit and new construction projects. The company designed the LED Troffer Series for installation in 2’x2’ and…
Experience the Power of Crestron Mercury + Zoom Rooms
Crestron, an industry leader of workplace technology solutions that enable people to work more productively, announced an extension of their relationship with Zoom Video Communications, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise video and web communications technology, to offer an integrated…
Douglas Lighting Controls Introduces LitePak™ 2
Douglas Lighting Controls, a member of the Panasonic family of companies, announced the introduction of its next generation LitePak™, a cost-effective, fully digital and dimmable lighting control solution designed for use in a variety of retail and commercial spaces, including…
