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Connected Cities Necessary to Meet Challenges of the Future

The influx of people into large cities and conurbations is unabated. In 2018 there existed 33 megacities world-wide with a population of more than ten million.

Commercial

3 Top Commercial Lighting Trends for 2020

A broadening of the role of luminaires and a continued focus on people and energy efficiency are three top commercial lighting trends projected for 2020.

Healthcare

Tailored Light Improves Sleep Quality, Depression, Agitation in Older Adults With Alzheimer’s Disease

Most people associate Alzheimer’s disease with profound memory loss, but it is often the symptoms—sleep disturbances, depression, and agitation—that are a challenge to treat, and can significantly reduce the quality of life for both the affected individual and their family members and caregivers.

Case Studies

Lessons Learned from Living Lab

In 2007, a new headquarters building for the New York Times was completed in midtown Manhattan. State-of-the-art lighting and control equipment were deployed.

Commercial

The Difference Between Full Gamut LEDs & Standard LEDs

When it comes to setting a stage, few technologies make facilities and products shine like energy-efficient, high-performing LED lights and controls.

Human-centric

An Assessment of a Hybrid Lighting System That Employs Ultraviolet-A

Reducing healthcare-associated infections is critically important. A new hybrid lighting system technology, designed to provide both visible white light and disinfecting UV-A (max¼366nm) radiation, was retrofitted into a modern hospital newborn intensive care unit.

Lighting Technology

Alternatives to DMX-Controlled Tunable-White Lighting

While DMX is an industry standard and a workhorse protocol for dynamic lighting controls that is agnostic to manufacturers, there can be a lot of on-site programming and additional wiring required to be effective.

IOT Connected Lighting

PNNL Study Targets Authentication Vulnerability of Connected Lighting Systems

The U.S. Department of Energy has released the results of a study examining authentication vulnerabilities in connected lighting systems (CLS).

Commercial

Infrared LED Market to Reach $1B by 2026

The rising demand for a strong surveillance system worldwide is likely to boost IR LED market growth over the coming years.

Healthcare

New Study Reports to Have Found Key to Healthy LED Lighting

Scientists at the Circadian Light Research Center have identified the narrow band of blue light that synchronizes our circadian rhythms during the day and disrupts them at night.

Residential

Ultraviolet-C (UVC) Germicidal Devices: What Consumers Need to Know

Consumer UVC germicidal devices are entering the market rapidly because of an increased demand for sanitizing and germicidal capabilities in the face of COVID-19. But are they all safe?

Resources

NEEA Studies Luminaire Level Lighting Controls

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) recently published a study seeking to compare one-for-one luminaire level lighting control (LLLC) retrofits with a comprehensive networked lighting controls (NLC) redesign.

Resources

Steve Mesh Talks Programmable LED Drivers

Some of the recent blog posts have described different components in Networked Lighting Control (NLC) systems. We’ve talked a lot about the building blocks that are needed to create lighting systems that feature some kind of ability to change colors – either “dim-to-warm,” “tunable-white,” or even “full color-changing (RGB)” type systems.

Rebates

Guide to Energy-Savings, Incentives and Rebates – Two New Guides for North America

Heliospectra announced the release of two new guides with focus on energy-savings, incentives, and rebates. The free guides provide a detailed overview of the type of rebates available by state and province and the payback one can expect in 2021.

News

AMS OSRAM Reports Second Quarter Group Results

ams OSRAM reports second quarter and first half group financial results.“We are very pleased with our performance in the second quarter, with our metrics coming in well above the midpoint of our guidance, and again delivering strong operational cash flow.”

News

Signify Reports Q2 Sales of EUR 1.6 billion, Operational Profitability of 10.9%

“In the second quarter we saw an acceleration of the pace of recovery in comparison to the first three months of the year,” says CEO Eric Rondolat. “We successfully executed our strategy as demand for our connected lighting offers and our growth platforms remained strong.”

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