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People

Acuity Acquires Rockpile Ventures, Names Peter Han President of Intelligent Spaces Group

Acuity Brands, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Rockpile Ventures, a Seattle-based accelerator of early-stage artificial intelligence (AI) companies.

People

Universal Douglas Lighting Americas Appoints New VP

Universal Douglas Lighting Americas (UDLA) has appointed Todd Smith as its new Vice President of Sales Projects for North America.

News

Acuity Brands to Acquire ams Osram Digital Systems Business in North America

ams OSRAM announces the sale of the North America-Based Digital System (DS) business, which primarily manufactures lighting control systems, electronics and drivers, to long-time customer and partner Acuity Brands.

LiFi

Celebrating 10 Years of LiFi

Ten years ago, Prof Haas took to the stage at Ted Global and introduced to the world a new technology called LiFi that would captivate millions. Haas painted a vision of a light-connected world that would push wireless connectivity to new frontiers. The overwhelming response later led to the formation of pureLiFi co-founded by Professor Harald Haas and Dr. Mostafa Afgani.

People

Espen Technology Announces Three Management Changes

LED lighting solutions manufacturer Espen Technology has announced three changes to its sales management team. Flemming Jensen (left), previously was Vice President of the Central and South Regions, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

News

Light + Building Digital Extension: New Digital Features of Light + Building 2022

The world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building-services technology will be held as a physical event at Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre March 13-18, 2022. At the same time, and for a whole week afterwards, it will be possible to visit this meeting place for the sector digitally.

White Papers

UL Updates UL 8802, Outline of Investigation for Germicidal Systems

The third edition of UL 8802, Outline of Investigation for Germicidal Systems, introduces a new Part IV to the standard. This section addresses retrofit kits that facilitate replacement of the light source of a General Lighting Service (GLS) luminaire with a UV LED emitter assembly.

Commercial

Lighting Contactor Market to Witness Steady Growth Through 2023

Commercial segment is expected to hold the largest share of the lighting contactor market, by end-user, during the forecast period.

Markets

Power Over Ethernet Lighting Market Worth US$922 Million by 2026

According to the report Power Over Ethernet Lighting Market with COVID-19 Impact Analysis by Offering (Hardware, Software and Services), Wattage (Up to 25 Watts, Above 25 Watts), Application (Commercial, Industrial), and Geography – Global Forecast to 2026, published by MarketsandMarkets…

Commercial

Getting Control of Comfort and Energy: The Benefits of Upgrading to Automated Shades and Advanced Lighting in Commercial Buildings

Interior lighting and window shading innovations have advanced leaps and bounds in the past two decades. Each innovation offers benefits to existing buildings, ranging from improved occupant comfort and wellbeing to significant energy savings.

IOT Connected Lighting

Complete Philips Hue Range to be Compatible with New Smart Home Connectivity Standard Matter

Signify announces all existing and new Philips Hue smart lights and accessories will be compatible with Matter via a software update to the Hue Bridge. Matter (previously known as Project CHIP – Connected Home over IP) announced by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (formerly Zigbee Alliance) on May 11, is a new industry-unifying standard that enables smart devices to work together seamlessly.

News

LSI Industries Acquires JSI Store Fixtures, Creating Commercial Lighting and Display Solutions Company

LSI Industries, a U.S. based manufacturer of commercial lighting and graphics solutions, announced the acquisition of privately held JSI Store Fixtures (JSI) from RFE Investment Partners for a cash purchase price of $90 million.

News

DLC Joins Clean Lighting Coalition

The DLC has announced that they have joined the Clean Lighting Coalition (CLiC), an organization with aligned objectives.

Resources

Free Guide To Growing A Lighting Business, Post-Pandemic

Growing a lighting manufacturing or distribution business has gotten more difficult since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

People

IESNYC Announces the Three Recipients of the 2021 IESNYC Thesis Awards

The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) honored Daniel Reinhard, MS in Lighting, at the Lighting Research Center (LRC), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Hsin-Ying Huan, MFA Lighting Design from Parsons the School of Design; and Bobby Bradley, Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID)…

Resources

Signify Calls on EU to Accelerate Conversion to LEDs

In the EU, where lighting is estimated to be responsible for around 10% of all electricity use, findings by Signify reveal that by upgrading conventional luminaires to LED presents the union with a significant opportunity to help it achieve net zero carbon emissions in 2050.

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