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Commercial

DC Lighting Systems Evaluation

The majority of building power distribution systems use alternating current (AC) sourced from a power grid. This significantly influences the design of direct current (DC) appliances including LED light sources and digital controls.

Trends

Q3 — An Improving Lighting Market

Distributor, manufacturer, manufacturer rep and lighting agent feedback in our 2020 Q3 Pulse of Lighting report show an improving lighting market.

Rebates

DLC: A Performance Test to Help Ensure Incentives

If you intend to sell your lighting products in North America, please note that many U.S. utilities rely on the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) Qualified Product List (QPL) to provide utility rebates to end customers of professional applications.

Trends

2021 Q1 Pulse of Lighting Findings

The first quarter of 2021 was an “interesting” challenge for those selling lighting and, at the end of the quarter, industry performance was projected to meet industry predictions made during the fourth quarter of 2020.

IOT Connected Lighting

Avoiding Networked Lighting Control System Deployment Pitfalls

My blog post from April 1, 2020, entitled Lessons Learned from Living Lab describes a research project about retrofitting existing spaces with networked lighting control systems (NLCs).

Office

Luminaire Level Lighting Controls and the Future of Healthy Buildings

It could be argued that we have planned cities and constructed buildings to support human health for millennia.

Commercial

A Look at DC Microgrids

Direct current (DC) is emerging as a competitive or complementary power distribution option at the grid, community, and building level.

Trends

Lighting Has Strong Pulse in Q2

The pulse of the lighting industry is strong.

Case Studies

Chicago’s Merchandise Mart

Turning Chicago’s Merchandise Mart (the Mart) into the most extensive permanent projection system in the world was a significant feat, and the opening attracted over 30,000 people and garnered national media attention.

Case Studies

North Central Bronx Hospital Reorganizes to Meet Demands of Pandemic with Help from Lutron

When the North Central Bronx Hospital in NY needed to quickly reorganize several floors to take care of an influx of new patients, Lutron’s Vive Wireless was the ideal solution.

News

Kugler Ning Lighting wins two 2021 IESNYC Lumen Awards: A Lumen Award of Excellence and a Lumen Award of Merit by the IESNYC on June 17th, 2021

Located on a prominent corner of the Flatiron District, this 1894 Renaissance Revival church house is the new home for Fotografiska, a progressive museum of photography. The goal was to illuminate the architectural details and bring attention to this historically landmarked building.

Case Studies

Lighting Upgrade Enhances Safety and Enriches Beauty of 9/11 Pentagon Memorial

The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is dedicated to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Adjacent to the Pentagon, the two-acre Memorial Park is a powerful tribute.

Commercial

Shedding Some Light on Commercial and Industrial LED Applications: Part 2

In Part 1 of this interview with Leora Radetsky, we covered smart lighting, customizability, and COVID-19 possibilities. For Part 2 we are diving into indoor agriculture, how utilities are helping drive LED adoption with incentives, and challenges in the LED market.

Commercial

DC Lighting Systems Evaluation

Q3 — An Improving Lighting Market

DLC: A Performance Test to Help Ensure Incentives

2021 Q1 Pulse of Lighting Findings

Avoiding Networked Lighting Control System Deployment Pitfalls

Luminaire Level Lighting Controls and the Future of Healthy Buildings

A Look at DC Microgrids

Lighting Has Strong Pulse in Q2

Chicago’s Merchandise Mart

North Central Bronx Hospital Reorganizes to Meet Demands of Pandemic with Help from Lutron

Kugler Ning Lighting wins two 2021 IESNYC Lumen Awards: A Lumen Award of Excellence and a Lumen Award of Merit by the IESNYC on June 17th, 2021

Lighting Upgrade Enhances Safety and Enriches Beauty of 9/11 Pentagon Memorial

Shedding Some Light on Commercial and Industrial LED Applications: Part 2

Shedding Some Light on Commercial and Industrial LED Applications: Part 1

Pedestrians Create Surging Light Projections in Artwork by Matthias Oostrik

What Bluetooth Beacons Bring to the Future of Connected Lighting

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