The smart home market continues to expand, and now a large utility has gotten into the category. Houston-based NRG Energy (once part of Northern States Power Company) has centered on energy generation and the retail electricity space for years, with growth coming from nearly one dozen acquisitions of other energy companies. In March, NRG entered…
The success of Lightfair 2023 is a little more complicated to gauge than in years past. For example, the past two editions were softer in attendance (both from manufacturers and visitors) due to repercussions from the pandemic that included travel restrictions and health concerns. This year, those challenges were no longer in play, but a…
Toggled® has participated in lighting trade events such as Lightfair and LEDucation – as well as non-lighting events such as NMFT for facility managers, and other verticals – but it still flies under the radar when it comes to brand recognition. Chief Operating Officer Daniel Hollenkamp would like to see that change. Spun off from…
New updates to the National Electrical Code (NEC) in the USA mean self-powered wireless switches and wall-mounted control devices using standards such as EnOcean are now the only viable wireless switch solution for smart buildings. The new measures, which are designed to ensure the safety of battery-powered switch and wall-mounted control devices in the event…
With all of the publicity surrounding ChatGPT in the news media, David Gordon, founder of our sister resource Electrical Trends, decided to “chat” about lighting and find out just how much a machine could accurately determine about the industry. A Lighting Chat With Chat By David Gordon ChatGPT is all the rage lately. People are…
As an update to NEMA LSD 81-2019, the recent NEMA LS 20009-2022 Controlled Emergency Lighting bulletin incorporates changes in the 2023 National Electrical Code® NFPA 70® that address the increasing complexity of emergency lighting systems, specifically regarding improved definition and requirements for directly controlled luminaires. The technical clarification bulletin, from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association…
Of course lighting professionals know what lumen depreciation is and how it works, but there are some subtle factors affecting those calculations that aren’t often top of mind. A new article by CREE details the critical considerations to take into account when specifying a job. We are sharing the insights below. WHY LUMEN DEPRECIATION IS…
Clients are increasingly interested in wellness attributes for their commercial, hospitality and residential properties, but investors – and even specifiers – are reluctant to go all-in, citing a lack of definitive proof regarding health benefits. With the global wellness market worth an estimated $4.4 trillion as of 2022 (and the U.S. market alone valued at…
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, February 23 at 12pm EST, that will focus on circadian lighting based on research from the California Lighting Technology Center at University of California (CLTC). CLTC Research Update – Circadian Lighting Design Strategies will include project outcomes published in CLTC’s LD+A Research article Next…
The Keilton® Network Lighting Control (NLC) system by LiteTrace, a leader in Bluetooth® NLC systems, has received OpenADR™ 2.0b certification from the OpenADR Alliance. This certification fosters the development, adoption, and compliance of the OpenADR Smart Grid standard. By integrating OpenADR into Keilton’s NLC, LiteTrace is enabling the lighting industry to incorporate more demand response…
Fresh from winning an Innovation Award at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and its official debut at Lightovation-the International Lighting Show in Dallas last month, publicly traded SKYX Platforms Corp. has just signed a definitive acquisition agreement to acquire Belami Ecommerce, a lighting and home décor e-commerce conglomerate with $86 million in revenues and…
With the goal of establishing a stronger foothold in the North American market, Finland-based smart lighting control company Casambi has announced a strategic distribution alliance with Component Distributors, Inc. (CDI), the Denver-based company serving and distributing products to customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. This alliance – which positions CDI as a stocking distributor and…
Mount Vernon, N.Y.-based Applied UV, Inc., a leader in applying narrow-range ultraviolet light (UVC) for surface areas and catalytic bioconversion technology for air purification to destroy pathogens safely, thoroughly, and automatically has completed its mergers with PURO Lighting, LLC and LED Supply Co. The merger is expected to generate combined annualized sales of approximately $45-$50…
Last week a news article was widely circulated about a Massachusetts high school that had been under fire for wasting taxpayer money for nearly two years (18 months to be exact) because of a faulty lighting system. A mention of the problem even made the Weekend Update segment of the most recent Saturday Night Live…
In a move that strengthens its position in the commercial lighting control sector, Connecticut-based Legrand has acquired Encelium, a Canadian manufacturer of advanced commercial lighting controls.