AEL Streetlights Selected for Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project
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AEL Streetlights Selected for Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project

Two-year, citywide program will convert 130,000 high-pressure sodium streetlights into a network of more efficient, longer-lasting LED lights.  Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced that the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) has selected American Electric Lighting (AEL) as a major supplier for its Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project (PSIP). The citywide project will replace and connect approximately 130,000 streetlights into a network of…

High-End Lighting Underground with LEDVANCE
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High-End Lighting Underground with LEDVANCE

September 19, 2023 LEDVANCE designs and implements a LED Strip System for the underground bicycle parking garage, IJboulevard, in Amsterdam, combining innovative design, efficiency, and user orientation. Bicycle Parking IJ Boulevard, Amsterdam Project info Project benefits at a glance The Challenge To address the need for additional bicycle parking in Amsterdam, a large underground garage…

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A Current Take on Lighting Trends

Current was asked by US Lighting Trends to look into its crystal ball to foresee the not-so-distant future of commercial lighting and controls. Feedback was provided by Current’s lighting pros Director of National Distribution Clayton Smith, Director of Industry Insights & Events Carla Bukalski, and Director of Specifications and Controls Sales David Kelley. What does…

Water Street Tampa, Florida Illuminated with Smart Poles
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Water Street Tampa, Florida Illuminated with Smart Poles

September 7, 2023 Dimonoff is set to deploy smart lighting poles in the urban development of Water Street Tampa. This project, developed alongside our partner Lumca, a renowned manufacturer of cutting-edge lighting fixtures, will provide efficient lighting and leverage technology to optimize energy consumption. Incorporating Dimonoff’s smart lighting solution advanced nodes and connectivity capabilities, the smart light…

North Light Installation at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
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North Light Installation at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Climate Pledge Arena, found at Seattle Center, is a complete redevelopment of an historic landmark, originally built for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. It is an industry first, including being the first net zero (no greenhouse gas emissions or offsets its emissions) certified arena in the world. It makes sense why artists, Laura Haddad and Tom…

New NX Site Manager from Current Empowers Facility Owners with Unrivaled Lighting Control

New NX Site Manager from Current Empowers Facility Owners with Unrivaled Lighting Control

The NX Lighting Controls system from Current unlocks more possibilities to manage buildings efficiently and can now be powered by NX Site Manager, an on-premises enterprise software platform providing real-time programming and management capabilities for NX-connected lighting and smart devices. Additionally, the NX Wall Stations family has been expanded to help lighting pros tackle projects with a host of smart and specialty…

The Future of Lighting in the Metaverse
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The Future of Lighting in the Metaverse

By Erin McDannald, CEO, Lighting Environments & Environments Many industries are gradually integrating the metaverse into their operations, and the lighting sector, an intrinsic component of experiential design, can significantly benefit from enhanced digital tools that effectively depict its solutions in practical contexts. Lighting is unique in that it can establish unprecedented connections with end-users,…

Shining a Light on the Burgeoning Smart City Market
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Shining a Light on the Burgeoning Smart City Market

Converting existing street lighting from legacy sources to LED has become big business all over the world for many lighting manufacturers over the past decade, but now it’s time to level up. According to a report compiled by Fortune Business Insights, the market size of “smart” street lighting on a global level is projected to…

UL Solutions Lighting Issues Standards Update
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UL Solutions Lighting Issues Standards Update

Lighting Standards Updates June 2023 Review UL Solutions recently presented a midyear review of changes in standards relevant to the lighting industry. For a quick update, here is a compilation of the latest updates provided in the webinar. For full details, please watch the midyear review.                 UL 153, the Standard for Portable Electric Luminaires…

GM Energy Offers 3 Bundle Options for Ultium Home
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GM Energy Offers 3 Bundle Options for Ultium Home

GM Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, has rolled out its initial retail offerings to enable customers to leverage vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional charging technology, stationary storage, and additional energy management products. The Ultium Home product offerings will be the first solutions to be made available to residential customers through GM Energy, and are…

NRG Energy Enters IoT Market via Vivint Smart Home
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NRG Energy Enters IoT Market via Vivint Smart Home

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…

Toggled Charts It Own Course in Controls
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Toggled Charts It Own Course in Controls

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…

EnOcean Alliance Debuts Self-Powered Light Switches to Meet NEC Code Update
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EnOcean Alliance Debuts Self-Powered Light Switches to Meet NEC Code Update

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…