December 7, 2023 By David Gordon With advancements in the EV batteries reducing range anxiety, electric vehicles are becoming more popular for a multitude of reasons. And with automotive and battery manufacturers committing to the technology, the trend has gone mainstream. This is further amplified due to climate concerns and government funding to accelerate EV…
December 5, 2023 Leading exterior lighting solutions provider DW Windsor has unveiled its ‘Light Responsibly’ initiative to support and promote responsible lighting practices. Announced at the LiGHT 23 Expo in London, the new initiative aims to provide lighting specifiers with the tools and guidance needed to eliminate light pollution, conserve energy, cut waste and help…
Jostran Lamontagne December 4, 2023 Faced with an increasingly aging and energy-consuming street lighting network, cities must convert their street lighting network to light-emitting diode (LED) technology. They have also realized that by opting for a smart lighting management and control system, not only can they optimize their public lighting management but also reduce their…
December 4, 2023 Signify recently announced it is adapting its organization to enhance customer-centricity, speed of execution and reduce its structural costs. “After the major transformation we achieved through the past decade, we are taking the next step by organizing our company around four vertically integrated businesses. Three of these will focus on customers: Professional, OEM…
November 30, 2023 Shipments of the new Coastal Source line voltage Ketra Ready Modulus Bullet Light will begin in December. High-performance outdoor audio and lighting pioneer Coastal Source recently announced the development of the world’s first Ketra Ready outdoor lighting solution, the line voltage Ketra Ready Modulus Bullet Light, developed in collaboration with Lutron. The…
November 29, 2023 Acuity Brands Reaches Agreements with Current Lighting Solutions, Hort Americas to Expand Acuity’s Horticulture Lighting Offering Acuity Brands, Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the Arize® family of horticulture lighting products from Current Lighting Solutions, LLC (”Current Lighting”). The Company has also reached an agreement with Hort Americas,…
November 29, 2023 Sinks Canyon State Park achieved the honor of being designated Wyoming’s first-ever International Dark Sky Park by DarkSky International. This designation is a monumental achievement towards helping to protect and preserve the integrity of the dark skies in Sinks Canyon for both humans and wildlife. Park Superintendent Jessica Moore noted, “As the first…
Global smart lighting control company, Casambi, has appointed Mark McClear as its new CEO, effective immediately. McClear takes over from Kari Mettälä, who, following five years of dynamic leadership, has stepped down to pursue other strategic priorities. Antti Kokkinen, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Finland-based Casambi, expressed gratitude for Kari Mettälä’s contributions and…
Corporate America is pushing for a return to the in-person office environment, and redesigning the work space to be more aesthetically pleasing is one way they are hoping to overcome resistance from remote workers. Aubrey Bertin and Tom Lillie of manufacturer WAC Lighting and Modern Forms, along with sales representative JP Bedell of SDA Lighting…
November 21, 2023 The global community of lighting design professionals is invited to join the IALD in congratulating four newly elected members of the Board of Directors, as well as two freshly elected and one re-elected members of the Membership Committee. All new terms are set to begin 1 January 2024. IALD Board of Directors The eleven-member…
November 21, 2023 Growing Vantage Keypad Alliance Provides Lighting Designers and Integrators With Greater Interface Flexibility, Includes Luxury Partner Keypad Vendors Meljac, Forbes & Lomax, and Basalte Legrand’s lighting control brand Vantage announced its new Keypad Alliance. In addition to Vantage’s wide portfolio of keypads, specifiers and installers using a Vantage system can select the keypad options available within…
November 20, 2023 The prompt global phase out of fluorescent lamps is technologically feasible and economically justified due to the rapid development of LED lighting over the last five years. Energy-efficient retrofit LED lamps can replace fluorescents in virtually all applications. If adopted, the cumulative (2025-2050) global benefits of phasing-out all fluorescents would: According to…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program celebrates more than 25 years of achievements in lighting efficiency. Since the ENERGY STAR label for lighting and light bulbs was first introduced in 1997 to improve market uptake of energy-efficient lighting, well over 3 billion ENERGY STAR-certified light bulbs have been sold in the United…
November 16, 2023 Once the sun sets, that’s when the streetlights around Philly turn on—but not every area is well-lit. That is changing with the launch of the city’s Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project (PSIP) that kicked off Tuesday. Crews will replace or connect more than 130,000 LED lights at recreation centers, roadways, alleyways, and residential and commercial…
November 16, 2023 KLICK and EDGE blend meticulously into the modern PEGA office space in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which was designed with both inventiveness and performance in mind. With KLICK, designers can unleash their creativity and craft truly unique architectural installations. This modular and linear track system can integrate corners and connectors for custom designs that…
November 15, 2023 Optique Lighting, a leading designer and manufacturer of premium quality Nano Linear LED lighting luminaires, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with eight impressive new sales agencies to represent and sell its Nano Linear LED architectural product lines in the U.S. and Canada. Effective immediately, the appointed sales representatives include: …