The online lighting specification platform Spektd has been acquired by Lighting Reality, which now owns 100% of Spektd’s Intellectual Property rights, completing a deal that has the platform rebranded as LR Spektd. Lighting Reality is an independent, employee-owned company based in Worcestershire, UK. With its own in-house development team, the company has 23 years of…
September 19, 2023 Now in its 40th year, the IALD International Lighting Design Awards is the longest-running award program that recognizes architectural lighting design excellence. The 40th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards presentations was made possible by our title sponsor Acuity Brands, and broadcast globally on 13 September, 2023. The full presentation is available for viewing…
ArchLIGHT Summit, the lighting trade event and educational platform for the architectural, specification, and design communities, will feature a special art installation. AWARE is an experiential exhibit composed of mixed materials from lighting manufacturers that together serve as a creative advocate for sustainability. The installation is the brainchild of the team at Your Lighting Brand…
Leading provider of advanced building automation and energy management solutions Autani has merged with LiteTrace, a pioneer in Bluetooth® lighting control solutions, to create a global leader in smart commercial building technologies and energy optimization. The merger combines Autani’s award-winning building automation platform and LiteTrace’s innovative Keilton brand of Bluetooth mesh lighting controls. By uniting…
Wesco International (NYSE:WCC), a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, issued its annual sustainability report. The report outlines Wesco’s progress and key initiatives for advancing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals set in the 2021 report that include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30%, reducing landfill waste intensity by 15% across U.S. and Canadian locations, achieving…
Lighting has a profound effect on people. The reason is simple; light is the most powerful regulator of our circadian rhythm. Light has visual, biological, and emotional benefits. This is paramount for human-centric lighting for people’s health and wellbeing. At Signify, we view lighting as a solution to creating healthy spaces while promoting well-being. By…
Nominations have opened on the 15th September and close on the 17th November with the winners being announced at Light & Intelligent Building Middle East in January 2024. What is the 40 Under 40? The 40 under 40 is a unique annual competition to select young and outstanding individuals who work in a creative capacity with the application of lighting in architecture. Candidates…
September 11, 2023 IDEAL INDUSTRIES, Inc. has sold Cree Lighting to CLNA Holdings, LLC, A member of the ADLT family of lighting companies. ADLT is a global innovator and manufacturer of energy efficient lighting fixtures and materials with 25+ years of lighting industry experience and a global portfolio of complementary businesses. The terms of the deal…
By David Gordon September, 7, 2023 The Southwest lighting market underwent change last week with Current Lighting announcing that its HLI brands will now be represented by Bell & McCoy. According to its announcement. “Current™ has chosen Bell & McCoy Lighting and Controls as its representative in the Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Western Tennessee, and Alabama-Florida-Mississippi Panhandle…
Sorensen to succeed Vice President, Brad Leland who will retire after 16 years of service Leviton recently announced the promotion of Brian Sorensen to Vice President of US Sales, Network Solutions, with an effective start date of September 1, 2023. Sorensen will assume the role from Brad Leland who will retire on January 2, 2024….
September 7, 2023 Recently, the Business Intelligence Group named Atrius®, part of Acuity Brands, Inc., as a Sustainability Leadership Award winner in the 2023 Sustainability Awards program. The Sustainability Awards honor those people, teams and organizations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission. “We’re honored to be recognized as a…
Minami-Rokuroshi of Ono City was certified as an Urban Night Sky Place by DarkSky International. This certification is the fourth International Dark Sky Place in Japan and the first Urban Night Sky Place (UNSP) in Asia. “This certification and resulting collaboration will help mitigate light pollution impacts in the area now and into the future,” stated International Dark…
To assist in global and domestic goals for reducing carbon usage and increasing the availability of electrical solutions as , Cleveland-based Eaton is making a significant investment in its North American manufacturing and operations. The company will be expanding its manufacturing to increase the supply of its solutions for customers in utility, commercial, healthcare, industrial…
Starting September 1, Bell & McCoy Lighting and Controls will represent Current™ in the Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Western Tennessee, and Alabama-Florida-Mississippi Panhandle markets for the HLI Brands and GLI Roadway Portfolios (GLI Roadway Portfolio is excluded from Alabama-Florida). This partnership expands upon Bell & McCoy’s representation of Current’s GLI Brands Portfolio in Texas…
A recently released DesignLights Consortium (DLC) study underscores the energy savings potential of networked lighting controls (NLCs) and recommends revising energy-efficiency incentive models to capture the full benefits of controlled lighting. A summary of the study, which emphasizes the value of pairing NLCs with HVAC systems in large commercial buildings, is posted on the DLC…
To reflect the major developments at LEDVANCE over the seven years since its founding, the company has unveiled comprehensive brand repositioning, including a new tagline – “Power Through Light” – that puts LEDVANCE’s three key stakeholders at the forefront: customers, the planet, and employees. LEDVANCE was spun-off from OSRAM in 2016 with a portfolio of…