Case Study: LEDVANCE Illuminates the Aspiria Corporate Campus
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Case Study: LEDVANCE Illuminates the Aspiria Corporate Campus

Reprinted from our sister publication Lighting Design & Specification The Situation Savvy building professionals know that upgrades of outdated garage lighting to modern LED technology represent some of the most popular and economically attractive investments in the commercial marketplace today.  This fact hasn’t been lost on the 207-acre Aspiria corporate complex in Overland Park, Kan.,…

Pulse of Lighting Q1 Report Indicates Lighting Market Slowing
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Pulse of Lighting Q1 Report Indicates Lighting Market Slowing

According to David Gordon, founder of Electrical Trends, Channel Marketing Group, and principal of US Lighting Trends, the latest lighting statistics point to a gradual slowdown in what has been a super-robust market for some years.   Gordon states, “Late last month Channel Marketing Group conducted its Q1 Pulse of Lighting study. Over 225 individuals…

Registration Opens for 3rd  Annual ArchLIGHT Summit
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Registration Opens for 3rd  Annual ArchLIGHT Summit

ArchLIGHT Summit, the growing lighting trade event and educational platform for the architectural, specification and design communities, has opened attendee registration for its September 19-20 edition, held on the Dallas Market Center (DMC) campus. The annual event welcomes lighting designers, architects, interior designers, specifiers, and students to review new products and attend a range of…

NECA’s CEO Testifies Before Workforce Protections Subcommittee
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NECA’s CEO Testifies Before Workforce Protections Subcommittee

The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) CEO, David Long, testified before the Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing held on April 19. In his testimony, Long outlined how the misclassification of employees impacts the construction industry, particularly the competitive disadvantage it creates for law-abiding employers….

Acuity Brands to Acquire KE2 Therm Solutions
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Acuity Brands to Acquire KE2 Therm Solutions

Atlanta-based Acuity Brands, Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire KE2 Therm Solutions, Inc., which develops and provides intelligent refrigeration control solutions that improve profitability by increasing system efficiency and decreasing operational and service costs. The transaction is expected to close during the spring of 2023 when KE2 Therm will begin integrating into Distech…

Sonepar Acquires Butler’s Electric Supply in Wilmington
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Sonepar Acquires Butler’s Electric Supply in Wilmington

On April 13, Sonepar announced that its Capital Electric brand had entered into an agreement to acquire Butler’s Electric Supply in Wilmington, N.C.  Butler’s Electric branch locations will be integrated into Sonepar’s Capital Electric brand at closing. Focused on small residential and commercial contractors, the Butler’s Electric Supply acquisition brings Capital Electric the opportunity to…

Lightserve Provides Full Service & Intends to Keep Growing
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Lightserve Provides Full Service & Intends to Keep Growing

Back in 2012, it may have been hard to believe that a small lighting maintenance and retrofit contractor in Raleigh, N.C. could become a comprehensive resource in the commercial lighting industry, but Lightserve Corporation has had a meteoritic rise over the past decade due to strategic acquisitions. By acquiring companies with various strengths such as…

Nora Lighting Selects SLS as Sacramento/Central Valley Rep
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Nora Lighting Selects SLS as Sacramento/Central Valley Rep

Commerce, Calif.-based manufacturer Nora Lighting is partnering with Smart Lighting Systems (SLS) to cover the area of Sacramento and the Central Valley of California. SLS replaces long-time Nora rep, Larry Swoboda of Swoboda Lighting, who retired after many years as a successful lighting representative. The addition of SLS will help Nora Lighting further expand its…

In Memoriam: Sam Minoff
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In Memoriam: Sam Minoff

Lighting legend and former president of Kichler Lighting Sam Minoff passed away at home on April 8; he was 98 years old. He was the beloved husband of the late Clare I. (nee Dryspel) and the loving father of Barry and Roy Minoff, Amy (Mike) Southard, and the late Martin Minoff. He was a devoted grandfather of…

Consumers Want Real-Time Energy Monitoring
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Consumers Want Real-Time Energy Monitoring

Parks Associates released a new white paper Energy, Security, Automation: Converging into Peace of Mind that explores the convergence between security, home automation, and home energy solutions. The data revealed 16% of households currently have a smart thermostat, and while only 5% of internet households own an electric vehicle (EV) today, purchase intentions are growing.  …

New Research Suggests Light Therapy Could Delay Heart Disease
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New Research Suggests Light Therapy Could Delay Heart Disease

While the theory has not yet been tested on humans, a University of Buffalo (UB) study published in the journal Lasers in Surgery and Medicine suggests light therapy might be utilized to slow down cardiovascular aging and significantly delay the onset of diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure. The benefits of…

MaxLite Appoints Brett Usher as VP/Energy Solutions & Business Development-West
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MaxLite Appoints Brett Usher as VP/Energy Solutions & Business Development-West

New Jersey-based MaxLite has named industry veteran Brett Usher as VP/Energy Solutions & Business Development–West. Usher brings a strong lighting, energy, and distribution background, most recently serving for the past decade as Manager/Marketing & Business Development for Walters Wholesale, where he managed the company’s Energy Solutions team. Prior to that position, Usher worked for GE…

Energy Conservation & Supply Inc. Partners With Espen Technology for EV Charging
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Energy Conservation & Supply Inc. Partners With Espen Technology for EV Charging

Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Espen Technology, a manufacturer of EV chargers and indoor LED lighting solutions, has partnered with Energy Conservation & Supply Inc. (ECS), a distributor and installer of EV chargers, LED lighting, and controls solutions. The two companies recently completed two EV charger installation projects: one for Brooklyn-based PACE Companies and another for…

Atrium Ltd & alphaLED Enhance Partnership
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Atrium Ltd & alphaLED Enhance Partnership

As a leading independent project lighting specialist headquartered in the U.K., Atrium will now represent U.K.-based architectural LED lighting manufacturer alphaLED. Atrium has historically represented alphaLED throughout Scotland, however, based on a successful long-standing collaboration between the companies, this partnership has been enhanced and extended into England and Wales. For Atrium, this is the first…