On February 13, 2023, Nichia Corp. filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court, seeking damages and to enjoin trading company CoreStaff Co., Ltd., from selling products from the F90 family of LEDs made by U.S.-based Bridgelux, Inc. The asserted patent in the lawsuit, Japanese Patent No. 4974310, as well as related patents…
Montreal-based LMPG Inc., a leading specification-grade LED lighting solutions group, has acquired 100% of Architectural Lighting Works (ALW), a privately owned, innovative interior and exterior architectural LED lighting solutions provider, from Prairie Capital. Founded in 2005, ALW is renowned for their diverse selection of linear, architectural decorative, cylinder and acoustic lighting products, its unparalleled performance,…
The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) has elected Carla Bukalski, PE, LC, LEED AP, as co-chair of its Lighting Industry Resource Council (LIRC) Steering Committee. The council provides a framework within IALD for enhanced communication between professional lighting designers and manufacturers to create an environment conducive to the collaborative improvement of products, services, business…
A 10-year veteran of Denver-based American Lighting, Jennifer Kirkpatrick has been promoted to Director of Sales for Lighting Showrooms for the Prizm Lighting and Proluxe divisions. The company released an announcement that read, “Jennifer has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership and has worked to make American Lighting a stronger company for the last 10 years —…
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…
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…
Shenzhen, China-based commercial outdoor lighting manufacturer Ledsion Lighting has relocated its U.S. headquarters to Dallas, according to a report in Community Impact, a local area news source. The nearly 26,000-sq.-ft. facility in Dallas’ Lake Highlands area includes a regional distribution center, the company’s third nationwide.
Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based LED Lighting Inc., an innovator in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of LED lighting solutions and systems, has hired industry veteran Mary Karagiannis-Argyrides as Director/OEM and National Accounts. Argyrides brings more than 30 years of experience in the lighting industry, starting her career at her family’s long-time lighting business, Home Lighting Canada….
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…
Like all companies in the electronics industry, Casambi had been experiencing pandemic-related component shortages across the global supply chain. All of its operations and supply chain teams, in partnership with Casambi’s suppliers and subcontractors, have worked diligently in 2022 to identify and close these gaps. In doing so, the company has also assisted its ecosystem…
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…
The Biden Administration launched several federal initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the energy efficiency of buildings, with two specifically designed to encourage state and local governments to update their building energy codes. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), embedded in two recent pieces of massive legislation was some $1.2…