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List of European Companies to Reach Net-Zero by 2050 Grows

According to a new study by Accenture, corporate commitments to net-zero accelerated over the last two years, with almost one-third (30%) of Europe’s largest listed companies pledging to reach net-zero by 2050.

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LightFair Makes Changes to Exhibit Floor Experience

For the upcoming annual conference and exhibition at the Javits Center in New York City this month, LightFair is enhancing its exhibit hall experience with 45+ events, including networking opportunities, categorized lighting pavilions, educational pavilion tours, and giveaways.

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Annual ArchLIGHT Summit Debuts in Dallas

ArchLIGHT Summit, the first in-person commercial lighting event in nearly two years was held at the Dallas Market Center September 21-22.

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NEMA Seeks Participants for Committee on Healthcare Facilities

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Healthcare Facilities Council has established a Healthcare Standards & Codes Review Committee (HSCRC) to monitor and participate in U.S. healthcare Standards and codes activities impacting NEMA Members.

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LED Façade Wins Lighting Prize, Advertises Climate-Neutral Electric Supply

The façade of the on-shore power plant at the Ostseekai cruise terminal, part pf the Port of Kiel in Germany, was awarded the German Lighting Design Prize 2021 in the “Projects with an Artistic Background” category.

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WBE-Certified Lighting Duo Expands From Residential to Commercial Work

After specializing in high-end residential lighting projects in the Chicago suburbs for more than one decade, Karen Lang and Megan Mackey of Hinsdale Lighting have opened a new, second business called Bryght Group to focus on commercial projects.

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LightFair’s “Designery” to Present Sessions on Sex, Digital Tools & Communication

The LightFair Design Pavilion feature will return for this year’s event featuring decorative lighting exhibits and a new design theater called the “Designery.”

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Regent Lighting Opens Factory in Serbia

Switzerland-based lighting manufacturer Regent Lighting has recently opened a nearly 70,000-sq.-ft. factory in central Serbia and is anticipating expansion.

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Joel Fisher Joins Barbizon Lighting Company

Barbizon Lighting Company has named Joel Fisher as its Northeastern Director of Operations.

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SALC Hits a Speed Bump

The 2021 Street and Area Lighting Conference (SALC) that was scheduled as an in-person gathering in Atlanta has been switched to a virtual event. The SALC will still be held on the same dates (October 11-13), but online only.

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Alcon Lighting Joins WeCultivate Showcase

Alcon Lighting joins ecommerce tool WeCultivate, backed by billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, to help consumers quickly located American-made goods.

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LightFair 2021 Attendees Can Walk the Exhibit Floor for Free

LightFair organizers are waving the admission fee to the 2021 event’s exhibit hall in effort to bolster attendance for its October 25-29 in-person event at the Javits Center in New York City.

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DiiA Accredits UL as a DALI Protocol Test House

UL is now accredited from the Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA) to be a Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) protocol test house.

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Fluence Launches LED Retrofit Guide

This guide by OSRAM is designed to help greenhouse growers switch from HPS to broad-spectrum LEDS.

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EiKO Turns a “Standard” Into a Product for Easier Plug & Play

This summer EiKO is launching its Z10 product offering. I know, what is Z10 other than the sports cars some of us remember (’69 Z10 Camaro or a 2009 BMW Z10, but let’s go with an American muscle car!)?

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Steve Mesh Talks Control for COVID Mitigation

Unless you’ve been living on a deserted South Pacific island prior to March 2020, you know that COVID has been the biggest issue facing mankind in the past year and a half.