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DLC: A Performance Test to Help Ensure Incentives

If you intend to sell your lighting products in North America, please note that many U.S. utilities rely on the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) Qualified Product List (QPL) to provide utility rebates to end customers of professional applications.

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Kugler Ning Lighting wins two 2021 IESNYC Lumen Awards: A Lumen Award of Excellence and a Lumen Award of Merit by the IESNYC on June 17th, 2021

Located on a prominent corner of the Flatiron District, this 1894 Renaissance Revival church house is the new home for Fotografiska, a progressive museum of photography. The goal was to illuminate the architectural details and bring attention to this historically landmarked building.

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Guide to Energy-Savings, Incentives and Rebates – Two New Guides for North America

Heliospectra announced the release of two new guides with focus on energy-savings, incentives, and rebates. The free guides provide a detailed overview of the type of rebates available by state and province and the payback one can expect in 2021.

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AMS OSRAM Reports Second Quarter Group Results

ams OSRAM reports second quarter and first half group financial results.“We are very pleased with our performance in the second quarter, with our metrics coming in well above the midpoint of our guidance, and again delivering strong operational cash flow.”

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Signify Reports Q2 Sales of EUR 1.6 billion, Operational Profitability of 10.9%

“In the second quarter we saw an acceleration of the pace of recovery in comparison to the first three months of the year,” says CEO Eric Rondolat. “We successfully executed our strategy as demand for our connected lighting offers and our growth platforms remained strong.”

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BrainLit Growing Focus on North American Market

Swedish company BrainLit is making a rapid breakthrough in the North American market with several important orders for its patented BioCentric Lighting solution. The system recreates the qualities of natural light indoors.

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The DLC Forms Advisory Group for Light Usage for Night Applications

The DLC has announced formation of a Light Usage for Night Applications (LUNA) Advisory Group as a first step toward development of a new program to recognize and promote light fixtures that are both energy efficient and protect the night sky from light pollution.

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Retrolux and Keystone Announce Partnership

Retrolux, a lighting project development and implementation software platform company, and Keystone Technologies, lighting and lighting controls manufacturer, announced that Retrolux would add Keystone’s full line of energy-efficient LED lamps, fixtures, retrofit kits, power supplies, and control solutions to the ESCO channel, sold through Keystone’s nationwide network of distribution partners.

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Signify and NHL Partner to Upgrade Lighting for Arenas Across North America

Signify and the National Hockey League (NHL) has announced a partnership to help the more than 4,800 ice rinks across North America, from major arenas to community facilities, transition to sustainable LED and connected lighting.

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IES Partners with US National Park Service

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the National Park Service (NPS) have taken on the challenge to improve outdoor lighting in national parks without affecting night sky viewing, the fastest-growing visitor activity in parks.

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GE Current, a Daintree Company, Announces the Acquisition of Forum Lighting

GE Current, a Daintree company has announced the acquisition of Forum Inc., a privately held, Pittsburgh-based architectural linear luminaire company.

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Vantage and AiSPiRE Lighting Brands Team Up to Form Strategic Alliance

Legrand’s Building Control Systems division today announced that its Vantage brand has formed a strategic alliance with WAC’s AiSPiRE brand.

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Acuity Acquires Rockpile Ventures, Names Peter Han President of Intelligent Spaces Group

Acuity Brands, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Rockpile Ventures, a Seattle-based accelerator of early-stage artificial intelligence (AI) companies.

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Universal Douglas Lighting Americas Appoints New VP

Universal Douglas Lighting Americas (UDLA) has appointed Todd Smith as its new Vice President of Sales Projects for North America.

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Acuity Brands to Acquire ams Osram Digital Systems Business in North America

ams OSRAM announces the sale of the North America-Based Digital System (DS) business, which primarily manufactures lighting control systems, electronics and drivers, to long-time customer and partner Acuity Brands.

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Espen Technology Announces Three Management Changes

LED lighting solutions manufacturer Espen Technology has announced three changes to its sales management team. Flemming Jensen (left), previously was Vice President of the Central and South Regions, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

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