While the lighting industry has understood that smart technology offers benefits to the end consumer and growth opportunities for lighting professionals, adoption has not been as fast nor as widespread as experts had predicted over the past several years. New Jersey-based Crestron Electronics hopes to mitigate the uncertainty that end users have regarding smart systems…
Cooper Lighting Solutions Celebrates 12 Products Selected in the 2024 IES Progress Report Cooper Lighting Solutions, a leader in innovative lighting solutions, proudly announces that 12 of its products have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Report. The annual IES Progress Report serves as a beacon for groundbreaking advancements…
By Dañiel R. Luna-Fuller Diverse Applications of Horticultural Lighting Horticultural lighting is a versatile tool that finds applications in a wide range of agricultural endeavors. While cannabis cultivation often garners significant attention in discussions about horticultural lighting, it’s essential to recognize horticulture lighting’s broader impact across various sectors. From traditional crops like tomatoes and lettuce…
June 13, 2024 Learn about the latest developments in photometric testing and evaluation, including new testing requirements for solid-state light sources and systems. August 12-14, 2024 | Lighting Research Center, Troy, NY Who should attend? What will you learn? People who attend the Photometry Institute will come away with the knowledge and skills needed to…
March 18, 2024 How studies in vision inform lighting standards at night By Noah Sabatier Changing a light bulb in our home is perhaps the most simple task in which we can still credit ourselves for performing household maintenance. The amount of thought such an operation receives rarely extends beyond looking for the most efficient…
February 6, 2024 Introducing the world’s first LCoS light engine with adaptive LED illumination. Spotlight™ from Avegant display technology delivers up to 90% illumination power savings and 10x local contrast compared to conventional LCoS. Avegant announces Spotlight™ display technology – the world’s first adaptive LED illumination architecture for LCoS. By dynamically illuminating regions of a LCoS…
January 2, 2024 Dan Hollenkamp, COO of Toggled, recently made five very interesting predictions regarding the development of the smart buildings market in 2024. 2024 will be a big year for smart building rebates and incentives. If there’s one thing the feds, states and utilities all have in common, it’s a keen desire to get buildings operating…
Gene Biben December 5, 2023 Leading manufacturers seek to bring new products to market on a regular basis as a means of driving sales. Further, these new products are based upon changes to the NEC (National Electrical Code), safety, productivity, new installation methodologies, or new functionality that they feel will benefit the market. For these companies,…
November 20, 2023 The prompt global phase out of fluorescent lamps is technologically feasible and economically justified due to the rapid development of LED lighting over the last five years. Energy-efficient retrofit LED lamps can replace fluorescents in virtually all applications. If adopted, the cumulative (2025-2050) global benefits of phasing-out all fluorescents would: According to…
November 8, 2023 This $4.3 billion property development features 3 hotels, more than 40 restaurants, multiple bars, a pool complex, a casino, and a 5,000-person music venue. Visitors also cannot miss the massive 100,000 sq. ft. LED display on the West Tower, which showcases upcoming live events, concerts, and promotions. Arrive in Style If you’re…
Munich, Germany-based Siemens has announced an investment of US$150 million in a new high-tech manufacturing plant in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas to help power American data centers and critical infrastructure. The new plant will produce state-of-the-art electrical equipment and will enable accelerated growth of U.S. data centers, which is being driven by the exponential adoption of…
November 2, 2023 The Global Lighting Association (GLA) is committed to the reduction of mercury (Hg) in the world’s-built environment through a successful worldwide transition to LED light sources and phasing-out the use of fluorescent lamps. The fluorescent lamp was introduced as an improvement over incandescent and halogen lamps. The mercury vapor in the…
October 19, 2023 Lutron Electronics, the global leader in smart lighting and shading control, is pleased to announce its new Lutron ballast retrofit kit by C-Flex. As the lighting market sunsets fluorescent technology to embrace the advantages of LEDs, and legislation restricts the sale of fluorescent lamps, Lutron continues its leadership position in the industry…
Enlighted, a leading proptech company owned by Siemens, has announced the expanded use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its Location Intelligence solution and new additions to the Enlighted partner ecosystem. With the introduction of AI models to Enlighted’s Real Time Location Services (RTLS) system, the accuracy of finding assets and personnel is improved to greater…
When looking at the electrical in a traditional lighting controls installation, there are some non-negotiables to ensure the lights run properly. At bare minimum, there’s a switch and a room controller which branches out to a network of hard-wired fixtures. In its full glory, there are dimming panels, timer panels, hubs, data wires and more….
Lighting Standards Updates June 2023 Review UL Solutions recently presented a midyear review of changes in standards relevant to the lighting industry. For a quick update, here is a compilation of the latest updates provided in the webinar. For full details, please watch the midyear review. UL 153, the Standard for Portable Electric Luminaires…