Trends

Industry Outlook Is “Bright” for 2022

The eagerly awaited Q4 Pulse of Lighting Survey results are now available through Electrical Trends detailing the growth areas as well as the road blocks.

DISRUPTION 3.0: What’s Holding Networked Controls Back?

Peter Brown discusses market factors that have held back widespread adoption of networked lighting controls.

Wellness By the Number$

The term “health and wellness” is used a lot in consumer marketing. Not only is it a topic of great interest, but it is also a big business with huge potential for lighting professionals.

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Research Indicates Lighting Trends Are Influenced by the Pandemic

aspectLED surveyed hundreds of designers about the impact of the pandemic on lighting design.

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Meet the Winners of the 2021 Integrated Home Competition

The Integrated Home Competition organizers have announced this year’s winners.

Lighting Technology | Technology | Trends

DISRUPTION 2.0: How Ready Are You?

The second article in an exclusive series about disruption in the lighting industry delves deeper into the degrees of acceptance by the marketplace.

Commercial | Markets | News

Lightfair Lite

Obviously LightFair 2021 was very different from past editions, but it highlighted the desire for industry members to gather together in person to discuss technology and where the future is headed.

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Commercial | Rebates

How to Use Rebates as a Sales Tool

If you haven’t explored using rebates when quoting jobs, you could be leaving money on the table — and that is the last thing you want to happen in 2022. With materials shortages and supply issues continuing to raise prices, finding ways to increase margins will be critical for maintaining a healthy bottom line in the year ahead.

Commercial | Industrial | News

TS Conductor Receives New Funding, Plans U.S. Factory

TS Conductor has partnered with several companies to raise a total $25 million in funding that will be used to build the company’s first state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in the United States.

IOT Connected Lighting | Technology | Trends

Funding Completed to Make Rio de Janeiro a Smarter City

Rio de Janeiro will soon be able to finish its comprehensive Smart City & Public Lighting Project, thanks to funding achieved through a novel financing structure spearheaded by High-Trend International.

Lighting Technology | Trends | White Papers

DISRUPTION 101: Profiting From Change

Not much changed for the A19 since it became widely available over a century ago — but in the past 20 years, the lighting industry has evolved at breakneck speed. Peter Brown, LC, explains how to embrace and profit from the transformation.

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Signify Joins HomeGrid Forum to Expand LiFi Innovation

Signify – which launched Trulifi by Signify in 2019 – recently joined the HomeGrid Forum. Signify’s product utilizes optical wireless transceiver technology built or retrofitted into luminaires to provide a range of LiFi systems that ensure a fast, secure and reliable wireless connection.

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The IoT and Lighting Design

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently published ANSI/IES LP-12-21, IoT Connected Lighting. This 43-page lighting practice and American National Standard provides guidance for lighting professionals to consider and evaluate connected lighting and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and applications.