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Automating Comfort: Shades in Smart, Sustainable Buildings
By Brent Protzman, Ph.D., Director of Product Management at Lutron Electronics Design professionals in the commercial building landscape are fundamentally shifting their approach to occupant comfort and energy efficiency. While…
7 States Have EPR Packaging Laws, 5 More Assessing Need
The states that currently have EPR (extended producer responsibility) laws that cover packaging, including plastic packaging, are Maine, Oregon, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland, and Washington. These laws place responsibility…
How Gen Z Is Changing The Multifamily Housing Market
Gen Z renters are reshaping multifamily marketing and operations around digital-first, authentic, and experience-driven approaches. Gen Z is tech-native, expectations are high for online transactions, and amenities must support…
Top Lighting & EV Charger Changes In The 2026 NEC
EC&M Magazine recently published an article about the top 25 changes to the 2026 National Electrical Code (NEC). Here are their top seven lighting and EV charger changes to…
Researchers Create New Path To Highly Precise NIR LEDs
Researchers have developed a new way to make ultra-narrow band, near‑infrared LEDs by “electrically powering” materials that normally do not conduct, using attached organic molecules that act as molecular…
Product Monday: Data Center Inside Solar Streetlights?
A British company, Conflow Power Group, proposes to cut the environmental footprint of artificial intelligence by turning streetlights into off-grid, solar-powered mini data centers using Nvidia hardware. It frames this…
Fluorescent Lamp Bans In 4 States & Canada Effective 1/1/26
Fluorescent lamp bans have been passed in ten US states, and four of those states have effective dates of January 1st, 2026, for at least one category of fluorescent…
How Color-Tuning Brings Balance & Beauty To Exterior Design
By Valeria Palacios Klein CLD, Senior Lighting Designer at Coastal Source When people hear the phrase colored lighting in outdoor spaces, it’s likely they immediately think of bold, oversaturated…
7 Trends Redefining Buildings & Energy Management in 2026
By Dan Hollenkamp, COO at Toggled Dan Hollenkamp, COO of Toggled, shared the following seven trends that he believes will redefine buildings and energy management in 2026: 1) Smart Buildings…
Refinements to the Worthing Relationship – A Quantum Version of Wien’s Displacement Law
By Eric Bretschneider, Ph.D. Abstract Wien’s Displacement Law is a simple equation that allows calculation of the peak wavelength for a black body light source as a function of…
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