David Shiller

  Mosslab’s Moss Hexa brings biophilic design into decorative lighting through a modular wall system combining living moss, integrated LED illumination and wood accents. Launched on Kickstarter October 13, 2026, the product allows users to assemble hexagonal panels into customizable compositions, positioning greenery and ambient lighting as elements of the same interior feature rather than [...]

  The number of new AI business tools is endless. I recently used an AI app called Embra (in France) to create a free audit tool that allows any lighting manufacturers to quickly self-assess their growth-readiness. The quick audit assesses go-to-market strategy, channel reach & expansion, marketing engine, and sales execution. It’s just 8 questions [...]

  European researchers report the first demonstration of imaging dominated by an artificial, laser-driven muon beam. Conducted at Romania’s Extreme Light Infrastructure–Nuclear Physics facility, the experiment used laser-accelerated electrons to generate high-energy muons, characterize their spatial distribution, and image a dense lead object. The results establish a proof of concept for controlled muography, a non-invasive [...]

  HBSD’s Golden Hammer Awards Hardware & Building Supply Dealer has opened nominations for its annual Golden Hammer Awards, recognizing outstanding new products in hardware, home improvement, and building materials. The program highlights products that advance industry standards while delivering benefits to professional contractors and retail customers. Entries will be judged on three criteria: innovation, [...]

  LiteTrace Brands, a USA company headquartered in Maryland, announced that its Keilton+autani networked lighting controls system is listed on the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) Networked Lighting Controls Qualified Products List under Technical Requirements V5.2 with an NLC-integrated thermostat. Autani, a LiteTrace Brands business, is the first and only NLC-integrated thermostat manufacturer on the V5.2 list, [...]

  One of the most searched topics on the LightNOW website is “sources for reflectances.” This article is intended as an introduction on where to locate light reflectance values (LRVs) for different building materials / surfaces. Room-surface reflectance should be based first on the specified product—not a generic “ceiling/wall/floor” default. The most defensible sources are [...]

  Smart Street Lighting Enters Its Next Growth Phase The global smart street lighting market is moving beyond isolated pilots and becoming a mainstream element of municipal LED modernization. Berg Insight estimates that the worldwide installed base of individually controlled smart streetlights reached 38.5 million units at the end of 2025 and will grow to 87.6 million units [...]

  New York City’s first enforcement year for Local Law 97 produced high reporting and compliance rates, indicating that most covered buildings were able to meet the law’s initial greenhouse-gas limits or satisfy alternative requirements. The harder challenge, however, lies ahead: substantially tighter 2030 caps will require far more extensive building retrofits, including electrification, envelope [...]

  For lighting manufacturers, traditional thought leadership is no longer only a brand-building or media-relations activity. White papers, technical case studies, trade-press bylines, association participation, winning industry awards, and conference presentations can now also improve how often—and how accurately—a company appears in AI-generated answers. This is known as Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). AEO matters because [...]