David Shiller

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 as a response to the rapidly growing electricity, carbon, and water demands of conventional AI data centers, worldwide. Rising AI energy and water use Globally, [...]

  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 lamps. The four states are Hawaii, Maine, Minnesota, and Illinois. The fluorescent lamp categories banned on January 1 vary by state. The following table shows [...]

  Cannabis Business Times in partnership with Fluence have released the 2025 State Of The Cannabis Lighting Market Report. The report describes a decade-long shift toward LED dominance in cannabis cultivation lighting, alongside growing sophistication in controls and a persistent focus on managing energy costs and crop quality. It positions LED-based, controllable systems as the [...]

  Horticulture lighting has rapidly evolved from a niche application to one of the fastest-growing sectors in the lighting industry, driven by falling technology costs, improved efficiency, and broader use in greenhouses, vertical farms, floriculture, and even facilities producing plant-based vaccines. The global horticulture lighting market is growing at about 12% per year and could [...]

  Zigbee 4 And Suzi The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has released Zigbee 4 and Suzi to standardize secure, interoperable, and scalable IoT connectivity. These standards aim to make enterprise IoT networks more secure, scalable, and reliable, especially for commercial and industrial use. Zigbee 4 adds sub‑GHz (800/900 MHz) support for better range and building penetration, branded [...]

  AI is rapidly becoming the new default interface for internet search, shifting discovery away from short keyword strings toward rich, conversational exchanges that feel more like dialogue than database queries. From strings to sentences For two decades, traditional search has trained users to think in fragments: “best LED office lights low glare” or “Atlanta [...]

  The following lighting award programs are now accepting submissions: IESNYC Student Lighting Competition Entry deadline: March 15, 2026 The IESNYC invites students from New York City Art and Design schools to participate in a city-wide design competition, emphasizing the significance of lighting in shaping the built environment. Apply here. 2026 Lumen Awards Entry deadline: [...]

  An increasing popular lighting category is battery-powered, cordless lamps. Main purpose and benefits Cordless lamps are a flexible solution for adding light anywhere without depending on electrical outlets, making them ideal for bookshelves, hallways, patios, nurseries, and other hard-to-wire spots. They enhance ambiance and safety while using efficient LEDs, motion sensors, and rechargeable batteries [...]

  JLL’s 2025 Global Real Estate Technology Survey reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in buildings has surged remarkably, with 92% of corporate real estate occupiers now piloting AI solutions—a rapid jump from less than 5% just three years ago. However, only 5% of organizations report achieving most or all of their expected results from [...]