The European research project Repro-light is concluding after a three-year run. The consortium set out with the aim of supporting the European lighting industry in moving towards a more sustainable future by developing intelligent, modular luminaires (the “Luminaire of the Future”) with interchangeable components and matching smart production processes.
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Kenall and Clear-Vu Lighting Settle Litigation on Disinfection Lighting
Kenall Manufacturing recently announced the company and Clear-Vu Lighting have agreed to dismiss their ongoing litigation concerning visible light disinfection technology. Clear-Vu Lighting has ceased offering for sale all products using visible light disinfection technology.
Market Report: Global LED Market to Reach $82 Billion by 2026
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, 2020 Annual Update of Global LED Lighting Market, finds that the increasing demand for energy-efficient lighting, the rising number of smart city projects and overall infrastructure development are driving the LED lighting market across the globe.
Lighting Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Update
The Pompeo Group recently posted an update on M&A activity in the lighting industry.
Mark Lien on Lighting Transformations
The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Mark Lien is emerging as one of the lighting industry’s leading futurists, and his insights are always worthwhile to explore. In this column in LD+A Magazine, he describes 10 major transformations in the lighting industry, from the convergence of technologies to the end of energy efficiency as the industry’s leading market driver to smart cities.
Radulescu LLP to Host Lighting Industry Webinar on Patent Issues
Attorneys from Radulescu LLP will host a webinar on October 1, 2020 to discuss developments in IP litigation over the past year.
Exponation Files for Bankruptcy
On September 21, Exponation, LLC announced it has filed for bankruptcy, indefinitely canceling LightShow West, LED Specifier Summit, and West Coast Lighting Insider.
Light for Lebanon Aims to Help Beirut Communities
Lebanese lighting designer Manal Kahale and the Light Reach team have partnered to launch LIGHT For LEBANON, administered by the nonprofit PhoScope. This new program aims to support communities in Beirut with solar lighting solutions for indoor and outdoor use.
IES Relaunches Career Center
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has announced the relaunch of its online Career Center to facilitate connections between employers and great talent.
IALD Webinar Addresses Racism in Lighting Industry
In this International Association of Independent Lighting Designers (IALD) webinar, Edward Bartholomew, IALD, principal of Bartholomew Lighting, Nelson Jenkins, founder of Lumen Architecture, and Lisa Reed, Associate IALD, founding principal of Envision Lighting Design, share their personal perspectives and thoughts on institutional racism and its influence on the lighting industry and lighting design profession.
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