CSIL’s recent research publication, The Lighting Fixtures Market in the United States (July 2018, 190 pages, EUR 1,600), estimated that consumption of luminaires few at an average annual rate of 4.6% between 2012 and 2017, resulting in a $20 billion industry.
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DLC Accepting Submissions for Horticultural Luminaires
The DesignLights Consortium recently announced it is accepting product submissions for its Horticultural Qualified Products List.
Lutron Electronics Identifies Three Key Lighting Trends
Lutron Electronics recently alerted the media to three trends in the lighting industry for 2019.
RMI’s Lumens as a Service Report
In 2017, the Rocky Mountain Institute published a report, Lumens as a Service, which proposes business models for adopting a light-as-a-service approach to market. Citing other industries such as solar photovoltaics and vehicles, RMI says the time is right for the lighting industry to innovate to offer commercial building owners immediate return on investment and improved lighting.
DLC Releases SSL Technical Requirements V4.4
The DLC recently released the final version of SSL Technical Requirements Version 4.4. This Technical Requirements update consists of new policies that will allow high performance, energy-efficient horticultural lighting products, DC and PoE products, and field-adjustable light output products to be qualified and listed on the DLC Qualified Products Lists.
5 Lighting Leaders Share Vision of Industry’s Future
The 2nd Trends in Lighting (TiL), co-hosted with the LED Professional Symposium +Expo (LpS), saw lighting designers, innovators, architects and planners come together with technologists, engineers and researchers in Bregenz, Austria. At a press conference during the event, five industry leaders spoke about the future of lighting.
Industry Leaders Discuss Future of Lighting at LRC Annual Conference
The lighting industry continues to be in a state of rapid transformation. New technologies and new business models are forcing the industry to rethink what it means to be a lighting company in the 21st century. To understand and address this issue, the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute brought together leaders from the lighting industry, policy makers, and business development experts for its annual Partner’s event on September 5-6, 2018 in Troy, New York.
Startup Promises to Bridge Gap Between Lighting and IoT
LEDs Magazine recently reported on Ingy, a startup tech firm aiming to support lighting manufacturers in positioning themselves for the IoT world.
Is Future Industry Profitability in IoT and Service?
A recent editorial at SolidStateLightingDesign.com presented a gloomy outlook for today’s lighting industry resulting from demonetization and LED source longevity. A bright spot looking ahead may be the Internet of Things and light as a service.
Mark Lien Hosts Forces of Change Podcast
In the “Forces of Change” podcast, the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Mark Lien talks to expert guests to explore the trends and technologies shaping the lighting world.
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