Industry News
Acuity Acquires The Luminaires Group
Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire all of the equity interests of spec-grade luminaire manufacturer The Luminaires Group, home to five niche lighting brands:…
TLED Lamps Hold 30 Percent Market Share
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA) linear fluorescent lamp index continued a downward trend in the first quarter of 2019. Compared to Q118, T5, T8, and T12 lamps all posted…
Product Monday: LED Upgrades for Popular Louis Poulsen Designs
Louis Poulsen recently announced LED upgrades to more of its most popular luminaires. LED technology has recently also been integrated into PH Snowball, VL45, and Patera, among other pendants in…
Architecture Billings Index Continues Its Streak of Soft Readings
Demand for design services in July remained essentially flat in comparison to the previous month, according to a new report recently released by The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s…
University of Oregon Publishes White Paper on Light, Views, and the Workplace Experience
The University of Oregon recently published a new white paper, “The Impact of Lighting and Views in the Workplace of the Future.” The paper concludes that daylighted spaces with controlled…
DOE Rolls Back Regulatory Definition of General-Service Lamps, Issues No Change to Incandescent Energy Standards, Says Backstop Provision Not Automatically Triggered
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued two new regulatory rules related to general-service lamps (incandescent/halogen, compact fluorescent, LED) and general service incandescent lamps. The first rule negated an Obama-era…
AIA Consensus Construction Forecast Predicts Growth Despite Signs of Impending Declines
Spending on nonresidential building construction is expected to increase almost 4% this year and more than 2% in 2020, according to a new consensus forecast from The American Institute of…
OSRAM Clears Path for AMS Takeover
The Managing Board and Supervisory Board of OSRAM have waived the existing standstill agreement with AMS and signed a cooperation agreement. This clears the way for a voluntary public takeover…
Product Monday: Patient Overbed Luminaire by Visa
Visa Lighting’s “Lenga,” a dual-unit overbed slot luminaire for patient room lighting, was engineered to provide multi-functional ambient and exam illumination for the patient room—while taking up as little space…
Get a Grip on Lighting: Peter Brown on Where the Industry is Going
The lighting industry is going through drastic changes. In this week’s featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and…
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