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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. Smart lighting promises a platform for Internet of…
Is Future Industry Profitability in IoT and Service?
A recent editorial at SolidStateLightingDesign.com issued a gloomy outlook for today’s lighting industry: With the beginning of September comes the start of the new fiscal year for the LED business.…
IoT-Ready Alliance Standard
Below is a new item I wrote for the September issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. One year after its founding, in May…
Product Monday: Dimmable Type B TLED Lamps by Espen
Espen Technology recently added 0-10V dimmable, ballast-bypass LED tubes to its Flex family of Type B TLED lamps. These lamps feature a single-ended bypass connection and an internal driver for…
Get A Grip On Lighting: Rebates
In this week’s featured episode of NAILD’s Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, Joe Pater, CEO of Rebate Bus, discusses the importance of utility rebates to the lighting industry.
Trends in Outdoor Lighting
Below is my contribution to the September 2018 issue of tED Magazine, published by the National Association of Electrical Distributors. Reprinted with permission. The major technological shift to the LED…
Does Light Level Affect Spatial Learning and Memory?
Researchers at Michigan State University studied the brains of rodents after exposing them to dim and bright light for a month. They found that consistent exposure to dim or bright…
Getting to Know the WELL Building Standard
My monthly lighting column for ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR covers the WELL Building Standard, which aims to promote building design that supports human health and wellness. Similar to LEED, WELL is a…
Product Monday: Flex Tube Pixel SE by Acclaim
Acclaim Lighting’s Flex Tube Pixel SE is a flexible, side-emitting LED strip that features RGB control of every 3.27” section for exterior or interior lighting applications. IP68-rated and submersible to…
Robert Karlicek Talks Internet of Things
I recently had the opportunity to interview Robert Karlicek, Jr., Ph.D., professor and director, Center for Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications (LESA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The topic? The future for…
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