Industry News
Moderating Economic Growth Results in Downgraded Construction Forecast for 2017 and 2018
The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast projects annual growth in the 3.5% to 4% range for the remainder of 2017 as well as for 2018, with a slower growing commercial/industrial market,…
LIGHTFAIR Issues Call for Speakers
LIGHTFAIR has issued a call for speakers for 2018. The submissions process launched July 11 and closes August 11 (they sent out the announcement July 26). Click here to submit…
How Distributors Can Up Their Lighting Game
tED Magazine recently published two online articles about how electrical distributors can up their lighting game in a competitive marketplace. Namely, through partnerships, relationships and adding value throughout the procurement…
Product Monday: Sling by Hubbell Outdoor
Sling by Hubbell Outdoor Lighting is a slender, versatile and energy-efficient small wall and flood luminaire available in four lumen outputs and two sizes. Suitable applications include building entrances, perimeter…
LED Upgrade Options for HID Luminaires
Below is my contribution to the June issue of tED Magazine on the topic of LED upgrade options for HID luminaires. Reprinted with permission. As a popular light source for…
CSIL: U.S. Luminaire Market $12.9 Billion in 2016
CSIL recently published the 2017 edition of its report, The Lighting Fixtures Market in the United States. Running about 200 pages, the report covers market size and trend, international trade,…
Willmorth Challenges Humancentric Lighting
Lumenique’s Kevin Willmorth recently published a blog post questioning the use of the term “humancentric lighting” and raising concerns about how it is being marketed and applied. Without mincing words,…
What’s New in Retail Lighting
RETAIL ENVIRONMENTS recently published an interesting article about how retail lighting is changing in the LED era. It appears we need to go on hammering the basics–layering with light, integrating…
Product Monday: LED Retrofit Kit by Eaton
Eaton’s Metalux Cruze LED Retrofit Kit is an energy-efficient solution featuring simple and quick installation for customers wanting to easily upgrade from fluorescent luminaires to LED technology without the need…
Philips Lighting’s Jon Zelinsky on Upgrading Troffers to LED
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jon Zelinsky, PE, Contractor Marketing Director, Philips Lighting. The topic: upgrading troffers to LED. I’m happy to share his responses with you here.…
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