Industry News
Observations on the Lighting Industry Labor Market — Q1 2026
By Eric Pollack, President, ESP Prosearch & David Shiller, Executive Recruiter, ESP Prosearch The following article was originally published in US Lighting Trends. Special thanks to David Gordon and…
New York State’s Proposed Dark Sky Bill
LightNOW has already written about Maine’s new strict dark sky law, and Hawaii’s proposed dark sky bill. Here is a look at New York State’s proposed dark sky law.…
Does Sitting By A Window Provide Real Daylight Benefits?
By Bill Chan, President at LiteController Inc. During talks I’ve given over the years, I often encourage people to take a morning walk outside for at least half an…
Recent Trends In Horticultural Lighting
Recent horticultural lighting trends are centered on smarter LED systems, more precise spectral control, and tighter integration with greenhouse automation. The biggest shift is away from static lighting toward…
2025 Smart Building Trends & Technology Adoption
The Association for Smarter Homes & Buildings (ASHB) surveyed 308 building owners, operators, IT leaders, and facility managers, in the US and Canada, about trends in smart buildings. The…
What 2025 Lighting Imports & Exports Tell Us About Tariffs
On April 1st, I published an article about the furniture industry’s declining imports and exports in 2025 relative to 2024. This likely indicated an overall decline in the furniture…
Zumtobel Launches First Manufacturer Remanufacturing Service
Zumtobel, in Europe, has launched the first remanufacturing service by a luminaire manufacturer. The new standardized remanufacturing service extends the life of lighting systems to at least two product…
DLC Summit 2026 In Los Angeles In October
Design Lights Consortium (DLC) has announced the DLC Summit 2026. It will be held October 26-27, 2026, in Los Angeles, CA. The conference is co-hosted by the Los Angeles…
The Beauty And Disruption Of Rayleigh Scattering
A recent dark sky project has had me thinking and researching light pollution, sky glow, and by extension an optical phenomenon that we can experience on most clear days…
Japanese Home Builders Acquiring U.S. Home Builders
Japanese home builders are rapidly expanding their footprint in the United States, reshaping the landscape of the American housing market through a wave of acquisitions. Since 2020, Japanese firms…
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