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AI Replaces Keyword Search With Conversational Discovery
Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

AI Replaces Keyword Search With Conversational Discovery

Dec 03, 2025

  AI is rapidly becoming the new default interface for internet search, shifting discovery away from short keyword strings toward rich, conversational exchanges that feel more like dialogue than database…

Six Lighting Award Programs Now Accepting Submissions
Awards

Six Lighting Award Programs Now Accepting Submissions

Dec 02, 2025

  The following lighting award programs are now accepting submissions: IESNYC Student Lighting Competition Entry deadline: March 15, 2026 The IESNYC invites students from New York City Art and Design…

Product Monday: Increasingly Popular Cordless Lamps
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Increasingly Popular Cordless Lamps

Dec 01, 2025

  An increasing popular lighting category is battery-powered, cordless lamps. Main purpose and benefits Cordless lamps are a flexible solution for adding light anywhere without depending on electrical outlets, making…

90+% Of Building Pros Piloting AI, But Only 5% Achieve Goals
Controls, Products + Technology

90+% Of Building Pros Piloting AI, But Only 5% Achieve Goals

Nov 28, 2025

  JLL’s 2025 Global Real Estate Technology Survey reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in buildings has surged remarkably, with 92% of corporate real estate occupiers now piloting AI solutions—a…

The 2025 Smart Home Technology Trends Survey
Controls, Products + Technology

The 2025 Smart Home Technology Trends Survey

Nov 27, 2025

  The 2025 Smart Home Technology Trends Survey, conducted by Harbor Research for the Association for Smarter Homes & Buildings (ASHB), details escalating adoption, evolving consumer attitudes, and emerging opportunities…

Finding the Danger Zone of the Circadian Stimulus Model
Light + Health, Research

Finding the Danger Zone of the Circadian Stimulus Model

Nov 26, 2025

By Alexander Willemsen, MSE Based on a paper authored by Eric Bretschneider, Ph.D. The Circadian Stimulus (CS) model is one of the most well-known models for quantifying the circadian impact…

The Shrinking World Of COB LED Tape Light
Products + Technology

The Shrinking World Of COB LED Tape Light

Nov 25, 2025

  It was roughly 12 or 13 years ago that the first COB LED tape lights hit the market. I remember a client making me aware of the new tape…

Interview: Leora Radetsky On DLC SSL Requirements V6.0
Codes + Standards, Interviews + Opinion

Interview: Leora Radetsky On DLC SSL Requirements V6.0

Nov 24, 2025

  Craig DiLouie interviewed Leora C. Radetsky, Senior Lighting Scientist & LUNA Program Director at DesignLights Consortium (DLC), about the new SSL Technical Requirements V6.0. This interview will inform articles…

New Report Identifies 2025 Home Trends
Construction + Economy, Lighting Industry

New Report Identifies 2025 Home Trends

Nov 21, 2025

  Realtor.com’s new 2025 Home Trends Report found that efficiency, sustainability and nature-inspired design are on the rise, while more opulent or space-heavy features are losing ground—highlighting a shift in how…

Lighting Leads with Broader Value Proposition
Interviews + Opinion, Lighting Industry

Lighting Leads with Broader Value Proposition

Nov 20, 2025

  The following Craig DiLouie article appears in tED Magazine and is reprinted with permission of tED Magazine. DiLouie interviewed executives at Genlyte Solutions, Cooper Lighting Solutions, and Current. The…

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