Industry News
U.S.-Canada Tariffs Escalate & Oregon EPR Court Decision
The American Lighting Association’s (ALA’s) Government Affairs team recently put out an update covering the US-Canada tariff fight escalation and a recent Oregon extended producer responsibility (EPR) court decision.…
FAA Earmarks $1.35 Billion To Airport Infrastructure Projects
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) latest Airport Infrastructure Grant awards add $1.351 billion in near-term airport investment, creating a broad project pipeline that includes runway, taxiway, terminal and roadway…
Product Monday: Venetian Blinds Upcycled Into Luminaires
Reclaimed Blinds Illuminate Circular Design Potential Designer Reza Raeisifar has transformed discarded aluminum Venetian blinds into a modular family of luminaires that reframes an everyday shading material as a…
Will Large-Load Tariffs And Behind The Meter Power Save Us?
Across the United States, utilities are increasingly turning to large-load tariffs and special service agreements as they prepare for an unprecedented wave of data center development. In recent weeks,…
Loxone Positions Lighting as a Building-System Layer
Loxone is positioning its smart home and building platform as an integrated automation environment in which lighting operates alongside shading, HVAC, energy management, access control, security and audio—not as…
Flock Controversy Comes To Streetlights
The national controversy surrounding Flock Safety’s automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras is reshaping the conversation about public-safety technology. It is no longer limited to whether police should deploy…
Maybe We Were Wrong About Disintermediation
By Geoffrey Marlow, Founder & President, Marlow Advisory Group Editor’s Note: This article was originally a LinkedIn post by Geoffrey Marlow, reprinted with permission. Special thanks to Geoffrey Marlow.…
Two Dallas Resimercial Lighting Events Will Overlap
In June 2027, Dallas Market Center will bring architectural, commercial, and decorative residential lighting communities together through the overlapping schedules of ArchLIGHT Summit and Lightovation. ArchLIGHT Summit is scheduled…
Lighting As Industrial Machine Vision Infrastructure
Lighting is not a peripheral consideration in robotic machine vision—it is a core determinant of inspection accuracy, object-recognition reliability and production uptime. Camera performance and vision-algorithm results depend fundamentally…
Illinois Passes Its Dark Sky Bill Into Law
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker officially signed the Dark Sky Act legislation (Senate Bill 3037) on August 7, 2026, with the law scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. Key Provisions…
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