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Evolving Aesthetics in Water Feature Illumination
Controls, Lighting Design

Evolving Aesthetics in Water Feature Illumination

Oct 20, 2025

  Contemporary water feature lighting merges art and technology to create immersive outdoor and architectural experiences. In 2025, designers are using dynamic lighting systems to enhance fountains, waterfalls, ponds, and…

KPMG Report Shows AI Can Reduce Building Energy Waste By 30%
Controls, Energy + Environment

KPMG Report Shows AI Can Reduce Building Energy Waste By 30%

Oct 17, 2025

  New research from KPMG reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) systems have the potential to reduce energy waste in buildings by up to 30%, significantly improving energy efficiency and supporting…

2025 NEMRA Rep Of The Future Report: Tech, Demo, & Econ Changes
Lighting Industry

2025 NEMRA Rep Of The Future Report: Tech, Demo, & Econ Changes

Oct 16, 2025

  NEMRA’s Rep of the Future 2025 report highlights sweeping changes shaping the independent manufacturer’s representative (rep) landscape in the electrical distribution industry. Driven by accelerating technological, demographic, and economic…

Q3 2025 Acquisitions
Lighting Industry

Q3 2025 Acquisitions

Oct 15, 2025

  Here is a quick summary of 9 acquisitions, 2 closures / liquidations, 1 brand relaunch, and 1 merger of two brands within an existing ownership umbrella, in the third…

CMG Q3 2025 Pulse Of Lighting Reports Stagnant Market
Construction + Economy, Lighting Industry

CMG Q3 2025 Pulse Of Lighting Reports Stagnant Market

Oct 14, 2025

  The 2025 Q3 Pulse of the Lighting Market report is produced by Channel Marketing Group with William Blair. The Q3 2025 report finds that the U.S. lighting industry faced…

US-China Trade War Gets Extreme: Everyone Looses
Construction + Economy, Lighting Industry

US-China Trade War Gets Extreme: Everyone Looses

Oct 13, 2025

  On Friday, the United States and China reignited their trade war in dramatic fashion, raising significant concerns about near-term economic volatility and long-term global implications. After months of relative…

US DOT Emergency Rule Expected To Disrupt Trucking Logistics
Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Industry

US DOT Emergency Rule Expected To Disrupt Trucking Logistics

Oct 10, 2025

  A new emergency rule issued by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, aimed at improving roadway safety by restricting eligibility for non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and commercial learner’s…

Professional Development Curriculum From NEMRA Lighting & IES
Lighting Industry, Resources

Professional Development Curriculum From NEMRA Lighting & IES

Oct 09, 2025

  NEMRA Lighting, in partnership with the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), has launched a comprehensive virtual Stepped Educational Curriculum designed to meet the growing demand for accessible, standardized professional development…

Designing for Uptime: Data Center Critical Lighting Factors
Lighting Design, Lighting Industry

Designing for Uptime: Data Center Critical Lighting Factors

Oct 08, 2025

By Kris Gjini, Enterprise Solutions Architect, Cooper Lighting Solutions The Unseen Backbone of the Digital Economy Data centers are the unseen backbone of our modern lives. Every email, video stream,…

Data Center Construction Spending Soars
Construction + Economy

Data Center Construction Spending Soars

Oct 07, 2025

  Data centers have rapidly reshaped the landscape of U.S. office construction, now representing a major share of spending and signaling a long-term shift in commercial real estate investment priorities.…

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