Industry News
Integrated Lighting Campaign 2023 Recognition Webinars
The DOE’s Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC) is hosting two upcoming informational webinars for potential Integrated Lighting Campaign Supporters (this Thursday / tomorrow) and Participants (next Thursday). Tomorrow’s webinar is specifically for utilities, energy…
ASHRAE Expands Standard 90.1-2022
Image: ASHRAE The recently released ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2022 is the latest version of the energy standard for buildings, except low-rise residential buildings. It contains updates and changes to improve energy efficiency…
Remarkable Javits Center Sustainability Features To Consider During LightFair
A large percentage of LightNOW readers will likely attend LightFair, this May, at the Jacob Javits Center, in New York City. The Javits is the largest and busiest convention center…
Product Monday: X-Glo’s Industrial Rope Light For Mining
Image: X-Glo North America Apparently, rope light isn’t just for the hospitality sector and teenagers’ bedrooms. X-Glo North America is providing an industrial version of rope light for mines, tunnels,…
GSA Workplace Innovation Lab Applies Latest Office Design, Furniture, and Technology
The General Services Administration (GSA) Workplace Innovation Lab is a government initiative aimed at fostering innovation and modernizing government services by testing and implementing new and emerging technologies. The lab…
First Smart Home Energy Management System (SHEMS) Receives ENERGY STAR Certification
On January 4th, 2023, the U.S. EPA announced the first Smart Home Energy Management System (SHEMS) to receive ENERGY STAR certification. Samsung SmartThings is the first platform to earn Image:…
Some Decorative LED Lamps Won’t Meet DOE Proposed GSL Standard
Image: 1000 Bulbs.com On December 22nd, I published a story about the U.S. DOE’s proposal to significantly increase general service lamp (GSL) efficacy requirements, here. I’ve since learned that many…
Will We Soon Be Seeing Toroidal Ceiling Fans?
The propeller is quietly being reinvented, in both marine and aviation. The new invention is toroidal propellers that move more efficiently and quietly through both air and water. A company…
Product Monday: Mui Board Smart Home Control Panel
Mui Board is a smart home system that allows you to control and manage your smart home devices through a single-touch interface. It has a sleek, minimalist design and can…
Tax Incentive Gets New Life
Originally published in the January issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. Among its many provisions, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 revamped the…
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