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WILD Launches Formal Membership Program
Women In Lighting

WILD Launches Formal Membership Program

Jul 13, 2023

    Women in Lighting + Design (WILD) is launching a formal membership program with multiple levels of membership to meet lighting professionals at all stages of their careers. WILD…

Q2 2023 Acquisitions
Lighting Industry

Q2 2023 Acquisitions

Jul 12, 2023

Here is a quick summary of four acquisitions, and two closures announced in the second quarter of 2023: Acuity Brands Acquires KE2 Therm Solutions. Details here. LMPG Acquires Majority Stake…

BetterBricks Offers 7 LLLC Video Webinars
Controls, Resources

BetterBricks Offers 7 LLLC Video Webinars

Jul 11, 2023

  BetterBricks is a program of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). BetterBricks has posted seven Luminaire Level Lighting Controls Webinars on its website, to share lighting experts discussing the…

Reese’s Law Impacts Lighting & Ceiling Fan Handheld Remotes
Controls, Legislation + Regulation

Reese’s Law Impacts Lighting & Ceiling Fan Handheld Remotes

Jul 10, 2023

  On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed Reese’s Law (P.L. 117-171), which aims to protect children 6 years and younger from accidentally swallowing button cell and coin batteries. Reese’s…

Edge AI Chips & The IoT Create The Complex Edge
Controls, Products + Technology

Edge AI Chips & The IoT Create The Complex Edge

Jul 07, 2023

  The lighting industry has become comfortable with the idea of internet connected (IoT) lighting that contains a computer chip in a luminaire for control, storing data, and communications. Buckle…

Cree’s Erik Milz Talks Commercial Lighting Upgrades
Interviews + Opinion

Cree’s Erik Milz Talks Commercial Lighting Upgrades

Jul 06, 2023

For an upcoming article for tED Magazine, I recently had the opportunity to interview Erik Milz, VP Product Strategy, Cree Lighting, on the topic of continuing opportunity with commercial lighting…

Two Product Award Programs Open For Architectural Products
Awards

Two Product Award Programs Open For Architectural Products

Jul 05, 2023

Two architectural magazines are currently accepting applications for their Product Innovation Award programs. Both magazines are part of Endeavor Business Media: Architectural SSL magazine, and Architectural Products magazine. The award…

New British Verification Program For Lighting Industry Circular Economy Claims
Codes + Standards, Energy + Environment

New British Verification Program For Lighting Industry Circular Economy Claims

Jul 04, 2023

  While circular economy principles are getting started in the North American lighting industry, they are far more advanced in the European lighting industry. In England, the LIA (Lighting Industry…

Product Monday: Touchless Switches With Microban Surface
Light + Health, Products + Technology

Product Monday: Touchless Switches With Microban Surface

Jul 02, 2023

Legrand now offers touchless Wave Switches to reduce the spread of germs. Wave Switches allow users to turn lights (or small motors) on and off with a simple wave of…

PE Firms Acquiring More Lighting Manufacturers Than Other Acquirer Types
Lighting Industry

PE Firms Acquiring More Lighting Manufacturers Than Other Acquirer Types

Jun 30, 2023

    Over the past five and a half years, private equity (PE) firms have acquired more lighting manufacturers in the US & Canada than either publicly traded companies or…

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