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Free Webinar On Lighting And Smart Buildings
Education + Resources, Events

Free Webinar On Lighting And Smart Buildings

Dec 06, 2022

PG&E is sponsoring a free live webinar featuring some of the top experts in the country on the future of smart buildings. It is titled Lighting and Smart Buildings: Opportunities,…

Horticultural Lighting Market To Grow As Three More States Legalize Recreational Cannabis
Agriculture, Lighting Industry

Horticultural Lighting Market To Grow As Three More States Legalize Recreational Cannabis

Dec 05, 2022

The November mid-term elections were not just politically consequential. They also ushered in cannabis legalization in Maryland and Missouri. Earlier this year, Rhode Island’s legislature and governor enacted legislation legalizing…

Infrastructure Law & Construction Safety To Spur The Mobile Light Tower Market
Construction + Economy, Lighting Industry

Infrastructure Law & Construction Safety To Spur The Mobile Light Tower Market

Dec 02, 2022

One year ago, the Federal Infrastructure Law was passed by Congress and signed by President Biden. One expected result is significant growth in the mobile light tower market. In a…

Musings On The Mega Show MJBizCon 2022
Agriculture, Lighting Industry

Musings On The Mega Show MJBizCon 2022

Dec 01, 2022

This year’s MJBizCon was a mix of new market enthusiasm subdued by mature market malaise.  Like previous shows, stalwart lighting brands prominently displayed their wares including Gavita, Fluence, HLG, Signify,…

Ontario Offering New LED Grow Light Incentives To SW Ontario Greenhouses
Agriculture, Energy + Environment

Ontario Offering New LED Grow Light Incentives To SW Ontario Greenhouses

Nov 30, 2022

The Ontario provincial government announced new funding to help greenhouses switch from traditional lighting sources to LEDs. Ontario’s Ministry of Energy said last week that up to $136 million CAD will be…

IES Publishes The 2022 Progress Report Recognizing Industry Innovation
Awards, Products + Technology

IES Publishes The 2022 Progress Report Recognizing Industry Innovation

Nov 29, 2022

Image: IES.org The IES Progress Committee has published its selection of 81 products, design tools, and publications for the 2022 IES Progress Report—an annual list covering developments in light and…

Laser Surface Finishing Technology Creates Bio-Inspired, Optical Functional Surfaces
Energy + Environment, Products + Technology

Laser Surface Finishing Technology Creates Bio-Inspired, Optical Functional Surfaces

Nov 28, 2022

Image: FusionBionic.com A German company, Fusion Bionic, is a spinout from the cooperation between the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS and the Technical University of Dresden. The…

Women In Lighting – Updates
Women In Lighting

Women In Lighting – Updates

Nov 25, 2022

Updates from American Lighting Association’s Women In Lighting & WILD: American Lighting Association’s Women in Lighting Mentor Program is accepting applications for both Mentors and Mentees until November 30th. Mentors…

IES Approves Seven Standards
Codes + Standards

IES Approves Seven Standards

Nov 24, 2022

Image: IES.org The IES announced the publication of seven recently approved standards: ANSI/IES RP-1-22 Recommended Practice: Lighting Office Spaces. Includes New content for Home Office Lighting ANSI/IES RP-27.1-22 Recommended Practice: Risk Group Classification…

DLC Horticultural Lighting Technical Requirements V3.0 Final Will Be Released November 30, 2022
Agriculture, Codes + Standards

DLC Horticultural Lighting Technical Requirements V3.0 Final Will Be Released November 30, 2022

Nov 23, 2022

On Wednesday, November 30, the DLC will release the final version of the horticultural lighting Technical Requirements V3.0 to support the acceleration of energy efficient lighting in controlled environment agriculture…

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IES26: The Lighting Conference

Denver, CO

August 13-15, 2026

CEDIA Expo / Commercial Integrator Expo

Denver, CO

September 1-4, 2026

ArchLIGHT Summit

Dallas, TX

September 15 -16, 2026

DALI Alliance North America Summit + Technical Training 2026 (co-located with ArchLIGHT Summit)

Dallas, TX

September 16-17, 2026

ALA Conference 2026

Tucson, AZ

September 27-29, 2026

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