The American Lighting Association (ALA) has launched a program designed to define and promote circadian lighting for the home. The program is called Better Light, Better Sleep, and it was created with technical support from the Light and Health Research Center (LHRC) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York [...]

While basic ERP and CRM systems have been around a long time, there are more and more software programs designed specifically for the lighting and electrical markets. Here’s a look at some that I’ve been hearing about and some that I’ve researched online. This is not intended as endorsements for any of them, but rather [...]

The Design Lights Consortium (DLC) has announced changes are coming to the technical requirements for two of its programs. DLC technical requirements are mandated by up to 80% of prescriptive commercial lighting rebate programs, making them critical for manufacturer products to qualify for most rebates. SSL V5.2 & V6.0 The DLC has announced two phases [...]

The number of trade shows and conferences devoted to lighting controls, Smart Home, IoT, and Smart Cities continues to grow. Here are some of the most relevant shows for the lighting controls industry, many of which began in the last 3-4 years: DLC Controls Summit The DLC Controls Summit is devoted to achieving the potential [...]

Many municipalities are instituting building performance standards (BPS) to drive emission reductions and energy efficiency in larger commercial buildings. New York City was one of the first municipalities in the nation to pass their BPS, known as Local Law 97 or LL97. LL97 requires the city to cut emissions 40 percent by 2030 and 80 [...]

  The Design Lights Consortium (DLC) has announced some of the panelists for the upcoming DLC Controls Summit, October 15-16, in Milwaukee, WI. Confirmed are: October 16, 2024 9:25am-10:30am PANEL/Q&A: PATHWAYS TO CONNECTED LIGHTING AMY DICKERSON, LEAD ENGINEER, NATIONAL GRID DAVID MCCAMMANT, SENIOR EFFICIENCY MANAGER, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY CHRIS PRIMOUS, EVP OF SALES & MARKETING, [...]

Residential Game Over Socket saturation for residential lighting is guaranteed. The DOE already has a 45 lpW requirement currently in effect for General Service Lamps (GSL), which has effectively banned most halogen. DOE also has finalized standards that will increase GSL efficacies up to roughly 120 lpW (varies slightly based on lumen output), over the [...]

LED Video Walls are typically a combination of modular LED display panels that integrate to create a single, large wall digital display. They can be used in retail, entertainment, hospitality, corporate buildings, transportation centers, sports arenas, education, museums, and other applications seeking dramatic visual experiences, in a seamless design. Some of the recent trends in [...]

The US facility management industry was estimated at $2.1 Trillion in 2023, and is projected to reach $3.5 Trillion by 2030. The industry is changing fast and is faced with four large challenges: sustainability & resilience, smart building technologies, advanced materials, construction methods, & equipment, and addressing talent shortages. Reducing the environmental impact of facilities [...]