Lighting Industry

The Illuminating Engineering Society recently published, Beyond 2030: What Do You See? This collection imagines what the state of the lighting industry will be in 2030, what our biggest challenges might be during this next decade, and how we should focus our energy in order to continue to move forward as an industry.

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently announced formation of a Light Usage for Night Applications (LUNA) Advisory Group as a first step toward development of a new program to recognize and promote luminaires that are both energy efficient and protect the night sky from light pollution.

The National Lighting Bureau’s (NLB) new Trusted Warranty Evaluation Program will offer electrical distributors assurance that lighting products they select are supported by warranties independently verified as worthy of trust.

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently released its second annual State of Energy Management report, which offers the insights and trends identified by more than 240 energy, facility, and sustainability leaders during an unprecedented year.

To get a picture of how the lighting industry is now being affected by the pandemic, I talked to five industry leaders.

The European research project ​Repro-light​ is concluding after a three-year run. The consortium set out with the aim of supporting the European lighting industry in moving towards a more sustainable future by developing intelligent, modular luminaires (the “Luminaire of the Future”) with interchangeable components and matching smart production processes.

Kenall Manufacturing recently announced the company and Clear-Vu Lighting have agreed to dismiss their ongoing litigation concerning visible light disinfection technology. Clear-Vu Lighting has ceased offering for sale all products using visible light disinfection technology.

Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, 2020 Annual Update of Global LED Lighting Market, finds that the increasing demand for energy-efficient lighting, the rising number of smart city projects and overall infrastructure development are driving the LED lighting market across the globe.

The Pompeo Group recently posted an update on M&A activity in the lighting industry.