The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Mark Lien is emerging as one of the lighting industry’s leading futurists, and his insights are always worthwhile to explore. In this column in LD+A Magazine, he describes 10 major transformations in the lighting industry, from the convergence of technologies to the end of energy efficiency as the industry’s leading market driver to smart cities.
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Radulescu LLP to Host Lighting Industry Webinar on Patent Issues
Attorneys from Radulescu LLP will host a webinar on October 1, 2020 to discuss developments in IP litigation over the past year.
Exponation Files for Bankruptcy
On September 21, Exponation, LLC announced it has filed for bankruptcy, indefinitely canceling LightShow West, LED Specifier Summit, and West Coast Lighting Insider.
Light for Lebanon Aims to Help Beirut Communities
Lebanese lighting designer Manal Kahale and the Light Reach team have partnered to launch LIGHT For LEBANON, administered by the nonprofit PhoScope. This new program aims to support communities in Beirut with solar lighting solutions for indoor and outdoor use.
IES Relaunches Career Center
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has announced the relaunch of its online Career Center to facilitate connections between employers and great talent.
IALD Webinar Addresses Racism in Lighting Industry
In this International Association of Independent Lighting Designers (IALD) webinar, Edward Bartholomew, IALD, principal of Bartholomew Lighting, Nelson Jenkins, founder of Lumen Architecture, and Lisa Reed, Associate IALD, founding principal of Envision Lighting Design, share their personal perspectives and thoughts on institutional racism and its influence on the lighting industry and lighting design profession.
IES Launches Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect Initiative
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has launched a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Respect (DEIR) Initiative.
Get a Grip on Lighting: COVID Impacts on the Lighting Industry
In this featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur and inventor, interview Ray Molony, editor of LUX REVIEW, on eight major impacts he predicts the COVID pandemic will have on the lighting industry.
BriteSwitch: Many Utility Rebate Programs Now Offering Bonuses
Rebate fulfillment firm BriteSwitch recently stated that about 20% of commercial lighting rebate programs are offering additional or bonus rebate opportunities.
IES Board of Directors and Staff Issue Statement Against Systemic Racism
The Illuminating Engineering Society has released a statement from its board of directors and staff stating its support of inclusion, the Black community, and the principle of uniting and speaking out. LightNOW agrees.
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