Good Earth Lighting is saddened to announce the passing of the company’s Founder and former President, Marvin Feig, on February 19, 2025 at the age of 78. Marvin founded…
Here are four recently approved IES standards: ANSI/IES TM-39-25 Technical Memorandum: Quantification and Specification of Flicker This Technical Memorandum (TM) catalogs currently documented metrics and specification criteria related to the…
Here is a quick summary of 6 acquisitions and one divestment, in the fourth quarter of 2024: PE Firm acquired Techlight. Details here. Acuity Brands acquired QSC, LLC, an audiovisual…
The Producer Price Index (PPI) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that while plywood prices have fallen, most other key hardware and building supply commodities have increased…
The Hort V4.0 draft was sent out for comments in November and the comment period concluded in December. With few comments received, DLC is preparing to release the final…
LED Lighting Supply has introduced a new indirect LED lighting solution for indoor sports courts and high-ceiling athletic facilities. This innovative system directs light upward to the ceiling or outward…
LEDucation 2025 LEDucation 2025 will be held March 18 & 19 at the New York Hilton Midtown, in New York City. There will be over 400 exhibitors and 45…
Editor’s correction: The original version of this story listed a simple payback calculation based on the project’s cost divided by annual energy cost savings. I’ve since learned the energy savings…
DNV, a leading utility evaluation and verification contracting firm, has published the LightingPLUS Market Characterization report. This is a joint study by 11 program administrators (PAs) from the U.S.…
At a time when many lighting trade publications are closing up shop, it was great to learn of a new lighting publication’s launch, Lighting News Now (LNN), led by industry…