Last week, President Biden signed the $750 Billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The new law addresses inflation, climate, energy, prescription drug policy, and corporate tax changes. Roughly $370 Billion are focused on combatting climate change, including energy generation and transmission, manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and environmental justice. 

A recent article in Buildings Magazine examines the application of Biomimicry to sustainable products and building interiors.

Endeavor Business Media will host the HortiCann Light + Tech Conference September 28-29, 2021. This year’s event will be held online.

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services (WS) program recently applied for a patent (U.S. Patent Application No. 16/668,253) for a new vehicle-based lighting system to prevent deer-vehicle collisions during low-light conditions.

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently announced a series of monthly webinars on a variety of leading-edge topics in lighting.

In October 2019, a group of leaders from industry, academia, and government gathered at the Lighting Research Center (LRC) in Troy, New York for the LRC Summit. The goal of the Summit was to inspire discussion and shape the future of lighting, where the industry plays a strategic, recognized role in benefiting society and the environment — from improving human health to enhancing food production to managing clean energy in the new electric grid.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Colleen Costello, Co-Founder and CEO, Vital Vio, Inc., on the topic of visible light disinfection for an article I wrote for the February 2019 issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED.

Our industry is facing significant changes … LED has transformed lighting, which has typically been a 15-20% category for most distributors. The lighting market is fragmenting rapidly; with the advent of Smart Lighting, IoT and specialty lighting market growth (UV, Horticulture, Agriculture, Biological, etc.). So, where does that leave the legacy alliance model of traditional electrical distributors and manufacturers? The answer is simple… it’s changing, and the key to preserving the legacy relationships is the agreement for both partners to craft a new way forward.

New LED lights that are being installed in milk display cases across the country do more than just reduce energy bills — they also help milk taste better, Virginia Tech researchers have found. The exposure to certain light changes the flavor profile of milk. Milk fresh from the dairy should taste sweet and rich but [...]