Industry News
US FTC Proposes Changes To Ceiling Fan Labels And Decides Against Changing Lamp Labels
On January 16, 2024, The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to amend the content of the Energy Guide Label for ceiling fans.…
PACE Helps Finance Lighting Retrofits & Other Energy Projects
Facility managers are increasingly seeking sustainability solutions for buildings, emphasizing energy efficiency to enhance value. Green financing programs, such as power purchasing agreements (PPA), efficiency service agreements (EaaS and…
New Vertical Farming BioTech Grows Plants In The Dark
Square Roots, a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) startup, recently introduced a groundbreaking program supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The program aims to demonstrate the feasibility of…
PoE Lighting Market Is Down But Not Out
By Scott Sherwood and David Shiller Power over Ethernet (PoE) lighting emerged from the IT industry, which built upon technology from the 48VDC telecom industry. More on PoE lighting origins…
Researchers Demonstrate RGB OLED LiFi
South Korean researchers have demonstrated a new approach to LiFi using a red, green, and blue (RGB) OLED array. The Pohang University of Science and Technology team utilized an organic…
Nichia Launches CSP Emitters & Modules With Increased Side Emissions
Nichia has announced the release of a new line of products designed to enable different light distribution than conventional LEDs. The product line is based on new LED emitters…
Is The Multifamily Real Estate Market In Trouble?
It’s widely known that the office real estate market has been severely hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in fact, continues to get worse even after the pandemic is over.…
Wireless NLC – 3 Of 4: Wireless Trends & Why Mesh Is Winning
By John Arthur Wilson and David Shiller This is the third of a four article series about important concepts in wireless networked lighting controls (NLC). This article is…
Product Monday: An Elegant & Functional Way To Light A Closet
Optique Lighting has announced the launch of their Armadio illuminated closet rod collection. These custom architectural Nano Linear closet rod luminaires are engineered to be one of the industry’s strongest closet…
Shipping Container Rates Spike Due To Red Sea Attacks
Container shipping rates for important global trade routes have spiked this week due to the combination of Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen, and the recent air strikes against Houthi…
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