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NRF’s State Of Retail & The Consumer
Construction + Economy, Lighting Industry

NRF’s State Of Retail & The Consumer

May 15, 2023

The National Retail Federation (NRF) released it’s annual State of Retail & the Consumer forecast. Here are the highlights: The retail sector is expected to grow 4-6% in 2023, to…

SKYX Acquires Belami’s 64 Lighting E-tail Websites
Lighting Industry

SKYX Acquires Belami’s 64 Lighting E-tail Websites

May 12, 2023

SKYX is the company that owns SkyPlug, a luminaire receptacle platform for ceilings, and has just acquired Belami, an e-commerce company that owns 64 lighting and home décor websites. Belami…

TALQ Consortium Announces Smart City Protocol Version 2.5.0
Codes + Standards, Controls

TALQ Consortium Announces Smart City Protocol Version 2.5.0

May 11, 2023

  The TALQ Consortium, which developed the Smart City Protocol, a global OpenAPI interface standard for smart city device networks, has published version 2.5.0 of the protocol. Version 2.5.0 introduces a…

Lighting and Innovation Part 3: It Takes a Platform
Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

Lighting and Innovation Part 3: It Takes a Platform

May 10, 2023

By Clifton Stanley Lemon How many designers does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer: Does it have to be a light bulb? While this old joke lampoons the legendary…

Interview: Kassim Tremblay, V.P. Of Business Development At Sollum Technologies
Agriculture, Interviews + Opinion

Interview: Kassim Tremblay, V.P. Of Business Development At Sollum Technologies

May 09, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kassim Tremblay, V.P. of Business Development at Sollum Technologies about their approach to smart horticultural lighting for greenhouses and other CEA facilities. They’ve integrated…

Product Monday: Bluetooth Goes Long-Range And Outdoors
Controls, Products + Technology

Product Monday: Bluetooth Goes Long-Range And Outdoors

May 08, 2023

An increasing number of manufacturers of Bluetooth® wireless lighting control components have recently released long-range / outdoor components. Some examples include: LiteTrace Casambi McWong in partnership with Silvair These long-range…

ENERGY STAR Released Recessed Downlights V1.0 Draft Spec
Codes + Standards

ENERGY STAR Released Recessed Downlights V1.0 Draft Spec

May 05, 2023

  I wrote about ENERGY STAR’s plan to sunset the Luminaire and Lamp programs here, in late March. Part of that plan was to create a new ENERGY STAR recessed…

2023 NEC Prohibits Battery-Only Wall Light Switches
Codes + Standards

2023 NEC Prohibits Battery-Only Wall Light Switches

May 04, 2023

CORRECTION: NFPA published a Temporary Interim Amendment to the 2023 NEC that now allows some battery-only wall light switches IF they incorporate a positive means of notification of impending battery…

California Title 24 Regulation Of Grow Lights
Agriculture, Legislation + Regulation

California Title 24 Regulation Of Grow Lights

May 03, 2023

California’s energy code, Title 24 2022, became effective January 1st, 2023. In it were new code requirements for indoor horticulture spaces, including grow light requirements. This was in part motivated…

China Tariff Exclusion For Passive Infrared Sensor Luminaires
Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Industry

China Tariff Exclusion For Passive Infrared Sensor Luminaires

May 02, 2023

The American Lighting Association (ALA) has shared information about a China tariff exclusion that has been reinstated by the Biden Administration. This exclusion for passive infrared (PIR) sensor luminaires could…

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