Industry News
Existing Home Sales Drop 21% YOY
The number of existing homes sold, from January through August of this year, dropped 21% compared with the same period last year. And that’s on top of an 18%…
Product Monday: Barz + Brilliance By USG Ceilings Plus
The ceiling systems industry has been gradually integrating LED lighting for some time. Now they are taking it to new heights (pun intended). Barz® + Brilliance™ is a single…
RGBW Product Line Acquisition Opportunity
An RGBW product line with brand name recognition and consisting of a family of LED RGBW Downlight, Flood, and Facade products, and related controls is being offered for acquisition. The technology delivers fine-tuned pastel…
More Industries Adopting “China+1” Risk Management Strategy
I’ve previously written several posts on the reduction of trade between the US and China. This is largely caused by the escalating and evolving trade war. Companies in a…
Freight Costs Are Rising Again
The economic rebound from the pandemic created a chaotic freight nightmare. Those days are behind us, but new factors are beginning to drive freight costs back up again, both…
Autani Merges With LiteTrace
Today, Autani, a leading provider of advanced building automation and energy management solutions, and LiteTrace, a pioneer in Bluetooth® lighting control solutions, announced their merger to create a global…
Product Monday: Category Growth For Artificial Skylights With “Sun”
The first company to produce an artificial skylight with a sun moving across a blue sky was CoeLux. The Italian company sprang from research by Founder, CEO, and scientist Prof.…
New Lighting History Blog
Self-professed lighting nerd and historian Frank Grobmeier recently launched an illuminating look back at the lighting industry’s historical and little-known facts with his blog Radiant History (www.radianthistory.com). The blog unveils…
Audi Gen 2 OLED Taillights Warn Other Drivers Of Road Hazards
Audi announced that its 2024 Q6 e-tron will be the first model to include its second generation digital OLED taillights. The new taillights communicate warning symbols to other drivers,…
LED Linear Ambient Market Share Projected At 83-94% In 4 Northeast States
Utility programs in four Northeast states have evaluated LED linear ambient market share. The utility consulting firm, DNV, performed all four rebate program evaluation reports for Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut,…
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