LIGHTING INDUSTRY

Sustainable Lighting and Green Aluminum

Those of us with gray hair remember that luminaire housings were primarily made of steel until the LED revolution. Aluminum became the predominant luminaire housing material because of its…
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DARK SKY // RESEARCH

How Light Pollution Disrupts Plants

A lot of research and attention has been given to how light pollution negatively impacts birds, bats, other animals, and insects. Less well known are the negative impacts of…
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CONTROLS

Seven Smart Building Certifications

ELECTRIFICATION // ENERGY + ENVIRONMENT // LIGHTING INDUSTRY

What Happens When Powerlines Go Underground
and Telephone Lines Are Turned Off?

What happens when the impacts of electrification collide with the obsolescence of telecommunications infrastructure? We’re all going to find out. Last week, I learned of two seemingly unrelated things: Undergrounding…
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INTERVIEWS + OPINION // PEOPLE

Interview: Steven Parker, Partner at Lighting Group Network, a Decorative Lighting Company

David had the pleasure of interviewing Steven Parker, Partner at Lighting Group Network, a new lighting company selling ten overseas decorative lighting brands in North America. They’re not your typical lighting…
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CONTROLS // LIGHTING INDUSTRY

Matter-Compatible Smart Lighting Products
Hitting the Market

There are many Matter-compatible smart lighting products beginning to hit the market. Matter is a smart home standard developed by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (formerly the Zigbee Alliance) in collaboration…
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CONTROLS // LIGHTING INDUSTRY

Residential Smart Lighting Gaining Market Shares

Both Forbes and the E-commerce site Houzz have recently published about the growing adoption of residential smart lighting. According to Houzz smart lighting grew from 14% of Houzz lighting purchases…
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PRODUCTS + TECHNOLOGY // RESEARCH

Bladeless Ceiling Fans?

In February, we published a story about whether a new trend in toroidal propellers could lead to toroidal ceiling fan blades here. This article became one of the most viewed…
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CONTROLS // EVENTS

A New Lighting Controls Trade Show & Conference: NYControLED

Two weeks ago, inside.lighting ran a one-paragraph mention about a new lighting controls trade show and conference being launched, called NYControLED. The preliminary date is November 14th, 2023, to be…
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LIGHTING INDUSTRY

Q1 2023 Acquisitions

Here is a quick summary of seven acquisitions, one divestment, and one closure announced in the first quarter of 2023: Saylite acquired Vantage Lighting. Details here. Prosperity Group acquired Traxon…
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