By David Gordon December 19, 2022 The past few years have seen the electrical market grow with strong double-digit growth. Much of it was driven by price increases (thank you copper, steel, resins, and supply chain costs / issues!) With it, distributor profitability soared (2021 NAED Par had net profit exceeding 6% for the first…
December 19, 2022 Goal: To upgrade the outdated metal halide lighting illuminating two outdoor parking areas at Bellingham International Airport in Bellingham, WA and deliver improved lighting quality, uniformity, and sustainability while significantly reducing energy usage and maintenance costs Product Installed: 100 SYLVANIA LED Area Lights from LEDVANCE Benefits: SYLVANIA LED Area Lights reduced the airport’s lighting…
December 5, 2022 Product: H for Happy™ 50- Count LED Basic Christmas String Lights in White Immediately stop using the recalled decorative lighting strings and return it to any Bed Bath & Beyond location for a refund. This recall involves the H for Happy™ 50- Count LED Basic Christmas String Lights in White for indoor…
December 5, 2022 60 LED Mini-Style Lights Issue: Consumer products – Electrical hazard What to do: Immediately stop using the recalled decorative lighting string and dispose of it in accordance with the applicable local transportation and waste requirements for electronic products. This recall involves 60 LED Mini-Style Lights with multi-colour bulbs and green wire for…
November 23, 2022 By Craig DiLouie The DALI Alliance recently extended DALI-2, which standardizes interoperability and control of LED drivers and sensors, with a version that more finely addresses the needs of the Internet of Things, which calls for individual device addressability, connectivity, and two-way data exchange. Called D4i, the standard enables real-time data acquisition for measuring…
November 21, 2022 The Solid-State Lighting Qualified Products List (SSL QPL) provides a comprehensive list of commercial lighting products that maximize energy savings and user benefits, as outlined in the SSL V5.1 Technical Requirements. Over 90% of DLC Members require DLC listing for rebate eligibility, meaning you must install a V5.1 listed product to ensure you will…
November 21, 2022 This video shows a before and after of Premise LED retrofit at the Mayfield Recreation Complex in Caledon, Ontario. Demand Savings: 10.91 kW Estimated Savings (kWh): 47,775 Estimated Total Energy Savings ($): 6,688.49 Simple Payback (years): 3.95
November 9, 2022 On 1 November 2022, the IALD will released the Call for Entries for the 40th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards and their online submission site. Create a profile on the IALD Awards submission site and begin your entry as of the call opening date. EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE: 14 December 2022, 11:59 P.M. Chicago/US CentralREGULAR ENTRY…
November 2, 2022 ArchLIGHT Summit, the new lighting trade event and educational platform for the architectural, specification and design communities, has opened exhibitor registration and a call for speakers. The next edition, taking place Tuesday, September 19 and Wednesday, September 20, 2023, will welcome lighting designers, architects, interior designers, specifiers and students to review new products,…
November 9, 2022 In the month since Matter 1.0 was released, Matter momentum has continued to accelerate. Today members showcased their Matter products at a launch event in Amsterdam with a wide array of categories including motion blinds, occupancy sensors, weather devices, smart plugs, door locks, lighting, gateways, platform components, and Matter-based software applications. Since…
BJ Take has announced they are reducing the prices of their lighting products between 6 to 20%, effective November 1st, 2022.
San Jose, Calif.-based Lumileds Holding B.V., a leader in innovative lighting solutions, has entered into a restructuring support agreement (RSA) with its lenders holding a significant majority of the loans outstanding under its prepetition first lien debt facility on the terms of a comprehensive financial restructuring that would significantly de-leverage and strengthen its balance sheet by over $1.3 billion.
As Q3 turns to Q4 and summer turns to fall, so we can now share the results of our Q3 Pulse of Lighting survey.
US Lighting Trends Editor, Linda Longo recently sat down with Paul Pompeo, President, and Joe Vigil, Senior Recruiter/Lighting & Electrical Distribution, at Pompeo Group to hear their perspectives on hiring in this unprecedented time of low unemployment.
The top themes at Light + Building describe the focus for the industries: “Green Deal & Sustainability”, “Electrification & Digitalisation” and “Light & Design”.
Representatives from cities and municipalities, architects, landscape and urban planners: all those who make decisions regarding modern lighting concepts will find valuable, up-to-date specialist information and competent partners for this complex task at the leading international trade fair for lighting and building services technology.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
