The third edition of UL 8802, Outline of Investigation for Germicidal Systems, introduces a new Part IV to the standard. This section addresses retrofit kits that facilitate replacement of the light source of a General Lighting Service (GLS) luminaire with a UV LED emitter assembly.
The world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building-services technology will be held as a physical event at Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre March 13-18, 2022. At the same time, and for a whole week afterwards, it will be possible to visit this meeting place for the sector digitally.
Ten years ago, Prof Haas took to the stage at Ted Global and introduced to the world a new technology called LiFi that would captivate millions. Haas painted a vision of a light-connected world that would push wireless connectivity to new frontiers. The overwhelming response later led to the formation of pureLiFi co-founded by Professor Harald Haas and Dr. Mostafa Afgani.
LED lighting solutions manufacturer Espen Technology has announced three changes to its sales management team. Flemming Jensen (left), previously was Vice President of the Central and South Regions, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing.
In a development that combines two aspects of its multi-faceted environmental sustainability ethos, Signify has added solar-powered lights to its aquaculture range and has trialled them on a freshwater tilapia farm in China.
Like humans, plants have an “internal clock” that monitors the rhythms of their environment. The authors of a recently published study say that now the genetic basis of this circadian system is well understood and there are improved genetic tools to modify it, the clock should be exploited in agriculture…
Since joining Liteline in January 2018, Evan Sadofsky has been instrumental in influencing strategy and growth within the GTA and Ontario. Starting as Inside Sales Manager, he progressed into a Business Development role in 2020, handling customer accounts directly with focus in Multi-Unit Residential market.
Acuity Brands, Inc. announced net sales of US$899.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 ended May 31, 2021, an increase of US$123.5 million or 15.9%, as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2020 (all figures in $US).
Earlier this month DALI Alliance presented a webinar entitled “DALI and Connectivity: Choice and flexibility with DALI+ and Wireless Gateways”.
Stanpro (Standard Products Inc.) announced the start of its 60th anniversary celebrations. This milestone is a major move for Stanpro on its mission to continue to develop and manufacture innovative lighting products for Canadians. For the occasion, Stanpro has revealed its anniversary edition logo.
In the current global situation, questions surrounding sanitation, germicidal properties, and UV devices are more in focus than ever before.
In 2018, UL was approached by a customer with a certification request for a PV-powered lighting system with four major subassemblies, each of which was to some extent eligible for its own independent certification.
In the EU, where lighting is estimated to be responsible for around 10% of all electricity use, findings by Signify reveal that by upgrading conventional luminaires to LED presents the union with a significant opportunity to help it achieve net zero carbon emissions in 2050.
The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) honored Daniel Reinhard, MS in Lighting, at the Lighting Research Center (LRC), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Hsin-Ying Huan, MFA Lighting Design from Parsons the School of Design; and Bobby Bradley, Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID)…
Facts and Factors have published a new research report titled “Home Automation Market By Management (On-premises & Cloud-Based), By Application (Lighting Control, Security & Access Control, HVAC Control, Entertainment Control, & Others), By Software and Algorithm (Behavioral & Proactive), And By Regions – Global & Regional Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, and Forecasts, 2021 – 2026”.
Growing a lighting manufacturing or distribution business has gotten more difficult since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
