Urbanization means that consumers live largely unaware of the process of growing farm-fresh vegetables and experts predict increasing pressure on agricultural models. These conditions inspired Infarm to develop the InStore SVE IFA, a sophisticated, vending-style hydroponic growing system to cultivate herbs and salad greens within grocery stores.
Last month, guest author Peter Brown introduced the concept of industry disruption as it relates to the U.S. market’s transition from legacy light sources to digitized, LED versions. This second article in a three-part series dives further into the disruptions that will continue to affect the lighting industry.
Last month we conducted our Pulse of Lighting Survey. Over 200 individuals from the electrical distribution channel – electrical distributors, manufacturer reps, lighting agents and manufacturers – participated.
Charlie Harte is the Canadian President & CEO for LEDVANCE LLC, as well as holding the role of VP of Marketing & Customer Experience for the U.S. and Canada region.
Not much changed for the household incandescent A19 since it became widely available on the market over a century ago — but in the past 20 years, the industry has transformed at breakneck speed.
Many in the lighting industry came together at the Javits Center in New York last week at LightFair, including yours truly who popped up there for a day.
The Montreal Casino’s major enhancement project consisted of replacing some 300 existing High Pressure Sodium (HPS) luminaires with new Light Emitting Diode (LED) luminaires with the ability to replicate the existing lighting that has shaped the Casino’s iconic image since its inception; A Diamond That Shines In The Night.
Could we enjoy starry skies in our cities again? Arguably yes. The actual number of visible stars will depend, among other factors, on the spatial density of the overall city light emissions.
The Q2 Pulse of Lighting results highlighted that electrical distribution channel lighting sales were lagging overall industry performance. The recent Q3 results further emphasis that this product category continues to lag performance, essentially flat with Q2.
The LightFair Design Pavilion will return for this year’s event featuring decorative lighting exhibits and a new design theater – dubbed as the “Designery” – showcasing daily Design Synergist presentations hosted by industry-leading lighting designers, architects, specifiers, and interior designers.
Serving the residents of Gatineau, the Carrefour du Plateau is a 242,000-sq.-ft. shopping centre featuring several major retail outlets including Canadian Tire, IGA, Sports Experts and Jean-Coutu.
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), the global leader in Silicon Carbide technology through its Wolfspeed business, announced that it will transfer the listing of its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) from The Nasdaq Global Select Market.
The lighting controls market, anecdotally, is a significant growth segment within the lighting space. According to our Q2 Pulse of Lighting Report, 62% of distributors reported an increase in quotation activity and 37% of distributor respondents reported sales growth.
The Lighting Control Innovation Award was created in 2011 as part of the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards program, which recognizes professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design.
Light makes things visible – and always has an impact. In many cases, we fail to see the significance because the eye is a good-natured organ. It tolerates poor light and compensates for it unconsciously.
The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is dedicated to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Adjacent to the Pentagon, the two-acre Memorial Park is a powerful tribute.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
