Events

Detroit Revs Up
Vintage buildings in the Motor City are making a comeback—both outside and inside—and architectural lighting is a key driver of the urban renaissance. Two projects from a local design firm…

The Revolution
After construction was paused during the Arab Spring, a luxury North African hotel made the switch to LED, while the country’s political climate continued to simmer By Katie Nale

Lantern in the Dark
A resort on the shores of Lake Tahoe makes an after-dark statement without relying on exterior lighting By Katie Nale

Urban Partners
The myriad species inhabiting our cities can help shape our designs By Jane Slade

The Picture of Healthcare
Specialized lighting supports the comprehensive mission of a new hospital in India By Samantha Schwirck

Nadarajah Narendran Elected to Fellow of SPIE
Rensselaer’s Lighting Research Center professor and director of research Nadarajah Narendran has been elected to the grade of Fellow of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.

PoE Market Projected to Surge
The global Power over Ethernet (PoE) lighting market accounted for $191.61 million in 2018 and is expected to reach nearly $2.6 billion by 2027, according to a report from Research…

A Long Ride to Product Design
For Dan McGinty, one childhood toy in particular really made a lasting impression.

The Model McDonald’s
The fast-food giant ditches its iconic look in favor of solar panels and living green walls for a taste of the future By Katie Nale

Converting Streetlights To LED
Lessons learned from a plan to switch out 40,000 fixtures in Montana By Steven Schmitt

Model Train
LEDs are the only stop for a transit station in Chicago that could be an archetype for the future By Paul Tarricone

Social Fever
Social media has become an integral part of the lighting world, but does every sector of the industry treat it the same way? By Katie Nale

DOE Selects Bamboo
The winner is Bamboo, as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winner of the “Manufacturing Innovator Challenge for Sustainable Manufacturing of Luminaires.”

Lighting and Smart Home Technology Come Together
In another example of the convergence of lighting and the IoT, Acuity Brands, Inc. announced last month that its Juno AI smart home downlight is now compatible with SmartThings, a…

