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55% Of US Now Has Horticultural Lighting Rebates
Agriculture, Lighting Industry

55% Of US Now Has Horticultural Lighting Rebates

Dec 05, 2025

  Horticulture lighting has rapidly evolved from a niche application to one of the fastest-growing sectors in the lighting industry, driven by falling technology costs, improved efficiency, and broader use…

6 New Lighting Standards: Zigbee, Recolight, CIE, & Zhaga
Codes + Standards

6 New Lighting Standards: Zigbee, Recolight, CIE, & Zhaga

Dec 04, 2025

  Zigbee 4 And Suzi The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has released Zigbee 4 and Suzi to standardize secure, interoperable, and scalable IoT connectivity. These standards aim to make enterprise IoT networks…

AI Replaces Keyword Search With Conversational Discovery
Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

AI Replaces Keyword Search With Conversational Discovery

Dec 03, 2025

  AI is rapidly becoming the new default interface for internet search, shifting discovery away from short keyword strings toward rich, conversational exchanges that feel more like dialogue than database…

Six Lighting Award Programs Now Accepting Submissions
Awards

Six Lighting Award Programs Now Accepting Submissions

Dec 02, 2025

  The following lighting award programs are now accepting submissions: IESNYC Student Lighting Competition Entry deadline: March 15, 2026 The IESNYC invites students from New York City Art and Design…

Product Monday: Increasingly Popular Cordless Lamps
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Increasingly Popular Cordless Lamps

Dec 01, 2025

  An increasing popular lighting category is battery-powered, cordless lamps. Main purpose and benefits Cordless lamps are a flexible solution for adding light anywhere without depending on electrical outlets, making…

90+% Of Building Pros Piloting AI, But Only 5% Achieve Goals
Controls, Products + Technology

90+% Of Building Pros Piloting AI, But Only 5% Achieve Goals

Nov 28, 2025

  JLL’s 2025 Global Real Estate Technology Survey reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in buildings has surged remarkably, with 92% of corporate real estate occupiers now piloting AI solutions—a…

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