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New Circular Economy in the Global Lighting Industry 2024

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LIGHTING DESIGN & APPLICATION

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Jet-Setters: Designers Discuss the Adventure of International Projects

Lighting design is an international art and science, so it’s only natural that many lighting designers become travelers by profession.
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Message: We Care

Effective wayfinding, heavy use of color and human-centric lighting helped create a soothing environment at a Montreal-area school dedicated exclusively to special-needs
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Healthy Choices: A Medical Center Leverages Lighting to Let Kids be Kids

Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, the only dedicated children’s hospital in Nebraska, had outgrown its facility in Omaha and was on...
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National Lighting Bureau (NLB) | 5th Annual Tesla Award winners announced

5th Annual Tesla Award Winners Announced

The nonprofit National Lighting Bureau (NLB) has announced the winners of the 5th Annual Tesla Awards after receiving the highest number of submissions to date. The award program seeks to…
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New Circular Economy in the Global Lighting Industry 2024

New Circular Economy Report

Research and Markets has published a new report, Circular Economy in the Global Lighting Industry, focused on ways the lighting industry can help the global challenge of supply-chain sustainability by…
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DALI Alliance | DALI+ lighting control plus wireless and IP-based networking

DALI Alliance Launches DALI+ Over Thread

The DALI Alliance, an international authority in lighting technology standardization, has released certification details for DALI+, its wireless specification, created in partnership with Thread Group, a company dedicated to IoT.…
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