In the partner program, companies and institutions with an interest in the lighting industry can collaborate with the LRC to identify and sponsor projects and studies that are expected to yield results that may be commercialized into applications and product development.

Red Roof launched The Red Collection, the first soft brand in the company's 44-year history, with the opening of the first property, The St. Clair Hotel in downtown Chicago.

The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 11 to Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has announced publication of the ANSI/ASABE S640 standard entitled “Quantities and Units of Electromagnetic Radiation for Plants (Photosynthetic Organisms).”

AccorHotels will divest a 40-percent stake in India-based Barque Hotels in a deal with Samhi Hotels to fully end its investment in the group.

Cree has announced that Gregg Lowe will take the position of president and CEO of the company effective September 27.

Philips Lighting is taking IoT-based lighting management to a whole new level, opening a computer and network center in India to operate outdoor, office, and architectural lighting for customers around the world, and to draw data from those sites.

The Julia opened as South Beach’s newest boutique hotel.

In what looks like a straight-ahead street lighting upgrade — seemingly little to no Internet of Things (IoT) on this one — Knoxville, TN is replacing some 30,000 high-pressure sodium (HPS) luminaires with LED technology that the city says will cut energy costs in half and will also improve light quality.

Osram Opto Semiconductors along with Osram Specialty Lighting has announced the demonstration of the Eviyos automotive LED headlamp module that could be the next advancement in automotive forward lighting beyond shipping adaptive drive beam headlights.

Ireland-based Dalata Hotel Group has acquired a long-hold lease on 33 suites in the Clarion Hotel Liffey Valley, Dublin from Martin Ferris for £7.6 million.

The Grand Hyatt New York in Midtown Manhattan was presented the Energy Efficiency Leader Award on September 19 by Trane.

In recent years, lighting manufacturers and developers have moved away from traditional light sources and to LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) technology.

The Ramada Silicon Valley, located in Sunnyvale, Calif, completed a new solar sustainable update.

EcoSense announced the launch of Slim Cove Dim, a feature-rich, dimmable lighting solution.

You can tell that Smart Outdoor Lighting Alliance (SOLA) executive director Bob Parks enjoys educating people.

Lodging Econometrics has reported that the Middle East's construction pipeline trend report shows the region's total pipeline has 561 projects and 154,627 guestrooms, up 13 percent by projects year-over-year.

Osram has taken another step into horticultural lighting, this time targeting the residential market by acquiring a minority stake in a German startup that makes climate-controlled boxes for growing greens and herbs in the kitchen using optimized light, water, and temperature.

Eaton has announced an outdoor solid-state lighting (SSL) installation at Martinsville Speedway located in Ridgeway, VA just south of the city of Martinsville.

In lodging like hotels and B&Bs, the lighting is often as important as the fixtures in which they’re placed.