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.

Osram Opto Semiconductors has made two recent packaged LED announcements — the Ceramos C chip-scale package (CSP)-based LED family intended for flash applications, and the new Osconiq brand that will comprise mid-power LEDs intended for architectural and horticultural lighting.

LG and Samsung have invested a combined €25 million (about $30 million) in a small German OLED specialist that claims to be solving a big shortcoming in OLED technology by developing an efficient blue emitter.

In Australia, the InterContinental Perth City Centre is scheduled to open on October 15.

With cars and lights emerging as two of the most common connected “things” in the Internet of Things (IoT), Philips Lighting and Renault have teamed up to develop a combination concept car/smart home that treats a self-driving electric car as a stylish extra room that also serves as a lighting control center.

Samsung Electronics has announced a new family of chip-scale package (CSP) LEDs that the company refers to as Fillet-Enhanced CSP (FEC) LEDs. CSP LEDs are inherently five-sided emitters with no package covering the sides of the devices.

Hotel Republic San Diego is preparing to debut mid-October as the city's newest boutique luxury hotel property within Marriott International’s repertoire of Autograph Collection Hotels.

Green Lodging News, lodging’s leading environmental news source, and Greenview, a leader in advancing hotel sustainability, have released the Green Lodging Trends Report 2017.

Instead of dwelling on my to-do list {rolls out a mile-long ream of parchment}, I thought I would float out five thoughts on LED lighting happenings — in 550 words or less.