The restaurant business is a unique field. Almost every job that is done there is something we all do at home on a daily basis.

Lumileds has announced an extension of its Luxeon Stylist LED technology to a range of components that will be supplied in mid-power packages.

Osram has announced new Smartrix modules that integrate LEDs, driver electronics, and a custom silicone lens in a compact form factor that enables advanced solid-state lighting (SSL) headlamp systems for automobiles.

Swedish horticultural LED luminaire specialist Heliospectra has supplied a greenhouse grower of lettuce, herbs, and other greens located in Washington State, with the greenhouse operation realizing a 25% increase in business attributable to the solid-state lighting (SSL).

Carmaker BMW is kicking the tires on a smart lighting system for showrooms that would dynamically change settings to draw attention to different models and features.

Chefs become farmers, eggs are more edible than ever, the drinks of the ‘20s roar again.

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) recently thanked the National Park Service (NPS) for reversing its December 2011 ban on bottled water in national parks.

We recently had the pleasure of hosting a webcast with Cisco’s Luis Suau, technical leader of the Industries Product Group, who schooled us on smart buildings and how lighting and controls instill intelligence as a central point for such systems.

Element® Hotels, part of Marriott International, announces support of National Secondhand Wardrobe Day on August 25, 2017.

Over the course of mid-summer into the fall of 2016, Lumileds rolled out numerous members of what the company has called the Stylist portfolio of chip-on-board (COB) LEDs with SPDs tuned to a new level of specialization for applications.

Philips Lighting today launched a wireless lighting-as-a-service initiative for commercial offices, hoping to convince building managers to implement smart Internet-connected lighting schemes that Philips has addressed to date with more expensive wired offerings based on Power over Ethernet (PoE) that appeals to a narrower audience.

EnvironmentalLights.com, a leader in LED lighting solutions, announced the promotion of Keith Zeber to Vice President of Sales.

Power up those warp drives and get ready! After months of revisions and updates, the plans for Alien Fresh Jerky’s fully immersive UFO hotel designed by Luis Ramallo were approved on August 2, 2017 by the San Bernardino County Building Department.

Osram has announced the acquisition of Boston-based Digital Lumens — a company started in 2008 focused on connected solid-state lighting (SSL) systems and the use of autonomous and programmatic controls to further energy efficiency beyond the baseline savings attributable to efficient LED sources.

Zumtobel has announced a retrofit to LED-based lighting at Wartburg Castle in Germany — the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Site that reflects almost 1000 years of German history.

The Port of Moerdijk in southern Holland is installing smart street lighting controls across 2600 hectares of land in a bid to slash energy consumption and maintenance costs.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published another in its series of Gateway reports that evaluate the performance of real-world solid-state lighting (SSL) projects in general illumination applications.

Officials of PM Hotel Group, a leading, national hotel management company, and The Buccini/Pollin Group, a privately-held, full-service real estate acquisition, development and management company (BPG), completed the topping off of the 153-room Canopy by Hilton Portland Pearl District.

In 2016 the LED component market saw a slight stabilization of the price erosion that swept the market in 2015.

HyLite LED Lighting, a division of ARVA, LLC, announced the expansion of its retrofit lamp product lines with new 347V & 480V options.