As Feilo Sylvania readies a smart lighting initiative expected as soon as next week, it has quietly rolled out a financing program to help building operators afford new LED lighting, even on small installations where Feilo says financing can be difficult to obtain from conventional sources such as banks.

Radical Innovation, an annual competition that seeks game-changing ideas and concepts in hospitality design and operations, has recently announced its finalists for the competition’s 11th edition.

The ZipWall product helps building pros comply with the EPA's lead rule.

This apartment is designed by DaChi International Design located in Taipei, Taiwan. They are specialized in converting 20 years old building. Measuring 200 square meters with two levels, it is the wonderful size for a small family who requires own private space.

The company's third lamp (bulb) design can now be purchased in the United States through MoMA and the Plumen website.

MUSKEGON, MICH.—EarthTronics has introduced a 4000K color temperature addition to the LED Direction Adjustable Wall Pack series to provide exterior, wide-flood area illumination for commercial, industrial and municipal facilities.

HAMBURG – European installers continue to largely avoid wireless lighting controls because they are concerned about interoperability, battery life and other issues – even though wireless offers many benefits over wired systems, an Osram boss said here.

Concrete block manufacturer Genest Concrete has developed an insulated block combining concrete and expanded polystyrene, reports Green Building Advisor's Scott Gibson. The blocks are designed to be assembled with a thin layer of adhesive rather than conventional mortar.

The renowned Israeli architectural studio Pitsou Kedem had created this modern cave dwelling in old Jaffa district, Tel Aviv, turning it into luminous, dynamic space that opens towards the sea. The contemporary minimalism in furnishing typical for the architect’s signature style sits very well with the unique structures and shapes of the space. The rounded arches, ceilings, and openings of the original construct are enhanced by clever architectural and design insertions.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solid-State Lighting program has released a new CALiPER (Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting) snapshot report for LED Industrial luminaires. Report finds the latest generation of LED products in this category offer greater performance than their non-LED luminaire counterparts.

Fagerhult Group, the Swedish lighting company that recently acquired key Internet of Things (IoT) assets from Australia's struggling Organic Response, has decided to keep the technology in house and will not provide it to competitors such as Feilo Sylvania and General Electric, LEDs Magazine has learned.

Osram will acquire San Jose-based LED Engin while Nitride Semiconductor has sued RayVio, and ERP Power signed a global distribution agreement with Future Lighting Solutions.

Formerly a Young & Rubicam Group executive, Quinnipiac University vice president of brand strategy and integrated communications Keith Rhodes envisioned an urban-style, loftlike space for his group. What he got was an 1850’s colonial-style house owned by the school in Hamden, Connecticut. Nevertheless, Amenta Emma Architects was able to fulfill his wish.

Lighting designer Kaoru Mende (center, white shirt) of Lighting Planners Associates leads a Lighting Detective workshop.The Lighting Detectives, “…a non-profit group dedicated to the study, observation, and discussion of lighting culture…” is celebrating its 27th year. Started in 1990, the group expanded its activities to a global scale in 1999.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Baywood Hotels announced the dual-brand Hampton Inn by Hilton Washington, D.C. NoMa Union Station and Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington, D.C. NoMa Union Station have been awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Osram Opto Semiconductors has added to its infrared (IR) portfolio with the launch of the SFH 4055 LED that emits at 850 nm. The LED is specifically intended for eye-tracking applications such as the emerging augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets. The IR LED has a tiny footprint that will allow integration into or around glasses in headsets worn by users, from gamers to scientists.

SAN FRANCISCO–Hotel VIA, the first newly-constructed hotel since 2008 in San Francisco, announced that it will open in June 2017. Located in the city’s South Beach neighborhood across from AT&T Park, the 159-room hotel has a design that integrates the latest hospitality technologies and services aimed to appeal to tech-savvy travelers and traditionalists alike.

While most cities are known for skyscrapers made of steel buildings, wood may soon reshape the landscape of some of the country's biggest concrete jungles. A number of development companies are exploring a new kind of high-rise structure built entirely from timber. WIRED's Liz Stinson discuses the use of timber as a building material.

Opened within a vibrant area of Jiyugaoka, Tokyo, a corner plot has been occupied by Also Soup Stock – a specialty soup restaurant – set among a neighborhood of greenery, boutiques and small cafés and design.

Warfel was one of the first generation of lighting designers whose work bridged between theatrical and architectural lighting design.