2017 is more than halfway through, and there are a few brands that TopHotelNews' TOPHOTELPROJECTS have their eye on that we think should be on your radar before the year is out

Another day, another alliance between an LED lighting and an IT networking company: Acuity Brands and Internet of Things (IoT) network provider Silver Spring Networks have teamed to boost their smart street lighting capabilities with a new product and via working as channel partners for each other.

Dijon, famous for zesty mustard, is now spreading something else with vim and vigor: smart city technology.

China's total hotel construction pipeline has 2,410 projects and 525,225 guestrooms, up 7 percent year-over-year, according to Lodging Econometrics.

EarthTronics introduces its new Adjustable LED Trim Kit to provide a simple and quick way to upgrade recessed downlight fixtures without any tools.

The University of California (UC) college system, and its partners, have announced their intention to buy one million high-quality LED retrofit lamps as part of a program called the Million Lamp Challenge.

Philips Lighting has teamed with a $5.8 billion provider of communication towers and other transmission real estate to develop a “smart street pole” that houses cellular gear for 4G and 5G phone and broadband service while also connecting lighting and other smart city operations to those networks.

LEDvance, the former Osram bulb company now owned by a Chinese consortium, is expanding availability of its voice-controlled Apple-compatible smart bulb and LED strip.

On my leisurely drive to the Lighting Research Center (LRC) in Troy, NY this week, I wondered what kind of approach I should take to the LRC Partner-Alliance Event, a program of presentations on the organization's latest projects.

In a hotel, art is never just something to see. When used properly, artwork becomes an integral part of the guest experience, enhancing not just the design narrative, but the entire brand image.

HyLite LED has introduced seven new Energy Star rated lamps. The New HyLite Energy Star Series features A19, A21, BR30, PAR20, PAR30, & PAR38 lamps.

EnOcean and Silvair have announced a partnership focused on LED-based lighting systems that will be connected using the emerging Bluetooth Mesh networking standard.

Being small also presents challenges when traveling, especially when staying in hotels.

Just before the end of August, the London-based Hoxton hotel brand expanded into Paris.

Outdoor lighting is so much a part of our everyday lives that we don’t tend to pay much attention to it…unless it is lacking in areas, which makes us feel unsafe, or is so bright that it intrudes into our homes or impedes our vision.

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

Barclays Plc has deployed a series of heat and motion sensors that help analyze office space usage at investment banking facilities in London.

It is a very sad and tragic coincidence that in two major cities where we have our employees and customers—Macau, in the People’s Republic of China, and Houston, Texas—tragedy struck within a few days of each other.

Typically, as we head into the summer months, we see a little bit of a slowdown. People are packing up and heading for adventure or a little downtime, product announcements and business moves become fewer, and new developments are slower to come into focus.

Feilo Sylvania is upping its smart lighting game, launching a technology integration program designed to mix and match different luminaires, sensors, chipsets, and other components from information technology partners, from smart lighting startups, and from its own lighting portfolio, LEDs Magazine has learned.