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 Issue 1 of 2024 brought to you by Evluma

CODES + STANDARDS // INTERVIEWS + OPINION 

Silvair's Szymon Slupik Talks Bluetooth NLC

Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the opportunity to interview Szymon Slupik, President, CTO, Silvair about Bluetooth SIG’s new full-stack wireless lighting control standard, Bluetooth NLC, for an upcoming article…
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CONTROLS // EVENTS

Lightapalooza:
The Custom Integration Market Lighting Show

A different kind of lighting show has been quietly growing. Lightapalooza will be holding its 3rd annual conference & trade show, February 26-29, 2024, at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale…
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CONTROLS

Wireless NLC -  Part 1 of 4
Integration vs. Networking Performance

By Guest Author John Arthur Wilson and David Shiller. This is the first of a four article series about important concepts in wireless networked lighting controls (NLC). John Arthur Wilson is an…
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PRODUCTS + TECHNOLOGY

Product Monday: The First Emergency LED Tube
to Achieve UL 924 Listing

In 2020, [David Shiller] authored an article in LEDs Magazine alerting the industry to the misleading claims of all emergency TLED manufacturers (at that time), that their products were UL listed.…
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ENERGY + ENVIRONMENT // PRODUCTS + TECHNOLOGY 

Product Monday: 3D Printed Bioplastic Downlights

Shoplight, a British manufacturer specializing in retail and hospitality lighting, launched a line of 3D-printed bioplastic downlights called Colt Bio. The plant-based polymer downlight housings are upgradable and achieve…
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 LIGHTING INDUSTRY // PRODUCTS + TECHNOLOGY

China Consolidates Rare Earth Industry
& Restricts Processing Technology Exports

China’s near monopoly on rare earth metals production is diminishing, but still dominant. China’s market share of rare earth production has dropped from 97% a decade ago, to 70% in 2022.…
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CRAIG'S LIGHTING ARTICLES

LED Outdoor Lighting: Finding New Value

Originally published by tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. Outdoor stationary lighting covers area and roadway, parking, and building exterior lighting. This lighting provides proper illumination, cultivates a sense of security,…
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LIGHT + HEALTH

Walmart Turns Down Lights and Changes Morning Hours for Sensory Disabled

During the Summer of 2023 back-to-school season, Walmart piloted sensory-friendly store hours, each Saturday from 8am-10am. During these hours, Walmart stores turned down the lights where possible, put a…
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CONSTRUCTION + ECONOMY // LIGHTING INDUSTRY

China’s Economy Forecasted to Slow Down in 2024 & 2025

The World Bank forecasted that 5.2% annual growth for China in 2023 will slow to 4.5% in 2024, and down to 4.3% in 2025. China’s growth has fluctuated dramatically…
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LIGHTING INDUSTRY

Q4 2023 Acquisitions

Here is a quick summary of 6 acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2023: SpecGrade LED was acquired by LED Lighting, LLC. Details here. PE firm acquiring Progress Lighting.…
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