Minneapolis’ Ambitious Street Lighting Proposal vs. Dark Night Skies

In the span of 10 days, the Star Tribune first posted an article about Mayor Frey’s Ambitious 9 Million Dollar Street Lighting Program and then followed that up with an article about cities in Minnesota that have been instrumental in implementing Dark Sky-friendly lighting. It is clear that this is a battle that is going … Read more

K9 Dog Kennel Facility LED Lighting Upgrade

Generally when the topic of Circadian Lighting is brought up, the focus is on how the light will affect human beings. But of course we aren’t the only species on the planet and thus we must consider how it will affect other creatures. The case study for today focuses on a K9 dog kennel facility … Read more

10 Lighting Predictions for 2022

2021 has been quite a year in the lighting world; one fraught with challenges after an already daunting 2020 with the hit of the pandemic. The irony is that the several years prior were home runs for the lighting industry and end users alike with the boom of LED and rebate business aiding adoption. What … Read more

Aleddra Wellness Lighting – Circadian, UVC, Germicidal Tubes and more!

Aleddra has always been known as one of the most innovative lighting manufacturers and their recent releases in the Wellness Lighting category have garnered a lot of interest from distributors and end-users alike. Their Wellness Lighting line focuses on lighting technology that can enhance productivity with circadian lighting concepts as well as keeping us safe … Read more

Energy Focus EnFocus Control Platform: Affordable Human-Centric Lighting

Energy Focus has made a name for themselves as an innovator in the lighting business, providing high-end flicker-free linear LED T8 lamps at a time when flicker issues were just coming to the forefront. Now they have developed EnFocus; the most affordable way to get dimming and/or color tuning when retrofitting your fixtures to LED. … Read more