Disruption and Disinfection -- The Lighting Industry News Brief Sept 02

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00:00Good morning, it's Monday, September 2nd, and that means two things.

00:18Labor Day was invented in Canada to avoid protests and riots related to May Day that

00:25happened in Britain.

00:26This is also time for the Lighting Industry News Brief, brought to you by Keystone Tech,

00:32and they are bringing you, bringing us, bringing me, Casino Night at the Nailed Convention.

00:40That's right, on Tuesday, September 23rd, our first night party is going to be sponsored

00:46by Keystone.

00:47They're going to be there, I'm going to be there, you're going to be there, probably,

00:51I hope.

00:52Anyway, link in the description, get to know, get to know us all at NailedCon, we'll have

00:59a good time, responsibly, ish.

01:03Anyway, let's get into the news, because the IES has named the products to their annual

01:09progress report.

01:10So far, this has been announced through individual companies saying which products they make are

01:17on the IES progress report, and I would really like it if there was a single page I could

01:23link to.

01:25Maybe next week.

01:26Current is opening a new regional distro center in Atlanta.

01:31That space will be up and running soon.

01:32Soon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will not be respecting the core scientific finding

01:41behind the Clean Air Act, which will probably lead to deregulation around carbon soon, probably,

01:54which would make them just an agency.

02:03Distributor Wire and Cable has opened a new warehouse in Ohio.

02:07This is 153,000 square feet in the Columbus suburbs.

02:13The U.S. Court of Appeals has found that the legality of the most recent set of tariffs doesn't

02:24hold water, just the precedents don't proceed in the right order.

02:31But they're also not repealing any of the tariffs, at least not until October 14th, which makes sense

02:38to me because I didn't pass the LSATs.

02:42We have 407 product codes on metal tariffs right now.

02:4825 countries have suspended postal and parcel delivery service to the U.S. over changes to

02:55the de minimis rule.

02:57Those 25 countries are, sorry, I'm checking my phone here, that's the United Kingdom, Germany,

03:02Lithuania, Czech Republic, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Greece, Spain, Andorra, Portugal, Malta, Liechtenstein,

03:10France, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, Latvia, Estonia,

03:16the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, India, Australia, Japan,

03:23and New Zealand.

03:26So, uh, hope you didn't need anything from there anytime soon.

03:29Uh, the EU may lift, uh, reciprocal tariffs on the U.S.

03:35We'll see how that goes.

03:37Infinilux has now begun advertising that their polls are tariff smart.

03:42And Rio Tinto is rethinking their entire aluminum mining and refining strategy, considering how,

03:50uh, tariffs have gone.

03:51Uh, Lumagis has secured $200,000 in pre-seed funding.

03:56They make, uh, infrared UV sterilizer device, like a box.

04:01It's a box with, uh, IR and UV LED in it that should burn germs.

04:07Signify bought some shares back again this week with 157,090 shares.

04:14Going back to the board at 2265 euros apiece last week.

04:19LSI Industries will be issuing a dividend at a nickel a share this September.

04:24Uh, we have the first half report of Foshan Electrical and Lighting.

04:30Earnings are up half a million yuan.

04:34Uh, At Home is closing 30 stores.

04:37They are a home decor brand that sold a lot of lighting fixtures.

04:41Uh, the bankruptcy proceedings are leading to liquidations, starting at the store level.

04:47Lumo Crafts is opening office in Canada.

04:50Uh, they are bringing Scandinavian-made fixtures or Scandinavian-developed fixtures to a new market.

04:56Uh, Platinum Power Holdings is buying Legacy Electric, with a distributor buying a contractor.

05:04Graybar is a top place to work for women from the Women in the Workplace scorecard.

05:10Bytec has secured AEC-Q102 certification for their UVC disinfection device for your car.

05:20This is a deep UV tech that should keep your car a little bit less, or considerably less germless.

05:28In rep agency updates, Solveig has partnered with Contact Deluge.

05:33The Korean Supreme Court has ruled in the Seoul Semiconductor Everlight case,

05:38which means that those in question have been convicted of violating trade secrets at trial.

05:45We have a change yet again in the penalty for Geek Tech vs. Lutron in their smart home lawsuit.

05:54The final judgment is $595 million in penalties.

05:59The Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks are now suing Midstream Lighting.

06:04Uh, they were—Midstream was supposed to provide new lighting for their baseball field,

06:09and, uh, they didn't.

06:11And then when they asked for the deposit back, they didn't.

06:15And now we have, uh, $430,000 going to court.

06:20In events and webinars, Leducation 26 is calling for speakers.

06:24Those proposals are due on the 15th.

06:27Namco has announced their keynote speaker.

06:30Teresh Grover will be talking about AI.

06:32Uh, the IES 26 will be in Denver.

06:37That's August 13th to 15th.

06:39Save the date.

06:40Registration isn't open yet.

06:42November 5th will be, uh, time for Disruptia Mexico.

06:46This is the fourth annual architecture and lighting show in Mexico City.

06:51And we have a full schedule for the AVS Summit.

06:54That's for indoor farming.

06:56That's set for September 3rd through 4th.

06:59So, like, tomorrow, in Munich.

07:02You can check it out now.

07:05In IoT news, the Z-Wave Alliance has launched their certified product guide,

07:10giving you some more information about 4,500 compatible devices.

07:16Gulf Shores is using AI for traffic.

07:19This is a new heap map that will help crack down on jaywalking.

07:24Or, as it was called back 100 years ago,

07:27using the street.

07:30Uh, TP-Link has issued a warning over one of their own smart plugs.

07:35The KP-303 will receive and execute unauthenticated commands remotely.

07:42So, update your firmware if you got one of those.

07:46On the RND side of things,

07:49uh,

07:50the South China Agricultural University

07:52has developed a glow-in-the-dark succulent.

07:56I grow about five in my, uh, kitchen window.

07:59But what they will do is, uh,

08:01they will inject phosphors into succulents.

08:04And that makes for a glow-in-the-dark nightlight.

08:07Also, a team of Chinese researchers

08:10have developed a new color-tunable OLED.

08:13Uh, it expands better light put across multiple CCTs.

08:17That may turn into TV tech.

08:20It may turn into lighting tech.

08:21We'll see how that goes.

08:23On the dark side of things,

08:25the Department of Homeland Security

08:26will be leaving

08:27their detention facility in South Florida

08:30in the next few days.

08:31The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

08:33is planning new lighting sensors

08:34and drones on the northern border.

08:38Canada.

08:40Canada.

08:41They're gonna be

08:41putting up lighting

08:42to stop Canadians.

08:44Uh, the Department of Homeland Security

08:47is also accelerating construction

08:48on the border with Mexico

08:51by waiving wildlife protections.

08:54Uh, your brain burns fat while sleeping,

08:57assuming you can sleep.

08:59Your plasma's proteome

09:00has its own circadian rhythm.

09:03Bright light in the morning

09:04boosts adipose tissue transcriptomes,

09:08which is good for you

09:10in ways they'll get into

09:11in the Darkness News update.

09:13I'm not a biologist, guys.

09:15I gotta,

09:16I gotta do more reading.

09:18Uh, circadian entrainment

09:20is key to gymnastics training.

09:22Uh, we have sleep quality

09:24linked with chronic disease yet again.

09:26Blue light, uh,

09:27specifically from LEDs

09:28does harm rat retinas.

09:30We have sky quality monitors

09:32networks needing maintenance

09:34in Holland.

09:35And we have Access Sports Fixtures

09:38doing a pretty good job.

09:40They're not a sponsor,

09:41but they are doing pretty well.

09:43Mandham, New Jersey

09:44is passing a new lighting ordinance.

09:47Deschutes County, Oregon

09:48is holding hearings

09:49on new ordinances.

09:51Virgin, Utah

09:51is debating lighting ordinances.

09:54Mineral County, Nevada

09:55is debating new trail lighting.

09:57We have migration season

09:58going, beginning,

09:59bird migration season

10:00beginning in Michigan,

10:03North Carolina,

10:03and Fort Worth,

10:05leading to lights out

10:06calls for the fall.

10:07Sarasota, Florida

10:08has set a new record

10:10for turtle hatchlings

10:11surviving,

10:12which is great.

10:14Uh, Florida

10:15is allowing LED billboards

10:17on trucks.

10:18And how is that

10:19still legal?

10:20Actually, that seems

10:21really bad.

10:23Osage County,

10:24Kansas residents

10:25are complaining about

10:25new lighting

10:26at a sheriff's office.

10:28Fort Pierce, Florida

10:29is pushing back

10:30on lighting plans

10:31for a proposed

10:33Buc-ee's gas station.

10:34And in Haber Valley, Utah,

10:37the Latter-day Saints Church

10:39is breaking ground

10:40on a new temple,

10:41the dimmest temple

10:43they've ever planned,

10:44but the locals

10:45are planning, um,

10:47to go to appeals court

10:49to try to stop that.

10:51In horticultural news,

10:53we have AI

10:54for homegrown cannabis.

10:55We have Maker's Row

10:57opening a new facility

10:58in Milwaukee.

10:59We have drones

10:59for pollination.

11:01In recommended reading,

11:02all these links

11:03and more are on

11:04nail.org.

11:06We have daylight

11:06from below

11:07with the power

11:08of glass floors.

11:09We have LED lighting

11:10for back-to-school season.

11:12We have critiques

11:13of the DLC

11:13coming from more directions

11:15than normal.

11:16We have a recap

11:17of the NAED

11:19Marketing Summit.

11:20We have a recap

11:21of IES 25.

11:23We have a recap

11:24of the Light Justice

11:25Sessions

11:26at IES 25.

11:28We have strategic LED

11:29for greenhouses,

11:31if you want to learn

11:31about that.

11:32We have a profile

11:33of low-wei-wei.

11:35We have the answer

11:37to the question

11:37of whether or not

11:38dark mode

11:39reduces blue light,

11:41actually.

11:42Are you using

11:43smart building rebates?

11:44Are you rethinking

11:46smart retrofits?

11:47Are you understanding

11:49efficiency

11:49in the housing

11:51resale market?

11:52We have a fashion alert,

11:54a trend alert

11:55for wireless lamps,

11:56which is to say

11:57battery-powered devices,

11:58and maybe that's useful

12:00for some people.

12:02We have a review

12:03of the new

12:04Hue Essential.

12:06We have an understanding

12:07of Olber's Paradox.

12:10And we have AI

12:11in the lighting industry.

12:13We also have case studies

12:14from Moravian U

12:16and auditing

12:17Glowbrite Industries.

12:20More locally,

12:21we have a new

12:22home efficiency program

12:23going ahead

12:24at ComEd

12:24in Illinois.

12:25We have New Jersey

12:26legislators planning

12:27on more security spending

12:29for themselves,

12:30including lighting

12:31at their offices.

12:32We have a utility program

12:34for our Kansas schools.

12:36DT Energy

12:37is holding a contest

12:39to have three

12:41small businesses

12:42win grants.

12:43That's in Michigan.

12:45Senator Suzanne Collins

12:46attended a ribbon

12:48cutting ceremony

12:49for an infrastructure

12:51project in Searsport, Maine.

12:53and spirited

12:54extra electoral

12:56political

12:57engagement

12:58ensued.

13:00Nashville

13:01is planning

13:02new pedestrian

13:03improvements.

13:04Fort Wayne, Indiana

13:05is approving grants

13:06to curb

13:07youth violence.

13:09I'm not sure

13:11if lighting

13:12is going to help that.

13:14It's really easy

13:15to punch a guy

13:16when you can see him.

13:18We have a new budget

13:19for Wichita, Kansas.

13:21We have new street lighting

13:21go-ahead in El Paso, Texas.

13:24We have new school lighting

13:26in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

13:28And we also have

13:28new school lighting

13:29approved for NISA, Oregon.

13:32We have new security systems

13:34going-ahead

13:34in Columbia College's campuses.

13:38Altoona is merging

13:40their parks districts

13:41to actually finish projects.

13:45Penn State U

13:46is prepping new lighting

13:47for their football stadium.

13:49Memphis has opened

13:50a brand new

13:51smart

13:52IOT-ready

13:53police station.

13:54We have Fairfield, California

13:56being found

13:57to have taxed

13:58homeowners

13:58at the wrong rate

13:59for street lighting

14:00for two whole years.

14:02Speaking of two whole years,

14:04if you're near

14:05the San Diego

14:06State University campus,

14:07it's been two years

14:09since your street lighting

14:10has worked.

14:11We also have three years

14:12to fix lighting

14:13at parks

14:14in Fort Myers, Florida.

14:16Midland, Michigan,

14:17Humane Society

14:18just got some grants

14:19for upgrades.

14:20An osprey nest

14:21on top of a lamppost

14:24at the Apple Valley,

14:26Minnesota,

14:26high school football field

14:27has led to

14:29night games being canceled

14:31because you can't bother

14:32those ospreys.

14:33They're endangered.

14:35Melbourne, Florida

14:35is adding lighting

14:36to a softball field.

14:38Alva, Oklahoma

14:39is approving

14:39new sports field lighting.

14:41We also have new lighting

14:42outside a historic

14:44bowling alley

14:45in Orangeburg,

14:46South Carolina.

14:47Internationally,

14:48Signify sponsored

14:49the Ganesh

14:50Chartufi

14:51in Mumbai.

14:53That's a big deal

14:54if you didn't take

14:55comparative religion.

14:57We also have

14:57the Dutch Coca-Cola plant

14:59going very,

15:00very green

15:01inside and out.

15:02And the ILP

15:04has issued

15:04an official statement

15:06about hanging flags

15:07on lampposts.

15:09If you have not

15:10followed this,

15:11I'll quickly summarize,

15:13which is to say

15:13that a number of people

15:15who are not

15:18officially not

15:20engaged in any

15:21ideology

15:22or political position

15:23other than

15:24liking England

15:26have begun

15:26hanging

15:27both Union

15:29and St. George

15:30flags from lampposts.

15:32And some

15:32municipalities

15:33have,

15:34again,

15:35for no political

15:36or ideological

15:37reasons,

15:38been taking

15:39those downs

15:40in the interest

15:41of maintenance

15:43of those

15:43lampposts.

15:45UK defamation laws

15:47are very specific

15:48and very different

15:49from American ones,

15:50so I'm phrasing

15:51this very carefully.

15:53But,

15:54the ILP,

15:55the Institute of

15:56Lighting Professionals,

15:57has said

15:57officially

15:58that if you are

16:00not a city

16:01official,

16:02you should not

16:02hang flags

16:03from polls

16:04in part

16:06because

16:06those polls

16:07have specific

16:08tolerances

16:09and capabilities

16:10and you might

16:12be voiding

16:12their warranty

16:13by adding weight

16:14or adding

16:14torsional force.

16:16Also,

16:17you might not

16:18have the right

16:19kind of ladder

16:19or the right

16:20kind of helpers

16:21to do this

16:22safely.

16:23So,

16:24again,

16:25you shouldn't

16:25do that

16:26for reasons

16:27related to

16:28the warranties

16:29of lampposts

16:31and personal

16:31safety.

16:33Again,

16:33everyone is

16:34trying not to

16:35accuse anyone

16:36of anything

16:36at all.

16:38So,

16:39let's all

16:39just keep

16:40calm

16:40and carry

16:41on.

16:43That slogan

16:44was rejected,

16:45actually,

16:48back when

16:48the UK

16:49fought Nazis.

16:51That's just

16:51a fun bit

16:52of trivia.

16:52Again,

16:54there is

16:54no

16:55political,

16:56official

16:57political

16:57reason

16:58why anyone

16:59is hanging

16:59flags off

17:00lampposts

17:01in small

17:01towns in

17:01England

17:02right now.

17:03In sports

17:04news,

17:05smart upgrades

17:05are going

17:06ahead at the

17:07Pinnacle Bank

17:07Arena.

17:08They're

17:09pretty good.

17:10There's

17:10a lot

17:10of Wi-Fi

17:10enabled

17:11stuff going

17:11on.

17:13In

17:13people

17:14news,

17:14the

17:15SLS

17:15group

17:15has

17:16added

17:16Diana

17:17Nguyen

17:17as a

17:18sales rep.

17:19We have

17:20a recap

17:20from

17:21Inside

17:21Lighting

17:21for

17:22recent

17:22moves.

17:23Sammy

17:23Alsadi

17:24is now

17:24the

17:25VP

17:25of

17:25sales

17:26at

17:26the

17:26Phoenix

17:26Marketing

17:27Group.

17:28Dan

17:28Castillo

17:28is now

17:29the

17:29EVP

17:30and

17:30GM

17:30at

17:31Wesco.

17:32Beacon

17:32Awards

17:32winners

17:33have been

17:33named.

17:34Tony

17:34Esposito

17:35is now

17:35working

17:35for the

17:36University

17:36of Nebraska.

17:37Electrifax

17:38has named

17:38Brock Klein

17:39as VP

17:40of Sales

17:40and Marketing.

17:41Ralph Elder

17:42is now

17:42sales VP

17:43at Wesco.

17:44Howard

17:44Lewis

17:45is set

17:45to

17:45retire.

17:46And

17:46things

17:47you can

17:47make

17:47or

17:47things

17:48that

17:48I

17:48thought

17:48were

17:48interesting

17:49you can

17:50make

17:50your own

17:50chainmail

17:50lampshades.

17:51You can

17:51also add

17:52LEDs

17:52to your

17:53Lego

17:53sets

17:54which

17:55adds

17:55340%

17:57to their

17:58display

17:59value.

18:01I don't know

18:01this article

18:02doesn't explain

18:02what that

18:03means.

18:04There is

18:04a swamp

18:05in Virginia

18:05that will

18:06turn rainbow

18:06colors

18:07under the

18:08right lighting

18:08conditions

18:09and you

18:10shouldn't

18:10build or

18:10use this

18:11Bluetooth

18:11jammer.

18:12No

18:12siree

18:13Bob.

18:14And

18:14on the

18:14debunking

18:15side of

18:15things,

18:16no,

18:17UNESCO

18:17is not

18:18revoking

18:18the status

18:19of South

18:19Korean

18:20Lantern

18:20festivals.

18:21Those

18:21are still

18:22a rich

18:23part of

18:23our

18:23international

18:24heritage

18:24and we

18:25should

18:25enjoy

18:26them.

18:27I've

18:28been

18:28Scott

18:28Wachter.

18:28I want

18:29to thank

18:29you for

18:29your time

18:30and your

18:30attention.

18:30I want

18:31to thank

18:31our

18:31sponsors.

18:32I will

18:33see you

18:33next week.

18:35I will

18:35see you

18:35at the

18:36Nailed

18:36Convention.

18:37Otherwise,

18:38take care of

18:38yourself and

18:39see ya!

18:44falls out

18:46the

18:47brave

18:48down

18:49to

18:50listen

18:51by the

18:52sun

18:54try to

18:55save

18:57the

18:57terrifying

18:59Your turn to celebrate

19:29My nose is so ingrained

19:31My skin is crawling

19:37I hear no full complaint

19:40Right off the shoulder frame

19:49The time falls off

19:55The red light

19:58That is in Edison

20:02Edison

20:05The fire

20:25Your turn to celebrate

20:36My nose is so ingrained

20:38My skin is crawling

20:43I hear no full complaint

20:47Right off the shoulder frame

20:50My skin is crawling

20:55My ear

21:02My ear

21:06You need to touch

21:08Those streets

21:10And I have to sit

21:12Your eyes

21:13Your fire

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