Crimewire -- The Lighting Industry News Brief Sept 22

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00:00good morning it's monday september 22nd and that means two things it remains possible to commit

00:20no mistakes and still lose that's not a moral or personal failure that's just life it's also time

00:28for the lighting industry news brief brought you by keystone technologies and casino night in st paul

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00:49all going to enjoy ourselves and you can too if you're there's there otherwise the link is in the

00:56description let's get into the news utopia is back in business the previously bankrupt lighting brand

01:04is back with new leaders mostly pulled from their middle management decimer a sports lighting business

01:10however is gone because they declared bankruptcy and are ending operations tcp has sold their land

01:20and their plant to investors uh their hq in ohio is subject to a sell and lease back deal

01:28a pe firm has bought lum efficient lighting no details disclosed in that deal on the tariff tracker

01:36we are seeing tariffs spiking small business loans particularly in the import and distribution business

01:43the supply chain is about to get real weird according to some analysts and canada and mexico have

01:50negotiated a second supplemental agreement to the usmca ucor has partnered with metallium this is a new

01:59deal for rare earth oxide refinement southwire has partnered with current os specifically to expand

02:08their direct current lighting offerings q4 at ferguson shows sales up 6.9 percent nice

02:16kpmg has released two new reports one claims that ai will make energy use more efficient

02:23the other claims that retrofits can't reach net zero goals and i'm just gonna say if you're using ai

02:30you're definitely not gonna hit any energy goals because because ai uses so much power anyway

02:39uh blueprint lighting has partnered with thomas hayes studio this is a new design deal that will expand

02:46their reach so that they're on both coasts of the us orion has secured 11 million dollars in new

02:52projects uh no details but this will be for lighting and ev charging uh the dot is considering new

03:00options for safety lighting on runways uh this is a partnership with the faa and they are seeking

03:07input from all partners specifically to improve safety for workers on the ground as they go away

03:15as as they go about their business they're not going away there's no robots stealing their jobs yet

03:20uh we have a report from uh a number of people including routers that claim that current doe and epa

03:28policies threaten multiple industries including uh the lighting industry we have a new uh ppp public

03:37private partnership for american freight the advanced partner freight partners program will take in

03:43comments from rail maritime and truck shipping industries to improve their businesses nema has

03:49launched a new career development program this is a new online program for training uh commercial

03:56residential aluminum has bought american lightscapes one makes aluminum enclosures the other makes pool

04:03lighting southwire has shut up set up a new shop in indian indiana with 1.4 million square feet in

04:12the town of bremen sonpar has published their energy transition plan with a new strategic white paper

04:19uh mit and ge veranova has partnered on energy with 5 million dollars in research initiatives coming down

04:27the pipe gotham lighting has partnered with earth life for a new agency initiative ammunition has been

04:33named the marketing agency of record for plumbing distributors uh these is a wholesaler and they've

04:40picked a new branding team uh lux electrical has a new website it's nice in rep agency updates sesco has

04:49bought smith okc and reno has picked solutions in quebec multiple multiple solutions in quebec

04:58in events and webinars the ala con is uh has announced their talks with a focus on ai design and economics

05:07you can now sign up for ny controlled reg is fully open for the october event we have a webinar on november

05:153rd from the good light group and how you can create better light indoors neocon has launched a new

05:222026 lighting show within a show at chicago's mart the interiors industry event is adding a sideshow for

05:30lighting and the hong kong international lighting fair has partnered with the hong kong international

05:36outdoor tech light expo so that both those events will happen over the course of october 27th 231st

05:44in hong kong in legal news uh fort lauderdale florida has who trucks on a failed facade lighting project

05:54is in question and who owes who will be decided there apple has patented photo luminescent backlighting

06:03this is for their their laptop keyboards but who knows if this lighting solution ends up anywhere

06:09else in iot news the national kitchen and bath association has partnered with cedia's commission

06:16research study to integrate technology into home design this is starting with a survey of adoption

06:24and interest in smart home and decor options we have a private equity firm buying epco and pdu

06:32windjammer capital has spent some undisclosed amount for both uh laurawan has is ready to launch concept 13

06:41with a new consultancy and the nhia is going to be piloting iot based systems on the chanai tiruchi highway

06:52which is to say we're going to have smart lighting on a road in india in research and development nasa

07:00is testing two new techs on the iss one will be for uv disinfection for water treatment the other

07:08will be for low gravity semiconductor production production rice u has developed a new fluorescent probe

07:16this is a protein modification that will help diagnose alzheimer's parkinson's and cancer

07:23lighting is still a factor in human error in manufacturing this is a new study from tech

07:30the technical university of munich on the dark side of things chronic insomnia has been linked with

07:37cognitive decline sleepiness has been linked with skin temperature stability circadian stability is key to

07:44neurovent neurodevelopmental disorder management your gut biome has a circadian rhythm what does that

07:52mean uh no one knows yet vodafone has been accused credibly of ruining night sky views kawaii has launched

08:01a new bird protection program uh we have a new ice facility going ahead in indiana as well as the question of

08:11what went on with the old ice facility in florida no one's quite sure what's happening to that one

08:18trinidadians and tobagoans have uh begun confronting glare and brightness from businesses in the region

08:26the state of texas has exist has issued a uh an executive order that double bans cannabis

08:34uh edible garden is expanding operations uh the ceag world has uh announced their impact awards

08:43pen grows microgreens is going to grow microgreens in bucks county pennsylvania we have new ai for soybeans

08:51we have new robots to pick strawberries and we have aurora updating their gear at their german facility

08:58in recommended reading all these links are on nailed.org if you need them first off randy reed would

09:05like us to know that it's not what we said it's how we said it uh us lighting trends has some questions

09:13for nailed about their open letter as well lark is now the best uv-based self-cleaning water bottle

09:19according to wired the fast company wants to wants us to ask the question if we can really efficiency our

09:27way out of energy demands uh light management systems in commercial spaces is a thing you can learn

09:33about uh we can also talk about darkening spaces is matters just as much as greening spaces your farm's

09:42lighting might be attracting attracting cricket swarms we have new discoveries and discussions in smart home

09:49shriek we have the question of whether smart bulbs might be out maybe it is the year of the smart switch

09:56we also have back to school for lighting controls why is no one aware of the cyber resilience act we have

10:04a recap of the q qina michigan dark sky event we have a recap of arc light we have life being better

10:13without your smart watch uh the smartest places to install connected bulbs in your home and so-called

10:22moonlit gardens actually need lighting we also have a case study of circadian lighting use at a jw marriott

10:30in virginia in local news harris county texas's toll road hasn't had street lighting for a whole year

10:38long beach california is offering new efficiency grants huntington west virginia is offering is

10:44planning new street light repairs we have new grounds for homeowners in denver colorado

10:50amoresco has finished projects at ave maria university in florida las vegas nevada is offering new

10:57security programs coffered copper thieves were caught in the act in montgomery texas seattle is

11:04dealing with wire thefts on bridges we also have copper thefts continuing in fairfax county california

11:12in chatham kent ontario a man was caught stealing emergency lighting fixtures from inside a billet

11:20building tifton georgia is planning some new lighting changes we have two million to repair bridge lighting

11:27in toronto ontario lee county florida residents are demanding more street lighting newton city

11:33massachusetts is planning 152 000 in led projects in their school district we have a new crime

11:41prevention lighting plan for syracuse new york even though everyone in syracuse new york is admitting

11:48crime is falling but there we go chico california pd have redesigned the lighting in one of their

11:55interrogation rooms we have new sports lighting uh going up in cartersville georgia brockton ontario

12:02has updated their field lighting for their baseball fields we have new bus shelter lighting going up

12:07across albuquerque new mexico we have school districts beginning to ban light up shoes over

12:16concerns about visibility during active shooter scenarios internationally essex county in the uk is

12:24going back to full night lighting uh harold beck belgium is switching their street lighting plan from

12:32completely dark after 11 to just dim after 8 and our tech has bought power light fitzgerald

12:40in the uk in sports news cleveland has approved changes for lighting at the brown stadium and the main

12:48nordiques minor hockey league team can't actually pay for their new rink lighting among other things

12:54we also have a new sales team at quorum you can also check out the new light display at disneyland

13:01paris's hyperspace mountain you can build your own lampshades if you're on a budget and in the return of

13:08the debunking zone no really walmart is not switching their stores to 10 000k lighting no one's doing that

13:18that would be bad also check out sensory friendly lighting if your local grocery store offers that

13:25i've been scott walker i want to thank you for your time your attention i will see you at the nailed

13:29convention or i will see you next week take care of yourself enjoy the music

13:41and i will see you next week

13:50and the night will never touch the edge

13:53and the night will never touch the edge of the day if you fly behind the stars that gift you life

14:02fly all the way to the west

14:06the night will never touch the edge of the day if you fly behind the stars that gift you will see

14:16and the night will never touch the edge of the day if you fly behind the stars that gift you will see

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14:23Sok it all about the light

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14:40First love the night

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