Inspiration

Think smart lighting systems are only for high-end fantasy homes of the future? Think again: Commercial, industrial and city buildings make up the lion’s share of the smart lighting market, implementing 60% of projects worldwide. New innovations…

2020 was a heck of a year for the commercial real estate industry. Despite a few bright spots like third-party logistics, industrial and warehouse, most sectors within the CRE markets took a shellacking, with residential, restaurant, retail and…

What the world expects from your business has changed dramatically over the past year. During a time when most retail stores have struggled tremendously just to stay afloat, these new expectations have necessitated increased sanitization and…

As more and more workers spend their sunshine-splashed hours indoors, the need for well-lit workspaces soars to the top of the list of employee needs. Features like air quality, comfortable temperatures and relaxing light levels consistently…

The Energy Department estimates that property owners spend more than $6 billion per year to illuminate outdoor spaces like parking lots and garages. While that is a huge number, it’s also one that you can dramatically reduce by using energy-…

EnTrans International, LLC is a leading producer of energy and transportation equipment, with a wide family of established brands under its umbrella and 13 manufacturing locations across the globe. One of these facilities is a 400,000-square-foot…

By Shashwat Nath, Principal Digital Product Manager at GE Current, a Daintree company

As retailers and their customers adjust to the post-COVID world, there is a heightened awareness around cleanliness and preventing transmission of germs…

Authored by Jeremy Yon, Industry Relations Leader at GE Current, a Daintree company

NEMA recently published Technical Bulletin #119, Identification of Lighting Control Conductor Insulation, which provides clarifying guidance on the color…

GE Current, a Daintree company has been providing high-quality signage lighting for decades. We are still dedicated to raising the bar and offering customers better products and a better experience. In an effort to continue improving, we have…

By Mark Mikulka, Solution Engineer at GE Current, a Daintree company

This article was published in the September 2020 issue of Signs of the Times magazine.

What do you look for in a new product? What drives your decision to buy?…

Workplace lighting alone accounts for 10 percent of the energy our nation consumes. With nearly 157,000,000 employees clocking into the U.S. workforce, that’s a lot of energy.

Lighting in commercial buildings could guzzle an infinite…

Tucked among the very personal and broad elements of the Coronavirus Stimulus Bill from March 27, 2020, is a small but crucial tax change (a Glitch fix) for all customers who have recently completed a retrofit, are undergoing a retrofit now, or…

Making a true difference as a facility manager involves adding value, optimizing the day to day of your facility for productivity and efficiency, and bringing new ideas to the table for cost savings, time management and more. It also involves…

Like many others around the United States, my Memorial Day holiday looked quite a bit different than in the past. My workdays are unrecognizable too, with my signage team grounded at home instead of visiting partners and many of those sign makers…

A business’s signage is an integral part of its marketing and brand identity. Whether you are beckoning customers to visit a store for the first time, rebranding your company as part of a renewed marketing effort, or maintaining a consistent…