The lighting industry is competitive and ever-changing. Whether you’re a manufacturer, distributor, designer, installer, or have any other connection to the industry, it’s essential that you stay informed about it. It’s important for you to be knowledgeable about the current news, trends, events, and technological advancements.

Whether you are looking for lighting for a sports field, explosion proof lighting for a hazardous area, or a commercial warehouse looking for LED Warehouse Lighting, this list will provide you with good reading material.

Well, we’re here to assist you with that. Here are the best print and online lighting industry publications that will help you stay up to date in 2024.

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Leds Magazine

LEDs Magazine

LEDs Magazine details and analyzes the latest events and trends in the technology and business of LEDs worldwide. It delivers wide-ranging reporting of solid-state lighting (SSL) technologies, applications, and markets.

It keeps you informed about new technologies and industry events via:

  • Weekly, topic-specific, and product showcase newsletters
  • LED & Lighting Industry Guide
  • Industry-submitted announcements in their company newsfeed

LEDs Magazine’s target audience consists of:

  • Product developers and system engineers
  • R&D technicians and scientists
  • Lighting/controls specifiers and designers
  • Supply chain specialists such as distributors and manufacturers
  • Facilities managers, building engineers, and municipal authorities
Led Professional

LED Professional

LED Professional is published by Luger Research E.U. – Institute for Innovation & Technology, which is based in Austria. It provides the lighting industry with comprehensive information about Solid State Lighting (SSL). It is dedicated to the design and application of LED lighting systems.

LED Professional consists of three separate publications:

  • LED-professional Review – Subscription includes six issues per year in print and PDF format. It also includes access to magazine archives dating back to 2007.
  • LED-professional Online – Subscription includes six issues per year in PDF format. It also includes access to magazine archives dating back to 2007.
  • LED-professional Newsletter – This is a free, digital newsletter. It is bi-weekly and contains industry news, product information, and event information.
Edison Report

Edison Report

Edison Report is an online news magazine centered on news and information in the lighting industry. It delivers its information via digital newsletter, blogs, podcasts, and videos. It also has a careers section that lists job opportunities at various companies in the industry. It features:

  • Lighting news
  • Lighting information
  • Information about lighting tradeshows
  • A lighting event calendar.

Every other year, it publishes the “Must See”​ List of products at the Lightfair tradeshow.

Insidelighting

Inside.lighting

inside.lighting is an online resource for lighting industry professionals. It provides information that can help lighting professionals such as:

  • A list of lighting agents for a particular manufacturer or marketplace
  • A list of lighting career opportunities in the industry
  • Economic reports and other info that helps you better understand past, present, and future trends in lighting, electrical, and construction markets
  • Lighting product information, including the newest products

Their target audience includes:

  • Specifiers such as lighting designers, architects, engineers, or interior designers
  • Electrical distributors
  • End-users
  • Manufacturers
  • Lighting agents
Enlightenment

Enlightenment

enLIGHTenment is an online resource that covers the lighting industry. Topics covered include:

  • Lighting industry news, events, people, and trends
  • Showroom Spotlight – This section contains news and stories about residential lighting showrooms and lighting retailers.
  • Product features
  • Editorials and featured articles
  • Company profiles
Retrofit Magazine

Retrofit Magazine

Retrofit magazine provides education about the renovation of commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. It is available in print and online versions.

Their focus is on all aspects of renovation, including lighting. Their target audience consists of facility managers, building owners, and contractors.

Its content includes:

  • Industry news and featured articles
  • Product reviews
  • Listings of industry events
  • Renovation advice
Ledinside

LEDinside

LEDinside provides daily updates on the global LED industry. This includes data, intelligence, LED adoption, prices, and buyer & seller information. They also deliver LED industry analysis, interviews, and a comprehensive LED knowledge database.

Features include:

  • LED product and industry news
  • Market research & analysis
  • Listings of industry events
  • LED technology articles
  • Niche market product articles
Lighted

Lighted

lightED provides daily news about lighting, along with an analysis of the future of lighting and how it will be utilized and sold. Their target audience includes lighting distributors and manufacturers.

Resources include:

  • The latest news about the lighting industry
  • Product and company reviews
  • Exclusive videos about the industry hosted by lighting experts
Lightnow

Lightnow

LightNOW is a blog that delivers news and information for lighting industry professionals. It produces daily posts by experts in the field including journalist expert Craig DiLouis. They also offer a free newsletter that is published every two weeks as a digest of articles on their site.

Blog article features include:

  • Industry news
  • Opinion pieces
  • New products feature every Monday
  • Links to other research sources
Arc Magazine

Arc Magazine

arc Magazine is based in the United Kingdom, arc magazine is an international print and online resource for architectural lighting design. This includes decorative, design-led lighting specified in architectural plans. It is published seven times a year and includes an annual lighting design survey.

Other features include:

  • A free monthly newsletter that has the latest industry news
  • A design lighting events calendar
  • Industry news
  • Product reviews
Eere

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (eere)

EERE is part of the U.S. Department of Energy. It helps to promote new technologies that will increase the use and production of renewable energy. Its goal is to develop market-driven solutions for the following:

  • Sustainable transportation
  • Renewable energy
  • Energy savings for homes and buildings.
  • Information on their site includes:
  • Details about their initiatives
  • Services offered such as technical assistance and energy analysis
  • Resources for renewable energy sources such as solar and geothermal
  • Links to other associated government agencies

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