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Life’s busy these days, I get it. After a long workday, all I want to do is curl up and unwind in front of my TV with some pre-made pizza. So, when the light fixture in the kitchen starts to flicker, I am liable to just shrug it off and convince myself that “I’ll get to it later” (I won’t). In our fast-paced lives,...

“Sunco will be the leader in lighting in e-commerce in 10 years. Period.”   The above quote is from Simon Tahour, the CEO of Sunco. It’s a bold claim, especially considering the intense competition in the e-commerce lighting space, but as Sunco celebrates its 10-year Anniversary, Simon has reason to be confident.   Simon outlined to me exactly why Sunco is positioned to be...

The NYC underground has a rep for being smelly, unsafe, and dirty, so even the smallest improvements can have a profound impact. We can pray the Ninja Turtles will swoop in to fix these issues, but until that time, the city is resorting to the next best thing.  Back in January, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched a comprehensive plan to convert all 150,000...

One of the most pressing concerns facing built environment professionals within the last five years or so is the escalating costs of construction. It might seem like a branch of inevitable inflation, but this issue isn’t just a passing trend that will fade as time goes on like overpriced tumblers or baggy denim. Rather, the rising cost of construction is a complex issue rooted...

On America's first Fourth of July celebration in 1777, fireworks were one color: orange. There were no elaborate sparkles, no red, white, and blue stars -- nothing more than a few glorified (although uplifting) explosions in the sky. As it turns out, although we've been lighting fireworks for the last 2000 years or so, modern fireworks were only invented in the 1830s and even...

When you think of electricians, you probably envision someone in a hard hat with a tool belt, crawling through attics and wiring up homes. But I bet you didn’t know that some of the world’s most famous faces have a surprising past rooted in this career. And for many of these celebrities, the skills they gained through working as electricians ended up being valuable...