Resilience Illuminated: Reviving Westminster Pier Park After Devastating Fire
In September 2020, the picturesque city of New Westminster near Vancouver in British Columbia suffered a devastating setback when an intentionally set fire destroyed much of the city’s waterfront park, including its urban beach, sand volleyball courts, and iconic art installation known as Wow Westminster. The fire, which burned for ten days before firefighters could…
Changing Scene
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EFC Welcomes New CEMRA Member: WSA Light Energy Design Ltd.
WSA Light Energy Design has been illuminating the Ottawa-Gatineau region since 1974. As one of the first lighting agencies in Ottawa WSA focused on providing exceptional service and technical advice to industry partners. 50 years later, WSA is an industry provider dedicated to transforming the way the world thinks about light. WSA’s team is dedicated… Read More…
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Product Care Recycling Launches New Light Bulb Recycling Program Across Nova Scotia
Product Care Recycling is excited to announce the launch of a new light bulb recycling program for residents across Nova Scotia. This program allows residents to drop off their burnt-out light bulbs for free at recycling locations across the province. Nova Scotia is the latest province to introduce an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for… Read More…
Acuity Brands Appoints Sach Sankpal to Lead Lighting Business
Acuity Brands, Inc. has recently announced that Sach Sankpal, SVP and Chief Growth and Transformation Officer, has been appointed as President of Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (“ABL”).
“Since joining Acuity two years ago, Sach has been a positive influence on our performance and our culture,” stated Neil Ashe, Chairman, President and CEO of Acuity Brands, Inc. “He brings over 30 years of experience accelerating transformation, driving innovation and positioning global industrial technology organizations for future growth.”
Design
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Project Story: Sainte-Thérèse High School Outdoor Lighting Upgrade
August 6, 2024 Built in 1980, the building that houses Sainte-Thérèse high school, in Quebec Canada, was looking a little worse for the wear. Renovation work began with two major projects: introducing a multidisciplinary sports centre, as well as redesigning the parking lots. The employee and visitor parking lots were completely reconfigured during phase 1… Read More…
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Resilience Illuminated: Reviving Westminster Pier Park After Devastating Fire
In September 2020, the picturesque city of New Westminster near Vancouver in British Columbia suffered a devastating setback when an intentionally set fire destroyed much of the city’s waterfront park, including its urban beach, sand volleyball courts, and iconic art installation known as Wow Westminster. The fire, which burned for ten days before firefighters could… Read More…
New Products
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A-Light Introduces Mira Architectural Luminaire
Mira is designed to provide functional illumination indirectly, using ceilings and walls as a reflector. Mira provides an asymmetric distribution that directs an even illumination towards ceiling and walls, minimizing hotspots and shadows. The luminaires are designed to use both ceiling and wall surfaces to reflect sufficient light into a space to functionally illuminate desks and floors indirectly. Designers can specify wall throw, ceiling throw,… Read More…
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SATCO|NUVO: LED Beam Adjustable Track Head Lighting
SATCO|NUVO’s beam adjustable LED track head fixtures bring both functionality and style to your lighting projects. These fixtures are CCT selectable, allowing users to choose from five different color temperature options. With an impressive CRI rating of 90, they produce crisp, true-to-life white light. The track heads offer precise beam control, with a 90° adjustable… Read More…
FLL Series Perimeter Lighting from Stanpro
The FLL Series is ideal for general lighting of grounds, storage yards, car dealerships, parking lots, as well as signage and building facade lighting.
These high-power perimeter lights are designed for ease of installation with a snap-together feature that allows for easy optic interchangeability to accommodate different applications. Color temperature and wattage can be changed on-site using switches located underneath the luminaire. For energy savings and improved safety, this product series features a 7-pin photocell socket for adding a twilight photocell and includes an adapter that is compatible with both smart and non-smart sensors.
Lighting Design & Specification
This special bi-monthly digest has the broadest reach of those that are involved in all aspects of the electrical lighting design and specification industry across Canada. LDS is designed to provide lighting professionals insight and intelligence on those developments in the industry that effect design and specification. From corporate news to new technologies, products and insightful opinions, LDS will become your first read in the lighting industry in Canada. Published bi-monthly on Thursdays.
