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Message From The Editor
A closer look at part of our industry in this challenging time
As the COVID-19 variants force us to revise our personal and business plans, here in this issue we report on changes the lighting community anticipates in the months ahead and what it has experienced in this first quarter of 2021. Many challenges, but interesting ones, and the good news is that lighting design firms remain resilient as the pandemic continues. There are even some positive aspects to the current situation: working remotely means greater freedom and flexibility, less time spent travelling, and more time for projects. Good reading!
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Market study
2021 Q1 Pulse of Lighting Findings
By David Gordon
The first quarter of 2021 was an “interesting” challenge for those selling lighting and, at the end of the quarter, industry performance was projected to meet industry predictions made during the fourth quarter of 2020. Channel Marketing Group’s 2021 Q1 Pulse of Lighting Report confirms a rollercoaster quarter. What made the quarter so “interesting” was the challenges andPred opportunities that many are facing. Many faced the impact of COVID-19 in January. As you may recall, COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations were high in January. This impacted staffing issues for many as well as continued to restrict sales’ access to customers…
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Conferences and Trade shows
In Contact all Year – The Light + Building Contactor
Crises boost creativity. Useful products emerge in the search for new solutions. In this respect, 2020 was a highly creative year – and this includes the trade-fair sector. On the one hand, it showed just how important personal encounters are. On the other hand, this creativity resulted in many new forms of interaction. An interview with Light + Building Brand Manager Johannes Möller about working from home, the yearning for personal encounters and digital reach. Light + Building is set to open its doors again in Frankfurt am Main and offer all the visual, haptic and interpersonal benefits of a physical event from 13 to 18 March 2022. The organisers of the leading international trade fair for lighting and building-services technology have taken advantage of the situation to work creatively on a variety of new digital features oriented, naturally, to the needs of both exhibitors and visitors. The result is an opportunity for the sector to interact digitally at any time, the whole year round, beyond the six days of the fair and independently of any travel restrictions…
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IALD – Survey
Impacts of COVID-19 on the Lighting Design Profession
As the pandemic extends into 2021, lighting design firms continue to experience ongoing challenges as the economy continues to react to the global reach of the COVID-19 pandemic. While vaccines are being distributed and administered, rollouts have been slower than many have hoped. Lighting design firms and lighting designers have experienced a variety of effects from this pandemic based upon size, geographic location, and distribution of work across different sectors...
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Acquisitions
GE Current, a Daintree Company, Announces the Acquisition of Forum Lighting
GE Current, a Daintree company has announced the acquisition of Forum Inc., a privately held, Pittsburgh-based architectural linear luminaire company. Forum has manufactured lighting for numerous landmark projects, including the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York City, Cleveland Clinic and the Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh. This transaction expands Current’s architectural portfolio and customization capability, and the additional U.S.-based manufacturing provides greater breadth to its product portfolio for the architectural community. Forum will be able to leverage Current’s innovation, capabilities and patents to help fuel future growth for the brand…
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Viscor OnCurve
Stay Ahead of the Curve in Your Next Design
Visioneering’s new OnCurve fully luminous troffers feature soft curved lenses that deliver dynamic styling and low glare illumination. The concave and convex contemporary lens design options offer configurability and versatility to any T-Bar and hard ceiling space. Complement the decor by adding a splash of color to the center spine of the Concave. OnCuvre architectural luminaires are not only appealing but deliver best-in-class performance (up to 134 lm/W).
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Changing Scene
- Premise Is the First Canadian-Headquartered Manufacturer Approved by the NLB Trusted Warranty Program
Premise is proud to be the first Canadian-headquartered lighting manufacturer approved by the National Lighting Bureau’s (NLB) Trusted Warranty Program, a premier warranty program that awards certificates to lighting and lighting component companies that sell in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1976, the NLB is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating lighting decision-makers about High-Benefit Lighting®— efficient lighting designed to optimize human performance, health, safety, and commerce…
- Eklipse Architectural Lighting Announces Two New Appointments
Eklipse has announced Claude Blache as Vice President of Sales and Jerome Poulin, PhD as Director of Engineering and R&D. "Claude brings a wealth of experience to his new role of providing strategic leadership in the planning and implementation of integrated sales channels for all Eklipse's product families. He has been dedicating more than 35 years to the lighting industry achieving great results and nurturing many teams," said company CEO Vasile Trifan.
- Acuity Brands Declares Quarterly Dividend
The Board of Directors of Acuity Brands, Inc. have declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share. The dividend is payable on May 3, 2021 to shareholders of record on April 16, 2021.
- IES Partners with US National Park Service
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the National Park Service (NPS) have taken on the challenge to improve outdoor lighting in national parks without affecting night sky viewing, the fastest-growing visitor activity in parks. “Night sky viewing is incredibly popular, and America’s national parks offer some of the best views of night skies,” said Karen Trevino, the National Park Service’s chief steward of natural sounds and night skies. “Staring at the night sky with the Milky Way streaking overhead is a quintessential experience for many national park visitors. Even national parks near urban centers often serve as night sky sanctuaries for those who live in our most populated cities.”
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- ABB Emergi-Lite Specification-Grade Full-Line Catalog
Emergi-Lite has launched its new catalog including its complete emergency lighting product offering and IoT smart monitoring system, NexusPro.
- Liteline Announces New USA Region Sales Manager
Liteline Corporation is pleased to welcome Clay Brewer to our United States Regional Sales Team. Based of out Texas, Clay has over 15 years of industry experience in commercial, industrial and residential lighting. He has deep knowledge in multiple verticals including distribution, manufacturing and working for electrical contractors. In addition to Clay's lighting design skills, he will use his lighting knowledge to assist in the development and growth of the Liteline product lines throughout the South-Central region of the United States.
- Magic Lite Launches New Video Library
Magic Lite announced the launch of its new video library, further delivering on the company’s promise of innovative customer solutions. Magic Lite’s video library offers detailed product features, installation instructions and inspiring application ideas in both French and English. Each video is about one-minute long and features informative and easy-to-follow on-screen instructions, highlighting best practices for ease of installation.
- Unique Lighting & Control Corp joins IMARK Canada
IMARK Canada announced that Unique Lighting & Control Corp has joined the organization effective April 1, 2021. Headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, the company also operates locations in Port Coquitlam, BC, Calgary, AB, St-Laurent, QC, Edmonton, AB and Dartmouth, NS. Unique Lighting & Controls is a leading provider of system designs and project management solutions for commercial, multi-residential, institutional, and industrial illuminating and control applications.
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New Products
Lutron Athena Lighting Control System
Athena is a flexible, simple, all-in-one solution that combines advanced light sources with intelligent shades and connected apps to deliver a holistic light experience. Create a cohesive light story with Athena. Start with daylight, and bring the outdoors in with Lutron shades. Add Ketra, to seamlessly blend interior and exterior light. Introduce any other light fixtures you like: a best-in-class LED+ universal phase control dimmer allows control of all load types from a single system.
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eLumigen HIGH CRI C1D2 LED FIXTURE
The eLumigen High CRI C1D2 LED Fixture is the ideal light source replacement for Paint Booth, Inspection & Stamping Applications. Designed to replace traditional 4- and 8-foot linear fluorescent light sources, the LED fixture has a 95 CRI rating for absolute color critical requirements. The integrated connector cable makes installation simple and quick, reducing manufacturing down time. These versatile and rugged fixtures are certified Class 1, Div. 2 making them impervious to gas and liquids in harsh environments, have a long, 50,000-hour life rating and are optimal for such applications.
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New Products
In Vitro Outdoor Collection
Designed by Philippe Starck, In Vitro modernizes the classic lantern into a contemporary structure. It is available in white, anthracite, black, deep brown, forest green, and two exclusive finishes: terracotta, and pale green, in two color temperatures 2700K and 3000K.
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AND Light Pipeline Ceiling/Wall
Designed to serve and enhance architectural spaces, the Pipeline Ceiling/Wall provides accent lighting while becoming an integral element of the space itself. As a surface mounted luminaire, its space efficiency meets the technical specifications of tighter spaces: lower ceiling, corners and corridors, or the need for wall mounted light.
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