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Message From The Editor
Remembering the old days in lighting
Today, lighting is an integral part of the future of building automation, we talk about it here, but lighting is also an integral part of art and architecture. This is why we are paying tribute to a designer who used his exceptional technical skill to mass-produce a fascinating objet d’art, a lamp. Future looks good according to the survey of our friend David Gordon, and the future also sees direct current emerging as a competitive power distribution option at the grid, which could be an advantage for DC-based LED lighting and controls. Good reading!
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DC-based LED lighting
A Look at DC Microgrids
By Craig DiLouie
Direct current (DC) is emerging as a competitive or complementary power distribution option at the grid, community, and building level. Among the advantages for building owners is potential efficiencies in operating DC-based LED lighting and controls as well as plug-and-play sensor and controls installation, including networking that can unlock Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Due to these advantages coupled with greater resiliency in the event of a grid failure, microgrids are expected to grow to a $25 billion market by 2026 with a CAG of 24% between 2020 and 2024, according to Global Market Insights.
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Interview
SMS Engineering's Bryan Smith on his Career and How Work Ethic Leads to Opportunity
By Blake Marchand
Bryan Smith started his now 20-year career at the ground floor, so to speak, as a draftsperson and worked his way to a senior position at SMS Engineering, one of the largest independently owned consulting engineering firms between Calgary and Toronto. “When I first started in the industry at the age of 20, it was a job to make ends meet. However, it did not take long for me to realize that I could make a career out of this. As a draftsperson I was exposed to a lot of different types of projects. Noticing patterns and how the devices had been laid out on previous projects helped me be more efficient and allowed me to help our designers with populating the floor plans with basic layouts as a draftsperson.”
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Lighting market
Leading during a pandemic
The pulse of the lighting industry is strong.Channel Marketing Group’s recently concluded 2021 Q2 Pulse of Lighting survey, which was promoted earlier this month and attracted over 220 responses, revealed: Each channel audience is seeing the lighting product category growing, on average, high single digits with over 65% reporting sales growth of over 5%. Many are reporting double digit growth … some exceeding 20%. Similar, if not slightly higher, growth is expected in Q3. All segments of the market are rebounding due to the economy re-opening and recovery. While the small and mid-sized renovation markets continue to be strong...
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Architectural lighting
Applying the Art to Architectural Outdoor Lighting
For an architect, a building is a work of art. But while that art looks great during the day, how do you enhance it to make it look great at night, so it’s not just a dark canvas? Ellen Godson LC, IES, a lighting design consultant with Lightspec Canada and member of The Illuminating Engineering Society, sees more and more building owners wanting to achieve just that. “Even with bridges, we see examples. The Jacques Cartier Bridge, in Montreal where light is not only used to highlight the columns and the structure, but also used to produce a nightly light show. It looks like fireworks and makes the water look like it’s dancing to music. All this is integrated into the lighting control.”
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Building automation
5 Reasons You Should Invest in a Building Automation System
Remember the old days, just a few years back, when the lighting “revolution” everyone talked about was the transition from traditional lighting systems to LEDs? That’s old news now. There’s a new revolution unfolding within the building world now—and it too is being spurred by advancements in LED technology: Building automation and lighting controls…
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Feature Video
Retrofit it Your Way with Visioneering’s LRK-TRH
Since no two retrofit applications are identical, the LRK-TRH provides the flexibility to tailor a solution for your challenge. From unique sizes, custom lumen packages, a wide range of controls and the latest in LED technology, the TRH provides un-matched customization. Not only will you benefit with enhanced light quality, but now you can improve occupant comfort, productivity, and space utilization with options like Intellect™ Solo and Wireless, BIOS Circadian Lighting, Tunable White and IoT Ready. It also features multiple lens options and 80+ and 90+ CRI. Go HERE to watch the video.
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Testing, Standards and Certifications
- Products with Ultraviolet Radiation Testing and Certification
In the current global situation, questions surrounding sanitation, germicidal properties, and UV devices are more in focus than ever before. Safety considerations around the use of UV lighting and radiation are critical when so many new products are entering the markets of lighting, appliances, consumer products, healthcare and more. UVC radiation has sanitizing properties and has many uses in commercial, healthcare, and consumer settings. UVC has germicidal benefits, depending on exposure dose (based on strength, proximity and time). However, there are serious risks to UVC exposure, so safety precautions are essential.
- UL 8801 – The Journey from Outline to Standard
In 2018, UL was approached by a customer with a certification request for a PV-powered lighting system with four major subassemblies, each of which was to some extent eligible for its own independent certification. However, a few safety implications associated with the interactions between subassemblies were not adequately addressed by the individual standards and certification programs for those subassemblies.
- Signify Calls on EU to Accelerate Conversion to LEDs
In the EU, where lighting is estimated to be responsible for around 10% of all electricity use, findings by Signify reveal that by upgrading conventional luminaires to LED presents the union with a significant opportunity to help it achieve net zero carbon emissions in 2050. Such a switch will further help the 27 member states meet the goals of the European Green Deal and deliver on their commitments as part of the Paris Agreement.
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Changing scene & Awards
- Liteline Announces Expansion to Sales and Quotations Team
Liteline has announced the promotion of Evan Sadofsky to Regional Sales Manager for Eastern Canada, as well as the addition of Tom Kukec and Marco Saraceno as their new Quotation Specialists. Since joining Liteline in January of 2018, Evan Sadofsky has been instrumental in influencing strategy and growth within the GTA and Ontario.
- IESNYC Announces the Three Recipients of the 2021 IESNYC Thesis Awards
The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) honored Daniel Reinhard, MS in Lighting, at the Lighting Research Center (LRC), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Hsin-Ying Huan, MFA Lighting Design from Parsons the School of Design; and Bobby Bradley, Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID), on June 23, 2021 when they presented their winning theses to a virtual audience of educators, students, and lighting professionals. The IESNYC awarded each recipient $2,000.
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Market analysis
- Global Demand for Home Automation Market Size & Share Will Reach USD 89.6 Billion By 2026: Statistics Report from Facts & Factors
Facts and Factors have published a new research report titled “Home Automation Market By Management (On-premises & Cloud-Based), By Application (Lighting Control, Security & Access Control, HVAC Control, Entertainment Control, & Others), By Software and Algorithm (Behavioral & Proactive), And By Regions - Global & Regional Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, and Forecasts, 2021 - 2026”.
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New Products & Solutions
HALO Home Smart Bluetooth Speaker Downlight
The HALO Smart Bluetooth Speaker Downlight combines the best of both technologies. Easily pair the Bluetooth speaker to your phone or smart device to enjoy your favorite podcast or playlist. Group up to 8 speakers together and never miss a beat.
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LEDVANCE UVLightFight™ UV-C Lamps
UVLightFight UV-C lamps produce high UV-C radiance at 254nm for effective surface disinfection or purification of air and water by destroying bacteria, mold, yeast, and viruses in professional applications such as hospitals, universities, laboratories, water treatment facilities, or specially designed HVAC systems.
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Mark Architectural Lighting Introduces Markline 101 and Markcove 102
Mark Architectural Lighting has announced the release of Markline 101 and Markcove 102 linear accent and cove luminaires. Markline 101 and Markcove 102 feature a small eldoLED® driver specifically designed for the luminaires’ 1.5-inch aperture. Available with multiple mounting options including cable-suspended, adjustable center axis, adjustable side hinge, and fixed, Markline 101 and Markcove 102 are suitable for illuminating from small spaces, along with curved vertical surfaces and circular coves.
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Come Together: A Revolution of Portable Light
Come Together is an innovative portable lamp, that delivers a perfect light with 16 hours of operation without being connected to a wall power. The lamp features a simple USB charging port and a Li-On rechargeable battery inside. It delivers three different light performances with a very high efficiency of 85%.
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ANDlight Slab Series: Warm Glow & Tactile Finish
The Slab series combines a visually graphic presence, impossibly slim profile and acoustic dampening properties to provide an aesthetically unique and diverse light fixture. With most of its narrow body covered in soft material, the visual effect can vary greatly to seamlessly be integrated within any colour scheme interior, or rather stand out in a contrasting hue.
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Eureka Lighting Stella Ceiling Suspended
Stella, at its core, is a powerful light engine fused to a minimalist aluminum shell. A large diffusion dome hidden inside the shade create a uniform direct or direct/indirect illumination.
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