The Changing Face of LightFair
The lighting industry has undergone a lot of change over the past 25 years, and LightFair has served as a bellwether of its future direction.
DLC Summit 2022 Recap
The DLC Summit gathered LED lighting stakeholders, including utility and energy efficiency program staff, manufacturers, distributors, researchers, and other professionals to discuss the next frontier in efficient lighting.
Light + Building Trends 22+23
Ambitious climate targets, sustainable raw materials, advancing digitalisation – what moves society is also reflected in trends. In a constantly changing world, values such as authenticity, longevity and responsibility are essential drivers.
The Illuminating Engineering Society Releases Four New ANSI Standards
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently introduced four new standards documents addressing current challenges that face the lighting industry – navigating near-field photometry, standardizing iterations of lighting controls intent, the importance of UV lighting, and promoting a balanced outdoor environment.
Canadian Green Retrofit Economy Study
Over $3.6 billion has been committed to finance energy efficiency and low carbon upgrades to large buildings across Canada to meet GHG emission reduction targets through building retrofits.
DALI Products Win Alighting Awards
Several DALI products were successful in the 10th Alighting Awards, which is organized by the China-based publication Alighting.cn.
RPRA’s 2022 RRCEA Program Fee Reduction is a “Win” for Lighting Producers in Ontario
This year, Lighting producers must report and pay fees to Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) to ensure compliance with Ontario Regulation 522-20. RPRA operates on a cost-recovery basis and sets fees required to support the compliance and oversight of its legislative mandate.
LightFair Preview with Show Director Dan Darby
The last LightFair show was held in October 2021 after being postponed due to COVID complications, this year’s instalment marks its return to the west coast taking place in Las Vegas from June 19-23. We spoke with Executive Director, Dan Darby to gain more insight into the upcoming event.
DALI-2 Certification Supports Interoperability and Sustainable Lighting
The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, is strengthening its focus on the DALI-2 product certification program, including D4i, after ending registration of DALI version-1 control gear.
2022 IES Progress Report Open for Submissions
The IES is looking for significant new advancements in lighting products, research, publications, and design tools from the past year. Submit your entries now for consideration in the 2022 IES Progress Report.
MEET Show Marks Strong Return in 2022
More than 5,700 attendees visited the Moncton Coliseum to take in the Mechanical Electrical Electronic Technology (MEET) Show on May 4-5. The second largest industry event of its kind in Canada, the event showcased the latest technology from the mechanical and electrical industries.
Dayna Bradley on TPL Lighting, Her Leadership Approach, and Disruption
TPL Lighting is an agency that has carved a unique niche in the industry by fostering a company culture based on disruption and new ideas, while also prioritizing happiness for its employees to drive collective success for the company.
A Look at Kurt Versen Under the Current Brand Family
Architects who understand the need to be seen are always looking for new solutions to make an impression.
Transition to DesignLights Consortium’s Solid-State Lighting V5.1 Technical Requirements is Underway
With the grace period for updating LED products to meet its latest solid-state lighting (SSL) technical requirements set to expire on June 3…
DLC Begins Accepting Applications Under its New LUNA Technical Requirements Version 1; Informational Webinars on Demand
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) today began accepting applications from solid-state lighting (SSL) manufacturers interested in qualifying their products under the LUNA Version 1.0 Technical Requirements for outdoor LED luminaires, released by the DLC in December.
